Heathrow Airport 1 hr 27
Chelmsford Cathedral (21 min.)
small free to enter anglican cathedral with an 11th-century heritage and lunchtime music recitals. Rhs Garden Hyde Hall (25 min.)
site run by horticulture charity including bird hide and dry garden with bold architectural plants. Osea Island (27 min)
estuary and beach Combined Military Services Museum (11 min.)
army museum displaying artifacts from medieval times to the present including arms & spy gadgets. Marks Hall Estate (19 min)
geographically themed landscaped gardens with an arboretum and lakes plus wood walks and play area. Kelvedon (8 min) Great Notley Country Park (22 min.)
public parkland with horse riding cycling paths and a large wooden climbing area plus a bistro. Hylands House (23 min.)
council-run stately home and grounds hosting music festivals and family activities year-round. Colchester Castle Park (23 min.)
lush expansive park and gardens hosting varied programme of shows music concerts and festivals. East Anglian Railway Museum (22 min.)
original victorian buildings housing railway memorabilia plus a functioning restoration workshop. Cressing Temple Barns (11 min.)
timber-framed barns orchards and a tudor walled garden on a medieval knights templar estate. Colchester Castle (23 min.)
stately castle completed in 1100 featuring interactive exhibits a jail & landscaped gardens. Abberton Reservoir (20 min.)
a 1 770-acre reservoir created in 1939 & nature reserve teeming with birdlife plus a visitor center. Promenade Park (13 min.)
victorian riverfront park with ornamental lake woodland walk and kids adventure play areas. Layer Marney Tower (14 min.)
historic gatehouse with tea rooms in former stables flower gardens open for picnicking and a farm. | 
