What to do in Essex

Activities, attractions and tours

Bridge End Gardens which includes a garden
Layer Marney Tower featuring heritage architecture
Bridge End Gardens which includes a garden and fall colors
Colchester showing heritage architecture, a cemetery and a castle
Colchester showing interior views, heritage architecture and an administrative building
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London Hop-On Hop-Off Open-Top Bus Tour & Thames River Cruise

London Hop-On Hop-Off Open-Top Bus Tour & Thames River Cruise

Activity duration is 1 day
8.0 out of 10 with 1698 reviews
Free cancellation available
The previous price was £29 and current price is £26 per adult
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London Sightseeing Private Black Cab Tour with Hotel Pick Up

London Sightseeing Private Black Cab Tour with Hotel Pick Up

Activity duration is 4 hours
10.0 out of 10 with 68 reviews
Free cancellation available
Price is £318 per traveller*
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Food, drink & nightlife

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City Cruises Traditional Afternoon Tea Cruise on the River Thames

City Cruises Traditional Afternoon Tea Cruise on the River Thames

Activity duration is 1 hour and 30 minutes
7.6 out of 10 with 22 reviews
Free cancellation available
Price is £40 per adult
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Classes & workshops

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London: Pizza Making Cookery Class

London: Pizza Making Cookery Class

Activity duration is 2 hours and 30 minutes
9.6 out of 10 with 8 reviews
Free cancellation available
Price is £45 per adult
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Holiday & seasonal tours

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Ghost, Ghouls and Gallows Tour : Guided Tour with Boat Ride

Ghost, Ghouls and Gallows Tour : Guided Tour with Boat Ride

Activity duration is 2 hours and 30 minutes
9.2 out of 10 with 732 reviews
Free cancellation available
Price is £16 per adult
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Day trip destinations from Essex

Cambridge which includes heritage architecture, a river or creek and heritage elements

Cambridge

Piccadilly Circus featuring a city, city views and street scenes

London

Dunmow, Thaxted, Essex, UK , Great Dunmow is an ancient market town in north-west Essex. Traditional English old street with two-story colorful cottages and tiled roofs

Dunmow

Central Line railway in Buckhurst Hill The railway lines sweep up towards Buckhurst Hill station before dropping and swinging right. This view was taken from the footbridge to the south of the station. The cream building with green facings is the Railway Tavern.
Photo by Nigel Cox (Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0)

Buckhurst Hill

Melford Hall

Long Melford

Photograph of Vange Church
Photo by John Salmon (Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0)

Basildon

Bishop\'s Stortford which includes château or palace and heritage architecture

Bishop's Stortford

South weald Country Park

Brentwood

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