What to do in Essex

Activities, attractions and tours

A rustic stone archway with a blue gate leading into a garden.
A large brick building with arched windows and a tower.
A forest path with orange and green foliage.
A church with a brick facade and a tower, surrounded by a cemetery with headstones.
A grand courtroom with ornate stained glass windows, wooden benches, and a green table.

Things to do

City Cruises 24 Hour Hop-On Hop-Off River Thames Cruise

City Cruises Flexible Sightseeing Cruise

฿936
per adult
82% of travellers recommend
City Cruises Flexible Sightseeing Cruise
London: Uber Boat - Single Journey River Thames Cruise

London: Uber Boat - Single Journey River Thames Cruise

฿437
per adult
80% of travellers recommend
London: Uber Boat - Single Journey River Thames Cruise
London: IFS Cloud Cable Car

London Cable Car

฿602
per adult
86% of travellers recommend
London Cable Car
Tower Bridge Admission Tickets

Tower Bridge Admission Tickets

฿704
per adult
86% of travellers recommend
Tower Bridge Admission Tickets
Tower of London Tickets with Beefeater Tour & Crown Jewels

The Tower of London Tickets with Yeoman Warder Beefeater Tour

฿1,649
per adult
90% of travellers recommend
The Tower of London Tickets with Yeoman Warder Beefeater Tour
The London Pass®: Access 100+ Attractions

The London Pass®: Access 100+ Attractions

฿3,750
per adult
74% of travellers recommend
The London Pass®: Access 100+ Attractions
Picture 9 for Activity Cambridge: Alumni-Led Walking Tour w/opt Kings College Entry

Cambridge Walking Tour by AlumniTM & optional King's

฿1,025
per adult
Cambridge Walking Tour by AlumniTM & optional King's
Hop-On Hop-Off bus in Cambridge

City Sightseeing Cambridge Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour

฿1,838
per traveller
City Sightseeing Cambridge Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour
Jack the Ripper: Killing Story of London Maniac with In-App Audio Tour

Jack the Ripper: Killing Story of London Maniac with In-App Audio Tour

฿306
per adult
Jack the Ripper: Killing Story of London Maniac with In-App Audio Tour
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A formal dining room with ornate decorations, a long table set for a meal, and several large portraits on the walls.

Audley End House

8.8/10 (78 reviews)
Visit operating stables, explore formal gardens and discover some local history at one of the finest examples of Jacobean architecture in Britain.
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Day trip destinations from Essex

A historic building with intricate architecture, a river, and a bridge.

Cambridge

Two red double-decker buses on a city street with historic buildings in the background.

London

A historical village with thatched-roof buildings, a wooden fence, and a flagpole.

Bishop's Stortford

A sunset over a park with trees and a field.

Brentwood

A street market with a coffee stand and a Lloyds Bank building.

Colchester

A cricket field with players, houses, and trees.
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Epping

A rural landscape with a grassy field, a road, and several houses with red roofs.
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Harlow

A coastal landscape with a sandy beach, grassy dunes, and a calm sea with boats.

Maldon