Heathrow Airport 1 hr 44
Mangapps Railway (17 min.)
steam and diesel locomotives run along this heritage railway with a museum of train memorabilia. Sealife Adventure (50 min.)
sea life aquarium with sharks in walk-through tunnel tank plus rays turtles and insect displays. Promenade Park (20 min.)
victorian riverfront park with ornamental lake woodland walk and kids adventure play areas. Southend Pier And Railway (52 min.)
seasonal museum on the pier with 19th- & early-20th-century train cars slot machines & costumes. Layer Marney Tower (43 min.)
historic gatehouse with tea rooms in former stables flower gardens open for picnicking and a farm. Chalkwell Beach (49 min.)
beach Abberton Reservoir (46 min.)
a 1 770-acre reservoir created in 1939 & nature reserve teeming with birdlife plus a visitor center. St Peters Chapel (17 min.)
chapel architecture and history West Mersea Beach (54 min.) Adventure Island (52 min.)
free-admission fun park with more than 40 rides and attractions from rollercoasters to ghost trains. Rhs Garden Hyde Hall (28 min.)
site run by horticulture charity including bird hide and dry garden with bold architectural plants. Osea Island (43 min)
estuary and beach Combined Military Services Museum (25 min.)
army museum displaying artifacts from medieval times to the present including arms & spy gadgets. Cudmore Grove Country Park (57 min.)
park & beach with walking trails through meadows a playground & the ruins of a 16th-century fort. | 
