Heathrow Airport 1 hr 30
Chelmsford Cathedral (25 min.)
small free to enter anglican cathedral with an 11th-century heritage and lunchtime music recitals. Colchester Zoo (26 min.)
zoo in 60 acres of parkland with lots of animals plus interactive feeding times plus play areas. Hylands House (26 min.)
council-run stately home and grounds hosting music festivals and family activities year-round. All Saints Church (11 min) Combined Military Services Museum (14 min.)
army museum displaying artifacts from medieval times to the present including arms & spy gadgets. Upper Plume School (14 min) Essex Police Museum (23 min.)
archival and educational space displaying documents artefacts objects and photos on local history. Abberton Reservoir (26 min.)
a 1 770-acre reservoir created in 1939 & nature reserve teeming with birdlife plus a visitor center. Maldon Prom Gates (5 min) Layer Marney Tower (24 min.)
historic gatehouse with tea rooms in former stables flower gardens open for picnicking and a farm. Cressing Temple Barns (22 min.)
timber-framed barns orchards and a tudor walled garden on a medieval knights templar estate. Chelmsford Museum (24 min.)
free-admission museum in a victorian house & modern extension dedicated to local history & culture. Promenade Park (9 min.)
victorian riverfront park with ornamental lake woodland walk and kids adventure play areas. Cross Road East (10 min) Mangapps Railway (23 min.)
steam and diesel locomotives run along this heritage railway with a museum of train memorabilia. Hanningfield Reservoir (28 min.)
870-acre reservoir with diverse flora & fauna seasonal fly fishing & paths plus on-site cafes. Great Notley Country Park (31 min.)
public parkland with horse riding cycling paths and a large wooden climbing area plus a bistro. Osea Island (23 min)
estuary and beach | 
