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*

Stock Tower Mill: Heritage Open Days
Visit Stock Tower Mill, a popular five-storey Grade II listed tower mill.
- Dates:
- June 14, 2026
- July 12, 2026
- August 9, 2026
- September 13, 2026
- Venue: Stock Tower Mill
- Times: 2:30pm - 5:00pm
- For the whole family
- Price: Free

Finchingfield Post Mill: Heritage Open Days
Visit the Grade II listed Finchingfield Post Mill, the oldest windmill in Essex.
- Dates:
- June 21, 2026
- 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:
- June 21, 2026
- July 19, 2026
- August 16, 2026
- September 20, 2026
- Venue: Mountnessing Post Mill
- Times: 2:00pm - 5:00pm
- 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)

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)

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 13, 2026
- June 20, 2026
- June 27, 2026
- July 4, 2026
- July 11, 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 13, 2026
- June 20, 2026
- June 27, 2026
- July 4, 2026
- July 11, 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 13, 2026
- June 20, 2026
- June 27, 2026
- July 4, 2026
- July 11, 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 13, 2026
- June 20, 2026
- June 27, 2026
- July 4, 2026
- July 11, 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 13, 2026
- June 20, 2026
- June 27, 2026
- July 4, 2026
- July 11, 2026
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- Venue: Weald Country Park
- Times: 9:00am - 10:00am
- For adults
- Price: Free
