Mills

Visit an Essex Mill and discover a piece of the county’s history

Mills

Visit an Essex Mill and discover a piece of the county’s history

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Jaywick Martello Tower Spring Talk 2023: Raising the curtain on the Aurora Borealis

Join us at Jaywick Martello Tower for the final of our Spring Talks 2023 series about The Northern lights, which provide one of the most spectacular natural phenomena on Earth.

  • Dates: March 31, 2023
  • Venue: Jaywick Martello Tower
  • Times: 11:00am - 12:00pm
  • For the whole family
  • Price: Tickets are £2.00 per talk or pay for all five talks in advance and get the final talk free.

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Essex Outdoors Bradwell

The Essex Outdoors centre at Bradwell is a coastal outdoor education centre, based on the River Blackwater Estuary, a lovely stretch of sheltered tidal water on the east coast of Essex. Delivering high-quality residential and day-based outdoor education programmes, Bradwell is recognised as a leading provider of sailing, yachting and water sport activities. The small waterside site packs in a lot: full residential facilities in our main building plus extra spaces in our new onsite tent village.

  • Waterside Road, Southminster, CM0 7QY
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Essex Outdoors Harlow

A Specialist climbing and paddle-sports centre. Essex Outdoors Harlow also boasts 'The Lock' -one of the largest indoor climbing walls in the South East. You can access miles of tranquil waterways, the ideal environment to learn to canoe, kayak, stand up paddleboard or even try your hand at ‘bumble’ – our unique urban version of coasteering!

  • Burnt Mill Lane, Harlow, CM20 2QS