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Days out for Kids in the school holidays in Herts, Essex and Suffolk
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By Chris Clements
Published on 03/26/2007
 

Here are some suggestions for some great days out in the local area and a little further into Suffolk.  Ideal summer holiday activities for the kids

Days Out/Places to Visit with the Kids in the Summer Holidays near Harlow, Essex

Old MacDonald's Farm
The Original Great Maze at Blake House Craft Centre
Audley End House & Gardens
Mountfitchet Castle & Norman Village
House on the Hill Toy Museum
Barleylands
Hayes Hill Farm & Holyfield Hall Farm
Kentwell Hall & Gardens
Royal Gunpowder Mills
Colne Valley Railway


 

Old MacDonald's Farm
Weald Road
Brentwood
Essex CM14 5AY
(only 5 minutes from the M25 Junction 28)

Tel: 01277 375177
http://www.omdfarm.co.uk/index.htm

Educational & Leisure Park
Fun for the whole family.

Upcoming events - 2008
  A great day out at the farm and a fun way to learn about the animals and see how they live.



Indoor and Outdoor Amusements - Rides, Slides & Merry-Go-Rounds



New Attraction!
Kids Dig Fun


The Original Great Maze at

Blake House Craft Centre

Blake End

Near Braintree

Essex

CM77 6RA

 

Tel:  01376 344123

 

http://www.greatmaze.info/about.html

www.blakehousecraftcentre.co.uk

 

Experience the latest challenging  Original Great Maze.  A field of 10 acres of maize with a challenging maze cut into it.

 

Don’t worry about getting lost there is always a lost souls map and viewing platforms.

 

Open 5th July – 7th September 08

10am  Last entry 4.30pm

 

Audley End House & Gardens

Audley end

Saffron Walden

CB22 4JF

 

Tel: 01799 522399

 

One of the most magnificent stately homes in England


 

Mountfitchet Castle & Norman Village 1066

Stansted Mountfitchet,

Essex

 

Tel:  01279 813237

 

The castle opens in March from 10am – 5pm daily (including all weekends and bank holidays)

until November

 

House on the Hill Toy Museum

Stansted Mountfitchet,

Essex CM24 8SP

 

One of the largest and most important Toy Museums in the world with approximately 80,000 exhibits.  Open daily throughout the year from 10am – 4pm Except Dec 24th, 25th and 26th.

 

 

Barleylands

Barleylands Farm

Barleylands Road

Billericay

Essex CM11 2UD

 

Tel:  01268 290229

www.barleylands.co.uk

 

The farm centre has farm animals and fun things to do including a miniature railway, craft village with its specialist 30 workshops,  restaurant, and tea room.

 

Hayes Hill Farm & Holyfield Hall Farm

Off Stubbins Hall Lane,

Crooked Mile

Waltham Abbey

Essex EN9  2EG

 

Tel:  01992 892781

www.leevalleypark.org.uk

 

Lee Valley Park Farms are open between March 1st and October 31st each year.

Weekdays and weekends 10am – 4.30pm  Last admission 4pm Bank hols 10am – 5.30pm – Last admission 5pm or dusk in winter.

 

Friendly farm animals, Adventure Playground, Pet Centre, Tudor Barn, Tearoom, Tractor Rides

 

 

Kentwell Hall & Gardens

Long Melford,

Suffolk

 

On selected weekends Kentwell has re-creations of the past.

 

Royal Gunpowder Mills

Beaulieu Drive

Waltham Abbey

Essex EN9  1JY.

 

Tel:  01992 707370

www.royalgunpowdermills.com

 

Science, Nature, and History in 175 acres of woodland.

 

Open at weekends and Bank Holiday Monday from April – October.  Also open Wednesdays during the School Summer Holidays.

 

Colne Valley Railway

Castle hedingham

Essex CO9 3DZ

 

Tel:  01787 461174

www.colnevalleyrailway.co.uk

 

Ride on a vintage steam train or come along to their Special Thomas The Tank Engine days 29/30th September and 6/7th October.