What to do in Essex

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Bridge End Gardens showing a garden
Bridge End Gardens showing a garden
Layer Marney Tower featuring heritage architecture
Bridge End Gardens which includes a garden and fall colors
Colchester which includes a cemetery, heritage architecture and a castle
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London Hop-On Hop-Off Open-Top Bus Tour & Thames River Cruise

London Hop-On Hop-Off Open-Top Bus Tour & Thames River Cruise

Activity duration is 1 day
8.0 out of 10 with 1691 reviews
Free cancellation available
The previous price was CA $54 and current price is CA $48 per adult
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London Sightseeing Private Black Cab Tour with Hotel Pick Up

London Sightseeing Private Black Cab Tour with Hotel Pick Up

Activity duration is 4 hours
10.0 out of 10 with 68 reviews
Free cancellation available
Price is CA $588 per traveller*
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Food, drink & nightlife

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City Cruises Lunch Cruise on the River Thames

City Cruises Lunch Cruise on the River Thames

Activity duration is 1 hour and 45 minutes
9.4 out of 10 with 18 reviews
Free cancellation available
Price is CA $67 per adult
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Warner Bros. Studio Tour – The Making of Harry Potter with Return Transfer

Warner Bros. Studio Tour – The Making of Harry Potter with Return Transfer

Activity duration is 8 hours
9.4 out of 10 with 2212 reviews
Free cancellation available
Price is CA $113 per adult
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Cambridge: Alumni-Led Tour with King's College and Punt Tour

Cambridge: Alumni-Led Tour with King's College and Punt Tour

Activity duration is 2 hours and 45 minutes
9.2 out of 10 with 254 reviews
Free cancellation available
Price is CA $102 per adult
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Day trip destinations from Essex

Cambridge which includes kayaking or canoeing, heritage architecture and heritage elements

Cambridge

Piccadilly Circus featuring a city, city views and street scenes

London

Photograph of Vange Church
Photo by John Salmon (Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0)

Basildon

Bishop\'s Stortford showing château or palace and heritage architecture

Bishop's Stortford

South weald Country Park

Brentwood

Colchester featuring markets and signage as well as a large group of people

Colchester

Felixstowe, Suffolk is a well loved, traditional seaside resort known for its Blue Flag quality sand and shingle beach, long promenade, perfectly kept seafront gardens and variety of seaside attractions. Further North of the town are the Six Martello towers, built to prevent Napoleonic invasion, which stand on Felixstowe’s coast going up towards Aldeburgh. Five of these towers are private and unused (one pictured above), and one has been converted into a private residence house. #uk #england #britain #europe #coast #sea #coastaltown #seagroynes #sunrise

Felixstowe

Across the village green from the east at Matching Green, Essex, England
Photo by Acabashi (Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0)

Harlow

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