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Colchester Zoo in Kent has many attractions and makes a great family day out. Follow the Wilds of Asia exhibit featuring our Orang Utans and Lar Gibbons. Colchester Zoo in Essex has many attractions and makes a great family day out in Essex. Follow the Wilds of Asia exhibit featuring our Orang Utans and Lar Gibbons. Next is Parrot Rock with its many colourful and noisy inhabitants from around the world. Next to Parrot Rock is Kalahari Capers a soft play area suitable for everyone from toddlers to teens (undercover just in case it rains!) following that you will see the Silvery Marmosets and the Yellow Footed Tortoises at Rain Forest Life.

Colchester Zoo's Nature and Conservation Area

In an exciting new development Colchester Zoo has recently acquired 1.2 hectares of land to the south of the zoo site. Colchester Zoo in Essex, aims to manage this land as a conservation area, enabling visitors to see a range of native wildlife species and highlighting local conservation issues. Colchester Zoo have been collaborating with the Essex Biodiversity Project to design a nature trail around this site, running through the riverside marshland and providing close up views of the Roman River. Numerous species already inhabit the site like Celery-leaved buttercup, Bog Stitchwort and Yellow Flag, as well as the locally rare Beautiful Demoiselle damselfly and birds like the Song Thrush and Turtle dove.

Using a design created by the Essex Biodiversity Project, Colchester Zoo will create more wetland areas, hopefully increasing the diversity and abundance of invertebrate fauna and thus encouraging more foraging birds to the site. Colchester Zoo’s nature area is currently only in planning stage and the zoo is in the process of applying for planning permission.

Sealife Adventure Aquarium in Southend Essex

There's something to see for all the family at Sealife Adventure Aquarium in Southend Essex. Guided talks about the Oceans, or visit the Wave's café. Talk a walk through our underwater aquarium and pop up to see our Piranhas!

We have a range of Birthday packages that offer excellent value and lots of fun! To find out more please take a moment to look through our site. Education and fun go hand in hand and there is no better way to learn about all the amazing creatures you can find beneath the waves here at Sealife Adventure! Teachers Maths and Science resource pack available for each school visit and a fun Rock Pool Encounter!

To book a Sealife Adventure educational visit, please call on 01702 442200. All visits must be booked and paid for at least ten days prior to your visit with a minimum of 15 children to receive these discounted prices

You will come face to face with many marine creatures that you would find locally in the Thames Estuary, such as Sharks, Rays, Crabs, Starfish and many more. We also have a vast tropical section with an array of creatures such as Lionfish, Porcupine Puffer fish and Clown fish! Great family days out in Essex.

Adventure Island - Western Esplanade Southend-on-Sea Essex

Free admission to the theme park – you only ‘Pay-if-you-Play’ with our fantastic value 'All Day Ride Bands' starting from £7

Most theme parks are pay to enter. So if all the family has come on a day out, Granny and Grandad will have to pay to enter, whether they are going on rides or not. At Adventure Island you will only need to pay - if you play! Our ride bands are sold according to height. Mini Bands for riders under 1 metre, Junior Bands for riders between 1 metre and 1.2 metres and Big Adventure Bands for everyone else who is 1.2 metres and over! Off Peak Mini Bands are just £7!

Less walking than inland parks! All our attractions are close together. Adventure Island covers less than 9 acres, so we are quite compact! But that doesn’t hinder the fun – it only makes it better! Let’s face it what would you prefer to do, walk around all day getting tired - or go on rides? I don’t think you need to phone a friend for that one!

Less queues! Adventure Island is famous for it’s short ride queues. You’ll go on lots of rides at Adventure Island! Simply because we have so many! Many of these are fast moving, high capacity rides like the Green Scream Roller Coaster that takes forty people a go! Our guests often comment to us that they have enjoyed their day on the rides rather than in the queues (like other theme parks). Great family days out in Essex at Adventure Island, Southend on Sea Essex.

Colchester Castle Museum - Great Family Days Out in Essex

A visit to Colchester Castle Museum takes you through 2000 years of some of the most important events in British history. Once capital of Roman Britain, Colchester has experienced devastation by Boudica (Boadicea), invasion by the Normans and siege during the English Civil War. Since the 16th century, the Castle has been a ruin, a library and a gaol for witches. Today it is an award winning museum featuring many hands-on displays showing Colchester's history from the Stone Age to the Civil War.

Colne Valley Railway - Castle Hedingham Essex. CO9 3DZ

For a great family day out in Essex why not sample the atmosphere and take a ride on an award winning period country railway. A pretty line, relocated station buildings, signal boxes and bridges all lovingly restored and rebuilt. A large and varied collection of operational vintage steam and diesel engines, carriages and wagons that represent much of our Railway Heritage is available to explore around.

Garden Railway
Visit our new attraction for all ages. A few of our volunteers have developed a miniature railway in a Garden Environment. SM32 gauge trains run around 100 metres of track through a tunnel, stations and over bridges. Can you find Nessie?

Visitor Centre
Open most operational Sundays and at special events. See how our railway has developed over the years, and the previous Colne Valley & Halstead Railway's early history.

Station Shop
Open most operational days and at special events, stocking a wide selection of Thomas toys and Railway souvenirs.

Hedingham Castle - Castle Hedingham Essex. CO9 3DJ

Hedingham Castle's Norman keep, 110 feet high, was built c.1140 by Aubrey de Vere and is still owned by one of his descendants, The Honourable Thomas Lindsay and his wife Virginia. There are four floors to explore, including a magnificent Banqueting Hall spanned by a remarkable 28 foot arch, one of the largest Norman arches in England. A good view of this splendid room can be obtained from the Minstrels' Gallery, built within the thickness of the 12 foot walls.

A visit to the castle and its beautiful grounds is ideal for a family outing, and during the summer there are a variety of special events which bring its colourful history alive. Come and enjoy one of our exciting Jousting Tournaments or other entertainments. Find more exciting family days out in Essex online with Easyadverts.

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