There is a wide choice of family days out in Essex. There are picturesque towns like Colchester and Saffron Waldon, with their castles, child friendly museums and parks to enjoy. If the kids like animals, visit Old McDonald’s Farm in Brentwood or Colchester’s famous Zoo. From a Saxon village, to adventure playgrounds and folk museums, Essex offers some great attractions for a family outing in this beautiful countryside.

Summer fun at Lakeside

Lakeside Shopping Centre, Essex

	Lakeside Shopping Centre in West Thurrock, Essex has around 250 shops, cafes and restaurants, with four large stores. There really is enough here to have a family day out, apart from the fantastic shops! ‘Little Lake Monsters Club’ for children arranges fun events during the sc...
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Recommended family days out in Essex

Kidspace, Essex

	Kidspace is a huge soft play area in Romford with activities that cater to children from babies to early teens. There is a soft area for babies and toddlers with small slides and a ball pit area, a three-storey ball area where children and adults can shoot balls at each other, a go-cart t...
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Lake Meadows Park, Essex

	Lake Meadows Park in Billericay can be quite difficult to find, but it is well worth the effort to get there. The large park has a children’s play area near the entrance and a pond in the centre and which is fenced off in most areas making it safe for children to walk around and feed duc...
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Go Wild, Essex

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Southend Pier, Essex

	Southend Pier is situated in the centre of the town and attracts thousands of visitors every year. Stretching over 2 Km into the Thames Estuary, this the longest pleasure pier in the world. At the start of the pier there is a ticket office and a small museum giving information about the his...
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Clockhouse Gardens, Essex

	Clockhouse Gardens in Upminster used to be part of the New Place Estate, which was owned by the Esdaile Family. All that is left of the estate today is the stable block dating from 1775, which has now been converted into flats and the formal gardens and pond. There is a small car par...
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