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  • Café/refreshments available
  • Toilets available
  • Picnic area available
  • Public bus service stops within one quarter of a mile of the attraction.
    Call the traveline on 0870 608 2 608 for public transport information. www.traveline.org.uk
  • Train station within one mile

Get Active

A variety of footpaths, tracks and bridleways within the Country Park means you can make routes as short or long as you like.

Or pack up a picnic and spend the day exploring the parks at your own leisure, there is so much to do.

Playing in the Country Parks

There's lots of fun to be had playing in the country parks.

Find out what fun there is to be had by clicking on the parks below.

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Cycling in the Country Parks

Why not explore your local country park by bike with the whole family. A fantastic way to seek out rolling hills, costal cycle routes, historical parklands and wooded wonderlands.

The maps below highlight the cycle routes for each country park.

Great Notley and the Flitch Way and Thorndon Country Park offer you the chance to hire bikes, tandems, trailers, child seats and tagalongs. Whether you just want a short ride around the park or are planning a full day's expedition. For more information please visit www.trailnet.org.uk

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Walking in the Country Parks

For a leisurely stroll or a more upbeat pace why not take a walk in the country parks.

Whether you want to take a walk back in time through the historical landscape or take in the smells of the sea air followed by a tea and ice cream each of our country parks are unique and well worth a walking visit.

Please click on the parks below to view a map of the routes.

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Fishing

Day tickets for fishing are available on the bank with provision for less able anglers.

Costs

Day tickets Adult
£5.00
Concessions
£2.50
Annual tickets Adult
£100
Concessions
£55.00

Fishing closed season restrictions between April and July apply at some sites.

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Riding in the Country Parks

Parks are not just for people!

Each of our parks have dedicated bridleways for you to use and enjoy. Click on the parks below to view a map of the bridleways.

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Sports in the Country Parks

Football

Football pitch hire at Great Notley

Adult with changing £47.90 per match

Children with changing facilities £26.20 per match

Telephone: 01376 332326.

Belhus Football Club

Meets every Saturday please call 01708 865628

Orienteering

Geocaching

Have you ever found if difficult to entice your family out for a walk in the countryside? Why not try Geocaching, the high-tech treasure hunting game, using GPS technology to locate hidden containers, called geocaches. There will soon be caches to be found in all of the Country Parks, check out Geocaching.com to find the coordinates for the caches.

If you have not got your own GPS receiver but would like to try geocaching we will be holding taster sessions throughout the country parks, so keep your eye out for sessions to be held at your local park. Alternatively, you will soon be able to hire preprogrammed units from selected country parks. For more information please visit Trailnet



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