Harlow Playhouse is a large provincial theatre which hosts an ambitious programme of events, ranging from touring comedy and musical acts, through to straight plays,...

The Gibberd Gallery is a light, modern and spacious purpose-built exhibition space which is open free of charge to the general public. Its permanent...

Parndon Wood Nature Reserve is a beautiful piece of reserved land in the ancient Parndon Wood on the edge of Harlow. Quite different from...

Housed in an old stable block on the site of an ancient mansion, Mark Hall, this museum looks at the history of the large town...

Rye Meads Nature Reserve is owned and operated by the RSPB and is in the heart of the Lea Valley. The reserve is home...

Lowewood Museum is housed in a listed Georgian building that dates from the mid 1750s. The impressive collection allows visitors to discover the fascinating...

The North Weald Airfield Museum is one of the finest air museums in the country. Located on the edge of the village, the museum...

The Speedway Museum houses an extensive collection of artefacts and documents, photographs and other materials that relate to the history and development of this popular...

Paradise Park is an excellent wildlife park and zoo with a huge range of animals on show ranging from lions and tigers to monkeys, cheetahs,...

Great Monk Wood is a huge piece of woodland located on the edge of Epping Forest. It is well known because it is one...

Scott's Grotto is a Grade I listed building constructed by the Quaker poet John Scott in the 1760s. You will need to bring a torch...

Ware Priory is a grade I listed building which began as a 14th Century Benedictine friary. The priory experienced the dissolution by Henry VIII and...

Ware Museum was founded in 1986 and extended in 2002 with access for the disabled. The museum has an extensive archaeological collection, most of which...

The museum tells the story of the people who have lived and worked in this part of Essex from the earliest inhabitants to the present....

Amwell Quarry Nature Reserve is an important wetland site in part of the Lee Valley Special Protection Area. This popular birdwatching site is a former...