Cascade Ice RinkLangdon Visitor Centre and Nature ReserveMotorboat MuseumVange Marshes Nature ReserveWat Tyler Country Park
At the Cascade Ice Rink, Basildon - Children can skate from as young as 5, however children between 5 and 8 years old must be accompanied on the ice. You can just turn up and skate but where it is possible we recommend pre-booking as skating sessi...
Langdon visitor centre is set in a stunning nature reserve of 461 acres which comprises of woodland, meadows, lakes and former plotland gardens. A beautiful wildlife garden is situated directly behind the visitor centre (sorry dogs are not permitted...
Wat Tyler Country Park, on the southeast edge of Basildon, has new hides overlooking a productive scrape and is close to a rubbish tip which always attracts gulls. Bearded Tits breed in expanses of reed and scarcer species have been observed, includi...
Vange Marshes Nature Reserve is a mosaic of wetland habitats. Fresh and saltwater lagoons attract breeding avocets, common terns, little ringed plovers lapwings and reed buntings. In winter, wigeons, teals and shovelers visit the site and bearded tit...
Throughout the twentieth century, some of the world's fastest and most revolutionary motorboats were designed and built in Britain. The best of these extraordinary machines are preserved at the Museum.
You can trace the history of these fascinatin...
