Essex Parks

Summer Holiday Events - 25th - 31st July

Promenade Park, Maldon

27th July (and every Wednesday in August)

11am - 1pm and 2pm - 4pm

An action packed inflatable fun day assault courses, activity units, bouncy castles, slides and fun runs! Book online £8.50 per child, adults £1.50, under 2's free with a full paying sibling

On the day - £10 per child, adults £2.50

Anglo-Saxon Weekend

Priory Park, Southend-on-Sea, SS2 6ND

30th and 31st July, 11am - 4pm

Witness a battle re-enactment, take part in Anglo-Saxon themed crafts and activities, and get hands on with archaeological excavation!

£8 per adult and children over 3

Roman Festival

Lower Castle Park, Colchester, C01 1HL

30th July and 31st, 10.30am - 5pm

Famous ‘Britannia’ re-enactment fighters and performers accompanied by the Praetorian Guard. Ballistas, archery, donkey rides, stalls, Roman food displays and to eat. Full bars, picnic areas.

£5 per day per adult; £8 weekend pass. Children 13 and under go FREE when accompanied by an adult.

Castle Park Bandstand Concerts

Colchester Castle Park, Colchester, CO1 1UG

25th July - German Youth Orchestra

30th July -Sid Bolan Big Band

31st July - John Seeley’s Jazz and Saxophone Group

1pm - 3pm

You'll discover a great range of local and regional bands performing completely free concerts in Castle Park's beautiful Victorian Bandstand on selected Saturdays and Sundays throughout the summer.

Essex Wildlife Trust Events

Thameside, SS17 0RN

Nature Tots Taster Session - 25th 10am-12pm £7

Woodland Magic - 26th 10am-12pm £7

Dinosaur Discovery - 26th 2-4pm £7

Bird Brains - 27th 10am-12pm £7

Big Butterfly Count Walk - 27th 2-3.30pm £3

Langdon, SS16 6EJ

Drop in Big Bug Hunt - 25th 1.30-4pm £3

Nature Tots Taster Session - 27th 10am-12pm £7

Reconect with Nature - 29th 10am-12pm £7

Hanningfield, CM11 1WT