Visitor attractions and information - Billericay
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 Essex Wildlife Trust, Langdon Nature Reserve,
Third Avenue, Lower Dunton Road, Basildon, Essex SS16 6EB. Tel
01268 419103. 461 Acres of woodland, meadows and lake to explore
by foot, bike or horse. Visitor centre with refreshments. 1930's
house - take a step back in time. Kids activity booklets, activity
packs and self guided walks available at any time. Children's
activities available throughout school holidays. Centre and reserve
open 9.00am - 5.00pm Tues - Sun. Open bank holidays. www.essexwt.org.uk |
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Royal
Horticultural Society - RHS Garden Wisley (RHS) Garden Hyde Hall,
Hyde Hall, Rettendon, Chelmsford, Essex CM3 8ET. Tel: 01245 400256.
RHS Garden Hyde Hall was donated to the Society in 1993. Nearly
40 years of work has brought it from a windswept hill with just
six mature trees, to the present day Garden of 24 acres. www.rhs.org.uk. About
6 miles north east of Billericay. |
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Kelvedon Hatch Secret Nuclear Bunker, Crown
Buildings, Kelvedon Hall Lane, Brentwood, Essex, CM14 5TL. Tel:
01277 364 883. Designed for up to 600 military and civilian personnel,
possibly even the Prime Minister, the task being to organise
the survival of the population in the awful aftermath of a nuclear
war. www.secretnuclearbunker.com. About 7 miles west of Billericay. |
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Upminster
Tithe Barn and Agricultural Folk Museum, Hall Lane, London, RM14
1AU. Tel: 01708 447 535. The museum is housed in a 16th century
tithe barn and a moated manor house, parts of which date back
to the 14th century. The museum displays include a range of rooms
from Victorian times to the 1930s, Whitefriars Glass, Stanmore
Railway and agricultural machinery. About 7 miles west of Billericay. |
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Thorndon Country Park, Car parks can be found
on Brentwood Road (A128) and The Avenue. Tel 01277 211250. Fishing
is available if a day ticket is purchased. Horse riding is allowed,
but you must keep to the areas marked with a blue arrow. The
most important habitat in Thorndon Country Park is the ancient
deer park area dating back to the 15th century which has been
designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest. About 3 miles west of Billericay. |
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Barleylands
Farm, Barleylands Road, Billericay, Essex. CM11 2UD. Craft Village
01268 290219. Farm Shop 01268 288886. Farmers Market(01268 290229.
Magic Mushroom Restaurant Tearoom 01268 289963. Farm Centre.
Farm Museum. Miniature Steam Railway. www.barleylands.co.uk.
About 2 miles south of
Billericay. |
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Billericay lies in the
county of Essex, a large county northeast of London with water
on 2 sides. It has areas of flat agricultural scenery, undulating
and pretty that suited English watercolourists. Narrow lanes
wind through meadows past weather-boarded mills and unfenced
fields, while flinty church towers can be seen from tree-lined
hilltops. There are impressive historic towns such as Colchester
to visit and charming villages of old houses such as Thaxted
and Dedham.
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