Local Attractions

Little Baddow village is a widely distributed rural village with extensive public woodlands, walks and period properties, including:

• National Trust and Essex Wildlife Trust woodlands, commons and walks
• Chelmer and Blackwater Navigation – attractive canal Chelmsford/Maldon
• Paper Mill Lock, Little Baddow, with boat hire, tea room etc. - www.papermilllock.co.uk
• Little Baddow History Centre - www.thehistorycentre.org.uk

Danbury is a charming village with shops and open spaces, including:

• Danbury Country Park and lakes

Chelmsford has its own cathedral, it is the local shopping and transport hub, and there are plenty of attractions in the area including:

• Hyde Hall RHS gardens, Rettendon - www.rhs.org.uk/Gardens/Hyde-Hall
• Tropical Wings butterfly and wildlife collection, South Woodham Ferrers - www.tropicalwings.co.uk
• Battlesbridge antique centre - www.battlesbridge.com
• Marsh Farm “city farm”, South Woodham Ferrers - www.marshfarmcountrypark.co.uk

Maldon is a historic port town with attractive quayside, and the following attractions:

• Museum of Power, Langford - www.museumofpower.org.uk
• Combined Military Services Museum - www.cmsm.co.uk
• Stow Maries World War One Aerodrome - www.stowmaries.com
• Burnham-on-Crouch – boats, yachting and heritage

A bit further afield you can find:

• Colchester – Roman town with excellent cultural life
• Southend-on-Sea – seaside fun, shopping, culture
• Kelvedon Hatch - the secret underground nuclear bunker - www.secretnuclearbunker.com
• Constable country – villages, walks, riverside