38 days in Essex Itinerary
Created using Inspirock Essex Trip Planner
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Southend-on-Sea
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Clacton-on-Sea
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Harlow
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Southend-on-Sea — 14 nights
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Family-friendly places like Adventure Island and Old Leigh will thrill your kids. Step out of the city life by going to Imperial Bird of Prey Academy and Westcliff Beach. Explore Southend-on-Sea's surroundings by going to Billericay (Lake Meadows & Stock Brook Country Club), Maldon (Heybridge Basin, Hayletts Gallery, &more) and Grays Thurrock (Partyman World Of Play & Grays Beach Riverside Park).
To see more things to do, reviews, and more tourist information, refer to the Southend-on-Sea vacation maker.
London to Southend-on-Sea is an approximately 1.5-hour car ride. You can also take a train; or take a bus. In July in Southend-on-Sea, expect temperatures between 26°C during the day and 15°C at night. Wrap up your sightseeing on the 8th (Tue) early enough to drive to Clacton-on-Sea.
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To see more things to do, reviews, and more tourist information, refer to the Southend-on-Sea vacation maker.
London to Southend-on-Sea is an approximately 1.5-hour car ride. You can also take a train; or take a bus. In July in Southend-on-Sea, expect temperatures between 26°C during the day and 15°C at night. Wrap up your sightseeing on the 8th (Tue) early enough to drive to Clacton-on-Sea.
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Clacton-on-Sea — 11 nights
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Bring the kids along to Clacton-on-Sea Beach and Colchester Zoo. Escape the urban bustle at Walton On The Naze beach and High Woods Country Park. You'll find plenty of places to visit near Clacton-on-Sea: Colchester (Castle Park, Rollerworld, &more), Monastery of Saint John The Baptist (in Tolleshunt Knights) and Mistley Towers (in Mistley).
For more things to do, reviews, maps, and other tourist information, use the Clacton-on-Sea trip planning website.
Getting from Southend-on-Sea to Clacton-on-Sea by car takes about 1.5 hours. Other options: take a train; or do a combination of bus and train. Wrap up your sightseeing on the 19th (Sat) to allow time to drive to Harlow.
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For more things to do, reviews, maps, and other tourist information, use the Clacton-on-Sea trip planning website.
Getting from Southend-on-Sea to Clacton-on-Sea by car takes about 1.5 hours. Other options: take a train; or do a combination of bus and train. Wrap up your sightseeing on the 19th (Sat) to allow time to drive to Harlow.
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Harlow — 12 nights
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Get in touch with nature at Thorndon Country Park and The Epping Golf Course. Kids will appreciate attractions like Pets' Corner and Old MacDonald's Farm. Explore the numerous day-trip ideas around Harlow: Brentwood (Bentley Golf Club, King George's Playing Fields, &more), Saffron Walden (Audley End House and Gardens, The Saffron Walden Gallery, &more) and Boydells Dairy Farm (in Wethersfield).
To find traveler tips, maps, photos, and tourist information, read Harlow online visit planner.
Traveling by car from Clacton-on-Sea to Harlow takes 1.5 hours. In August, daily temperatures in Harlow can reach 25°C, while at night they dip to 14°C. Finish your sightseeing early on the 31st (Thu) so you can drive back home.
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To find traveler tips, maps, photos, and tourist information, read Harlow online visit planner.
Traveling by car from Clacton-on-Sea to Harlow takes 1.5 hours. In August, daily temperatures in Harlow can reach 25°C, while at night they dip to 14°C. Finish your sightseeing early on the 31st (Thu) so you can drive back home.
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Essex travel guide
The gently rolling landscapes of Essex have long inspired the works of some of Britain’s best-known artists, yet many people still regard this region as an urban wasteland devoid of places to visit. Nothing could be further from the truth: the rural parts of this region break the classic Essex stereotype, featuring an idyllic countryside dotted with small, bustling towns and sleepy medieval villages perfect for sightseeing. John Constable, one of the country’s beloved painters, found plenty of inspiration in the region’s winding country lanes, which have seen little change for many centuries. Modern tourists can tour the old buildings of historic Colchester, Britain’s oldest recorded town, which dates back to before the Roman conquest and contains an ancient Norman castle.
