Tag: Essex

Dann has lived in Harlow all of his life but hasn’t actually visited the Harlow Museum and Walled Garden before – something which I found to be almost unbelievable! As the weather took a good turn, we wanted to take some time to check out the Walled Garden, which is the current bit of the museum that is open, with the indoor museum currently closed due to lockdown measures. When we arrived, we were actually given a little picture scavenger hunt, which was quite cute! The first picture was within the museum, but the rest were all outdoors.

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There were so many lovely Easter Trails this year, and we tried to go to as many as we could! One of the shorter trails were at Bourne Mill – a small Elizabethan mill from the 19th century. This building is right near a beautiful pond, full of birds and wildlife. At the moment, the mill itself isn’t currently open to the public, but you can stick your head in and watch it turn with the water, moving as you walk around the grounds. There is plenty for a good short day out, and for Easter, they put on a pretty fun trail! Even without the trail, Bourn Mill is one of our favorite National Trust sites in Essex.

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Audley End House and Garden is a huge manor, full of beautiful garden life, a large walk around, and a few historical sites. There is the main house, which currently isn’t open, however there is plenty to see around the gardens and grounds themselves. On this occasion, we actually went along for the Easter Trail – which can be booked ahead of time. This trail is completely outdoors, and includes finding fact signs about the grounds itself, filling in a pamphlet that you can get on the grounds or print from home.

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We do like to go out into nature from time to time, normally to local forests to look at mushrooms or make little camps. Wanting to do something a bit different, we decided to check out The Gruffalo Trail, which is a big walk in the forest that features statues from the book The Gruffalo. The Gruffalo Trail is apart of the Essex Wildlife Trust, so it is a well maintained area that has quite a bit to offer. It’s a free walk that even includes a little map, if you go into the gift shop/cafe to grab it – the only thing you need to pay for is parking.

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