Events for adults

Butterfly Trail at Belhus Woods Country Park
Take the new butterfly trail at Belhus Woods Country Park - suitable for everyone.
- Dates: May 1 - August 31, 2026
- Venue: Belhus Woods Country Park
- Times: 10:00am - 4:00pm
- For the whole family
- Price: Free*

ERO Presents: The SAS in wartime Essex
Join speaker Gordon Brown for this talk about the history of the elite British Army regiment during their time based in Essex.
- Dates: June 30, 2026
- Venue: Essex Record Office
- Times: 10:30am - 12:30pm
- For adults
- Price: £6.50

Workshop: One Day Seated Willow Hare Sculpture course with Jo Hammond
Join experienced tutor Jo Hammond for this workshop: weave supple willow twigs into a charming seated hare sculpture.
- Dates: July 4, 2026
- Venue: Cressing Temple Barns
- Times: 10:00am - 4:00pm
- For adults
- Price: £80.00 (or £70.00 if a member of the Friends of Cressing Temple)

Stock Tower Mill: Heritage Open Days
Visit Stock Tower Mill, a popular five-storey Grade II listed tower mill.
- Dates:
- July 12, 2026
- August 9, 2026
- September 13, 2026
- Venue: Stock Tower Mill
- Times: 2:30pm - 5:00pm
- For the whole family
- Price: Free

ERO Presents Special: Growing Old and Facing Poverty in Eighteenth-Century Essex
Join speaker Dr. Susannah R. Ottaway for this talk about changing attitudes towards ageing and shifting methods of poor relief.
- Dates: July 16, 2026
- Venue: Essex Record Office
- Times: 6:30pm - 8:00pm
- For adults
- Price: £6.75

Essex Outdoors Bradwell: RYA Adults Sailing Weekend
Get ready to set sail from our Royal Yachting Association Training centre at Bradwell Waterside in Essex.
- Dates:
- July 18 - 20, 2026
- September 4 - 6, 2026
- September 5 - 7, 2026
- September 6 - 8, 2026
- Venue: Essex Outdoors Bradwell
- Times: 12:00am - 12:00am
- For adults
- Price: RYA Adults sailing weekend Residential Package* (2 nights accommodation and all meals) £399 RYA Adults sailing weekend Day-based Package £299

**CANCELLED**: Jo Hammond workshop: One Day Running Hare Sculpture course
Join experienced tutor Jo Hammond for this workshop, learning step-by-step how to create a hare sculpture for your house or garden.
- Dates: July 18, 2026
- Venue: Cressing Temple Barns
- Times: 10:00am - 4:00pm
- For adults
- Price: £80.00 (or £70.00 if a member of the Friends of Cressing Temple)

Finchingfield Post Mill: Heritage Open Days
Visit the Grade II listed Finchingfield Post Mill, the oldest windmill in Essex.
- Dates:
- July 19, 2026
- August 16, 2026
- September 20, 2026
- Venue: Finchingfield Post Mill
- Times: 2:00pm - 5:00pm
- For the whole family
- Price: Free

Mountnessing Post Mill: Heritage Open Days
Visit Mountnessing Post Mill, the nearest Essex mill to London.
- Dates:
- July 19, 2026
- August 16, 2026
- September 20, 2026
- Venue: Mountnessing Post Mill
- Times: 2:00pm - 5:00pm
- For the whole family
- Price: Free

Festival of Essex Archaeology and Heritage 2026
Place Services at Essex County Council are excited to announce the return of the Festival of Essex Archaeology and Heritage for a second year!
- Dates: July 23, 2026
- Venue: Cressing Temple Barns
- Times: 10:00am - 5:00pm
- For the whole family
- Price: Free

ERO Presents: The life and work of J.A. Baker (1926-1987)
Join speaker Dr Sarah Demelo for this talk about the life and work of J.A. Baker, the author of The Peregrine.
- Dates: July 28, 2026
- Venue: Essex Record Office
- Times: 10:30am - 12:00pm
- For adults
- Price: £6.75

ERO Presents: A Victorian Family Album
Join speaker Professor Jane Hamlett for this talk about the Luards of Aveley in the Late Nineteenth Century.
- Dates: September 1, 2026
- Venue: Essex Record Office
- Times: 10:30am - 12:00pm
- For adults
- Price: £6.75

Parkrun: Great Notley Country Park
Free, weekly 5km timed runs.
- Dates:
- June 27, 2026
- July 4, 2026
- July 11, 2026
- July 18, 2026
- July 25, 2026
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- Venue: Great Notley Country Park
- Times: 9:00am - 10:00am
- For adults
- Price: Free to take part

Parkrun: Cudmore Grove Country Park
Free, weekly 5km timed runs.
- Dates:
- June 27, 2026
- July 4, 2026
- July 11, 2026
- July 18, 2026
- July 25, 2026
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- Venue: Cudmore Grove Country Park
- Times: 9:00am - 10:00am
- For adults
- Price: Free

Parkrun: Hadleigh Country Park
Free, weekly 5km timed runs.
- Dates:
- June 27, 2026
- July 4, 2026
- July 11, 2026
- July 18, 2026
- July 25, 2026
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- Venue: Hadleigh Country Park
- Times: 9:00am - 10:00am
- For adults
- Price: Free

Parkrun: Marsh Farm Country Park
Free, weekly 5km timed runs.
- Dates:
- June 27, 2026
- July 4, 2026
- July 11, 2026
- July 18, 2026
- July 25, 2026
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- Venue: Marsh Farm Country Park
- Times: 9:00am - 10:00am
- For adults
- Price: Free

Parkrun: Weald Country Park
Free, weekly 5km timed runs.
- Dates:
- June 27, 2026
- July 4, 2026
- July 11, 2026
- July 18, 2026
- July 25, 2026
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- Venue: Weald Country Park
- Times: 9:00am - 10:00am
- For adults
- Price: Free
