The museum hosts displays and exhibitions including local archaeology, cultures of distant lands, costumes and textiles, furniture and woodwork, wildlife, fine ceramics and Ancient Egypt. Museum Street, Saffron Walden, Essex Visit Website

For a great family day out, why not blow off some steam at Mayhem Paintball’s active outdoor adventure facility? It’s a wonderful way to spend some time with the kids, whether that’s in the paintball themed maps or our laser tag for younger children. Pryors Farm, Patch Park, Abridge, Essex RM4 1AA Visit Website

About the attraction Old Macdonald’s Farm in Brentwood, just off Junction 28 of the M25, is a leisure and petting farm-park combining farmyard favourites with more exotic animals plus attractions and entertainment, all included in the one-off entry fee. Weald Road, Brentwood, Essex CM14 5AY Visit Website

Located deep beneath the Essex Countryside underneath an innocent looking bungalow Kelvedon Hatch was to be used in the dreadful event of a nuclear war, it was designed to accommodate 600 military and Government personnel. Kelvedon Hatch, Brentwood, Essex CM15 0LA Visit Website