With the school holidays well and truly upon us its time to start thinking about how we are going to entertain our little angels for the next 6 weeks.
There are so many things to do in the Essex country parks this summer that you wont have to listen to the wails of ‘I’m bored’ for very long at all.
Essex County Council owns eight country parks and a heritage site, which are located throughout the county, they are:
- Belhus Woods Country Park
- Cressing Temple Heritage Site
- Cudmore Grove Country Park
- Danbury Country Park
- Great Notley and the Flitch Way Country Park
- Hadleigh Country Park
- Marsh Farm Country Park
- Thorndon Country Park
- Weald Country Park
We happen to love all of these but I think Great Notley, Weald, Marsh Farm and Thorndon (with its famous Gruffalo Hunt) are my favorites.
Through the summer the Visit Parks team have put together a wide range of events ensuring there are things to do in the Essex country parks this summer to suit everyone.
Here are my pick of the bunch,
Fairies and Wizards
10:30am – 12 noon Cressing Temple
Walk with Cressing’s magical folk and learn about the seasonal fairies and wizards. Then enter the Wizard’s workshop of art and crafts. **free 1/2 hour garden tour at 1pm when you pre book this event. 10.30am event only**
cost: child £4.95
To book your place please call 0845 603 7624
Aliens have landed
1pm – 3:30pm Hadleigh Country Park
Strange creatures from outer space have landed in the Country Park intent on taking over the world. Can you find out how to stop them, and save the human race? Come in costume!
cost: child £4, includes a prize
Suitable for children age 6+
Big Dig
10:00 am Cressing Temple
Join our horrible historians and try your hand as a trainee archaeologist and see what artefacts you can unearth. Have a go at archery and ancient art and crafts.
cost: child £5.95
To book your place please call 0845 603 7624
Sherluck and Dr Whatsit
11am – Cressing Temple
Be a super sleuth and solve the case. Follow the arrows and lead yourselves around the site. Work on the clues to solve the case and collect a prize at the end.
cost: child £3
To book your place please call 0845 603 7624
Suitable for the whole family
Mapsticks
2:00 pm Cudmore Grove Country Park
No need for your Tom-Tom to help you remember your route, learn how to explore with mapsticks.
cost: child £3
To book your place please call 0845 603 7624
Suitable for the whole family
For the full list of things to do in Essex country parks this summer, visit the Essex Country Parks website
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