Attractions / Days out in Chelmsford

Chelmer Cruises

Public trips and charters aboard traditional 48-seat barge "Victoria" with bar and catering options. Cruiser and dinghy hire, lock-side tea-room, island picnic area, walks and fishing. Coaches welcome by appointment.

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Paper Mill Lock, Little Baddow, Chelmsford CM3 4BS
Tel: 01245 225520
Entrance fee: Call to enquire
Opening hours: Open all year, call to enquire re: opening times
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Chelmsford Cathedral

This 15th century building, with perpendicular architecture, is light, spacious and colourful. Of special interest are "The Tree of Life" painting, a woven altar frontal and other contemporary works of art.

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New Street, Chelmsford CM1 1TY
Tel: 01245 294489
Entrance fee: Free
Opening hours: Mon - Sat 08.15 - 18.00, Sun 07.30 - 12.30 and 14.00 - 19.00
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Chelmsford Museum

Local and social history from prehistory to present day; Essex Regiment history; fine and decorative arts (ceramics, costume, glass); coins; natural history (geology, animals, live beehive). Exhibitions and events. Set in park with children's play area. Baby change & wheelchair accessible toilet.

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Oaklands Park, Moulsham Street, Chelmsford CM2 9AQ
Tel: 01245 605700
Entrance fee: Free
Opening hours: Mon - Sat & Bank Hols 10.00 - 17.00, Suns (Winter) 13.00 - 16.00 & (Summer) 14.00 - 17.00. Closed 25, 26 Dec & Good Friday.
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Great Leighs Racecourse

Set in 120 acres this exciting new attraction will be opening later in 2007.  It will be the first racecourse to be built in the country in 80 years.

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Moulsham Hall Lane, Great Leighs
Chelmsford, CM3 1QP
Email: info@greatleighs.com
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Hylands House

Hylands House is set in 574 acres of historic landscaped parkland. Following five phases of restoration, visitors can now enjoy spectacular rooms throughout the House, ranging from the exquisitely gilded Drawing Room to the sumptuously ornate Banqueting Room. The magnificent Grand Staircase has been fully restored to its former glory, and the Repton Room on the first floor provides stunning views over the landscaped parkland.

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London Road, Chelmsford CM2 8WQ
Tel: 01245 605500
Entrance fee: Adult £3.50, OAP & children £2.50, accompanied children under 16 free
Opening hours: 1st April - 30th September, Mon - Sun: 10.00 - 17.00. 1st October - 31st March, Mon - Sun: 10.00 - 16.00
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Marsh Farm Country Park

Marsh Farm Country Park is owned and managed by Essex County Council. It provides an enjoyable and educational day out for all the family. Marsh Farm is a working farm where children can get close to farm animals and play safely in our adventure play areas. There is also a Country Park, which boasts excellent coastal walks and superb views of the River Crouch.

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Marsh Farm Road, South Woodham Ferrers CM3 5WP
Tel: 01245 321552
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Garden Hyde Hall

A visit to the RHS Garden Hyde Hall in Essex is a wonderful experience whatever the time of year. Each season offers its own inspirational beauty, from the frosty mornings of winter to the first sweet flush of spring, the heady delights of summer to the shedding of leaves in autumn.

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Buckhatch Lane, Rettendon, Chelmsford CM3 8ET
Tel: 01245 400256
Entrance fee: Adult £5, children 6-16 £1.50, children under 6 and RHS Members free.  Companion/carer of disabled - free.
Opening hours: Open daily from 10am (excluding Christmas Day) Closing times vary between 6pm mid-summer to 4pm mid-winter
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Riverside Ice & Leisure Centre

The latest in sound and lighting effects combine with a lively disco atmosphere in Riverside's ice rink, one of only two rinks in the whole of Essex. It's also the home of the Chelmsford Chieftains Ice Hockey Team and the venue for their exciting home matches. Rink-side facilities at Riverside include a fully licensed bar, cafeteria, hot and cold vending and seating for over 600 spectators. There are over 2000 pairs of skates available for hire at the rink.

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Victoria Road, Chelmsford CM1 1FG
Tel: 01245 615050
Entrance fee: Call to enquire
Opening hours: Call to enquire
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Tropical Wings World of Wildlife

Tropical Wings at South Woodham Ferrers, Essex, is set in acres of attractive gardens and features one of the largest butterfly houses in the country.  There are many different species of birds, insects and animals.  Livestock includes free-flying butterflies, a large collection of exotic parrots, marmoset monkeys, minibeasts, otters, goats, red squirrels, wallabies, meerkats, owls, skunks, ponies, marbled polecats, reptiles, ring-tailed lemurs, donkeys, birds of prey, pets corner and farmyard area.

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Wickford Road, South Woodham Ferrers, Essex, CM3 5QZ. 
Tel: 01245 425394
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