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.
More Details:
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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Chelmer Park
Chelmer Park is home of Chelmsford's Hockey
and Cricket Clubs and has a Children's play
area, sports pavilion, floodlit multi use hard
surface area (tennis, netball), football, hockey
(sand & water) and cricket pitches & tennis
courts
More Details:
Beehive Lane, Galleywood, Chelmsford,
Essex CM2 8RL
Tel: 01245 259370
Entrance fee: Free
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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.
More Details:
New Street, Chelmsford CM1 1TY
Tel: 01245 294489
Entrance fee: Free
Opening hours:
Call to enquire
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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.
More Details:
Oaklands Park, Moulsham Street, Chelmsford CM2
9AQ
Tel: 01245 605700
Entrance fee: Free
Opening hours:
Call to enquire
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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.
More Details:
London
Road, Chelmsford CM2 8WQ
Tel: 01245 605500
Entrance fee: Adult £3.60, concessions £2.60
Opening hours: Various, see website for details
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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.
More Details:
Marsh
Farm Road, South Woodham Ferrers CM3 5WP
Tel: 01245 321552
Entrance fee
Opening hours
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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.
More details:
Buckhatch
Lane, Rettendon, Chelmsford CM3 8ET
Tel: 01245 400256
Entrance fee: Various, see website for details
Opening hours: Various, see website for details
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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.
More details:
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.
More details:
Wickford Road,
South Woodham Ferrers, Essex, CM3 5QZ.
Tel:
01245 425394
Opening hours & prices
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