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Stephenson Road West, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, CO15 4TL
Tel: 01255 479595 
Clacton Factory Outlet offers stores with famous named brands in fashion, footwear, homewares, jewellery, books, tents/outdoor equipment and confectionery at up to 60% off high street prices.

Castle Park, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1YG
Tel: 01206 282939 
The largest Norman Keep in Europe. Superb Roman displays, hands-on activities and tours. An award winning experience of 2000 years of history. Exciting events all year round. New rolling exhibition programme.

Cowdray Avenue, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1YH
Tel: 01206 282000 
Colchester Leisure World is one of East Anglia’s largest sports, leisure, recreation and entertainment venues and offers year-round fun for all the family. The Leisure Pool includes an outside rapids ride, spa pools, water cannons & flumes

Maldon Road, Stanway, Colchester, Essex, CO3 0SL
Tel: 01206 331292 
Being one of Europe’s finest, the award-winning Colchester Zoo is essential for a fun-packed full day out. Feed the elephants and the giraffes and see over 260 species in modern, naturalistic enclosures.

King's Quay Street, Harwich, Essex, CO12 3ER
Tel: 01255 553333 
One of the oldest (1911) least altered, purpose-built cinemas in Britain. Write for programme of films (enclose SAE) to Electric Palace Cinema, Kings Quay St, Harwich, Essex, CO12 3ER.

4-6 Short Wyre Street, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1LN
Tel: 01206 577067 
Firstsite have a programme of off site events and activities while our new home is under construction. Come to our new space in Short Wyre Street to find out about forthcoming events and activities.

Layer Marney, Colchester, Essex, CO5 9US
Tel: 01206 330784 
Magnificent Tudor building with the tallest Gatehouse in Britain and 16th century Italianate terracotta. Climb the tower, visit the gardens, outbuildings dolls house, church and farm animals. Cafe and shop.

Stubbins Hall Lane, Waltham Abbey, Essex, EN9 2EF
Tel: 08456 770600 
2 farms on one site-Hayes Hill Farm, where you can meet the animals, picnic and play, and Holyfield Hall Farm where you can see milking (ask for time on arrival) & learn about modern farming. The farms are part of Lee Valley Regional Park.

Offices, Myddelton House, Bulls Cross, Enfield, Middlesex, EN2 9HG
Tel: 08456 770 600 
The award-winning Lee Valley Regional Park stretches an incredible 26 miles along the leafy banks of the River Lee, from Ware in Hertfordshire, through Essex, to the Thames at East India Dock Basin.

Tranquil Venues Ltd, Mill Lane, Gaston Green, Bishop's Stortford, Essex, CM22 7QT
Tel: 01279 726554 
English restaurant located in a picturesque grade II* listed mill building next to a pretty narrow boat marina with several attractive local riverside walks close by. Open daily for lunch and dinner. Carvery served on Sunday lunch times.