A LIST of five fun things you may not of known you could do in South Essex!

1. Axe throwing! – A Boom Battle Bar at Lakeside you can take on axe throwing. Also available at the Boom Battle Bar is indoor curling, augmented reality darts, crazier golf, giant shuffleboards, beer pong and karaoke! To find out more, visit: https://www.boombattlebar.co.uk/lakeside

2. Ceramic painting at Clay Cottage! – A family run business in Hullbridge, Rayleigh which allows anyone regardless of age to do ceramic painting. They have one of the largest selections of ceramics in Essex. To find out more, visit: https://claycottage.co.uk/

3. An aqua park and wakeboarding! – At the Waterfront Walk in Basildon, you can take on the aqua park, an inflatable course on water. There is also wakeboarding available too for complete beginners. Note the aqua park re-opens in April. Visit: https://www.festwake.com/

4. Jurassic adventure and meerkat feeding! – Available at the Sealife Adventure in Southend, you can immerse yourself in a dinosaur experience, from Raptors to Tyrannosaurs’. While you are at the Sealife visiting the dinosaurs, there is also a meerkat experience too, offering the chance to get up and close to the meerkats feeding them in their environment. For more information visit: https://sealifeadventure.co.uk/

5. Activities at Hadleigh Country Park! – You can do anything from kayaking to open water swimming classes. There is also a park for children as well as new mini mountain bike courses for the little ones to start off young! For more information, visit the Hadleigh Country Park Facebook.

What fun days out do you do in South Essex?