Free and Cheap Days out in the School Holidays in Essex and Herts
- By Chris Clements
- Published 06/23/2008
- What's on for Kids in the School Holiday
Free and Cheap Days out in the School Holidays in Essex and Herts
Parndon Wood Nature Reserve
Pets Corner
Van Hage Garden Centre
Ashlyns Organic Farm
Museum of Harlow
Epping Forest District Museum
Hertford Museum
The Essex Police Museum
Museum in Docklands
Forty Hall
Bishop's Stortford Museum
Children's Free Activity Day - Gibberd Gallery, Harlow
Parndon Wood Nature Reserve
Tel: 01279 430005
Parndon Wood is a great day out for all the family. You can just enjoy the surroundings or follow the guided trial with points of interest and things to look out for. They organize fun days to workdays, guided walks to evening talks.
Spurriers 01279 422790 Entrance Free (donations welcome) Open: 11am – 4.45pm 7 days a week Pet’s Corner is located in Different species of rare breeds including Red Roll cattle and Essex Pigs.
Nr Ware, Hertfordshire SG12 9RP Tel: 01920 870811 There is a great pet’s corner area, miniature railway and restaurant which makes it a great place to take the children.
Ashlyns Organic Farm North Weald Tel: 01992 525146 Ashlyns is open to the public free of charge every day. You are welcome to walk the Farm Trails at North Weald, they start at the shop too. (Pick up a map from the shop). There are several different paths, and there is always plenty to see including the farm animals and wildlife. Take a picnic and make the most of the beautiful countryside. Their new restaurant is open throughout the day doing snacks and main meals. Farm trails are open 9am – 5pm.
Tel: 01279 454959 There is a picnic area and shop. Tel: 01992 716882 The museum is based in historic Hertford SG14 1DT Tel: 01992 582686 Open Tue-Sat 10am – 5pm The museum is housed in a 17th century town house with beautiful gardens. There is a changing programme of temporary exhibitions.
The Tel: 01245 457150 As well as regular Wednesday afternoon opening hours from 1pm until 1.40pm, they are also open on some Saturday’s and during the school holidays for special events and exhibitions. Have a look at the events section to see what's coming up soon. Victorian Bishop's Stortford A Victorian Drawing Room Trades and Buildings of the town The Gilbey Gallery History and Heritage of Bishop's Stortford The Miss Pye Collection (A local Edwardian lady's personal belongings) Europe and Rhodes and The African Gallery Southern Africa after Museum Admission Adults £2.00 Children free OAP concessions £1.50 Family (2 children/2 adults) £3.50
Muskham Road
Harlow
Essex CM20 2LF
OpenTues - Sat 10.00 - 17.00 (closed 12.30 - 13.30 Sat only)
39 – 41 Sun Street
EN9 1EL
18 Bull Plain
Headquarters
www.essex.police.uk/museum
The
Discover more about the history of Essex Police from 1840 to present day.
Go back in time and feel what it was like to have been locked in a Victorian cell.
Learn about how Essex Constabulary was formed and how Essex Police evolved to what it is today.
Touch the Police objects and try on the Uniform. There's even the opportunity to try on the handcuffs.
Examine evidence from real crime murder stories.
Join in the museum trail and have a go at fingerprinting.
There's so much to do at the
Museum in Docklands
West India Quay
Canary Warf
London E14 4AL
www.museumindocklands.org.uk/English/
Museum entrance is two minutes walk from West India Quay. There is an NCP car park behindthe Museum on Hertsmere Road.
Free admission for under 16's
Forty Hall
Forty Hill
Enfield
EN2 0HA
Tel: 020 8363 8196
The hall is open Wednesday to Sunday 11am - 4pm (admission is FREE)
The Gardens are open daily until dusk.
Events at Forty Hall
Bishop's Stortford Museum
South Road,
Bishops Stortford
Hertfordshire
CM23 3JG
Tel: 01279 651746
www.rhodesbishopsstortford.org.uk
The museum is housed in two listed Victorian Buildings. There are modern galleries with interactive displays featuring:
