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Thorndon Countryside Centre, The Avenue, Brentwood, CM13 3RZ.
Tel: 01277 232944. The Trust shop offers a wide range of quality
goods. The display area contains interactive displays. The Centre
has wheelchair access and a disabled person's toilet. A wheelchair
can be provided on request. www.essexwt.org.uk.
Essex Wildlife Trust,
Langdon Nature Reserve, Third Avenue, Lower Dunton Road, Basildon,
Essex SS16 6EB. Tel 01268 419103. 461 Acres of woodland, meadows
and lake to explore by foot, bike or horse. Visitor centre with
refreshments. 1930's house - take a step back in time. Kids activity
booklets, activity packs and self guided walks available at any
time. Children's activities available throughout school holidays.
Centre and reserve open 9.00am - 5.00pm Tues - Sun. Open bank
holidays. www.essexwt.org.uk.
Bedfords Park Visitor Centre, Broxhill Road, Harold Hill , Romford
Essex, RM4 1QH. Tel: 01708 748646. In the grounds of Bedfords
Park, an historic parkland site owned and managed by London Borough
of Havering. Exotic trees such as cedar of Lebanon, holm oak,
monkey-puzzle, giant redwood and yew. Wonderful Wildflower Meadows,
varied woodland, several ponds and a lake, as well as a captive
herd of Red Deer. Woodpecker, Nuthatch and Hobby. Wild deer are
often seen. Butterflies, Dragonflies and Damselflies. Footpaths,
bridleway and cycleway. About 4 miles west of Brentwood.
Barleylands Farm, Barleylands Road, Billericay, Essex. CM11 2UD.
Craft Village 01268 290219. Farm Shop 01268 288886. Farmers Market(01268
290229. Magic Mushroom Restaurant Tearoom 01268 289963. Farm
Centre. Farm Museum. Miniature Steam Railway. www.barleylands.co.uk.
About 5 miles east of Brentwood.
Kelvedon Hatch Secret
Nuclear Bunker, Crown Buildings, Kelvedon Hall Lane, Brentwood,
Essex, CM14 5TL. Tel: 01277 364 883. Designed for up to 600 military
and civilian personnel, possibly even the Prime Minister, the
task being to organise the survival of the population in the
awful aftermath of a nuclear war. www.secretnuclearbunker.com.
About 4 miles north of Brentwood.
Upminster Tithe Barn and Agricultural Folk Museum, Hall Lane,
London, RM14 1AU. Tel: 01708 447 535. The museum is housed in
a 16th century tithe barn and a moated manor house, parts of
which date back to the 14th century. The museum displays include
a range of rooms from Victorian times to the 1930s, Whitefriars
Glass, Stanmore Railway and agricultural machinery. About 4 miles
south of Brentwood.
Thorndon Country Park,
Car parks can be found on Brentwood Road (A128) and The Avenue.
Tel 01277 211250. Fishing is available if a day ticket is purchased.
Horse riding is allowed, but you must keep to the areas marked
with a blue arrow. The most important habitat in Thorndon Country
Park is the ancient deer park area dating back to the 15th century
which has been designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest.
About 2 miles south of Brentwood.
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