Title: 10 TOP Things to Do in Essex December 2025 | Expedia.co.uk # What to do in Essex ## Activities, attractions and tours ## Visit Essex Types of activities [Essex travel guide](https://expedia.co.uk/Essex.dx6046201) ![Bridge End Gardens which includes a garden](https://a.travel-assets.com/findyours-php/viewfinder/images/res70/59000/59607-Saffron-Walden.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1040&h=580&q=mediumHigh) ![Layer Marney Tower showing heritage architecture](https://a.travel-assets.com/findyours-php/viewfinder/images/res70/59000/59531-Colchester.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1040&h=580&q=mediumHigh) ![Bridge End Gardens which includes autumn leaves and a park](https://a.travel-assets.com/findyours-php/viewfinder/images/res70/59000/59609-Saffron-Walden.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1040&h=580&q=mediumHigh) ![Colchester showing heritage architecture, a cemetery and a castle](https://a.travel-assets.com/findyours-php/viewfinder/images/res70/59000/59553-Colchester-Arts-Centre.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1040&h=580&q=mediumHigh) ![Colchester showing interior views, heritage architecture and an administrative building](https://a.travel-assets.com/findyours-php/viewfinder/images/res70/59000/59599-Colchester.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1040&h=580&q=mediumHigh) --- - ![find price illustration](https://a.travel-assets.com/travel-assets-manager/pictogram-bex/light__find_price.svg) ### Explore activities Explore thousands of experiences from activities and attractions to day tours and transfer. - ![calendar shield illustration](https://a.travel-assets.com/travel-assets-manager/pictogram-bex/light__calendar_shield.svg) ### Book with ease Skip the line- book tickets online in minutes to top attractions with free cancellation on many activities. - ![trophy illustration](https://a.travel-assets.com/travel-assets-manager/pictogram-bex/light__trophy.svg) ### Treat yourself One Key members save % or more on select activities, hotels, cars and holiday rentals. 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Check [things to do near me](https://www.expedia.co.uk/things-to-do-near-me) to find and book the best things to do, fun activities, and top attractions wherever you happen to be. --- ## Day trip destinations from Essex ![Cambridge which includes heritage architecture, a river or creek and heritage elements](https://a.travel-assets.com/findyours-php/viewfinder/images/res70/107000/107851-Cambridge.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=512&h=288&q=medium) ### Cambridge ![London](https://a.travel-assets.com/findyours-php/viewfinder/images/res70/100000/100677-London.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=512&h=288&q=medium) ### London ![Photo by Michaela Mala](https://mediaim.expedia.com/destination/2/0910f87dddf06d78a83d25324a90d8f2.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=512&h=288&q=medium) ### Dunmow ![Photo "Buckhurst Hill" by Brian Gotts (CC BY-SA) / Cropped from original](https://mediaim.expedia.com/destination/3/83744844254045e05d4ed5a171fec7dc.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=512&h=288&q=medium) [Photo](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0) by [Brian Gotts](https://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/1838) ([CC BY-SA](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)) ### Buckhurst Hill ![Photo "Long Melford" by PAUL FARMER (CC BY-SA) / Cropped from original](https://mediaim.expedia.com/destination/3/757b3b95157522b691be9972305951ca.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=512&h=288&q=medium) [Photo](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0) by [PAUL FARMER](https://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/32427) ([CC BY-SA](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)) ### Long Melford ![Photo "Basildon" by Julieanne Savage (CC BY-SA) / Cropped from original](https://mediaim.expedia.com/destination/3/a1a792bd94febe43ce63b8840ccdc1a4.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=512&h=288&q=medium) [Photo](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0) by [Julieanne Savage](https://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/9476) ([CC BY-SA](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)) ### Basildon ![Bishop\'s Stortford which includes château or palace and heritage architecture](https://a.travel-assets.com/findyours-php/viewfinder/images/res70/59000/59418-Bishops-Stortford.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=512&h=288&q=medium) ### Bishop's Stortford ![Photo by Christopher Mann](https://mediaim.expedia.com/destination/2/05f21d7f06f396ab7712cc7d67eb0652.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=512&h=288&q=medium) ### Brentwood ## Explore a world of travel with Expedia - 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