Sat 19 Sep and Sun 20 SepBarrow Barn, 7A East Mersea Road, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8SLHeritage Open Day: The Roman Barrow Mound is an excavated burial chamber, the contents of which are in Mersea Museum...
Melford Hall
Fri 18 Sep to Sun 20 SepMelford Hall, Long Melford, Sudbury CO10 9AAHeritage Open Day: Enjoy Free entry to Melford Hall, garden and parkland from 18th-20th September this Heritage Open Days...
Silent Witness: The 1940 Weekend. An Exploration of Landscape, War and Memory
Sat 19 Sep and Sun 20 SepThe Old School, The Green, Long Melford, Sudbury CO10 9DXHeritage Open Day: Step into 1940 at The Old School, Long Melford. Interactive festival with replica pillbox, WWII vehicles, Mick Cant's...
Tours of the Castle Mound
Sun 20 SepCastle Park, The Causeway, Bishop's Stortford CM23 2ELHeritage Open Day: On Sunday 20th Sept 2026, the Bishop's Stortford History Society will provide free explanatory tours of the castle mound in...
The Nottage, Wivenhoe
Sat 19 Sep, Sun 20 SepThe Nottage Maritime Institute, The Quay, Wivenhoe, Colchester CO7 9BXHeritage Open Day: A maritime institute and museum established in 1896 in memory of Capt. Charles G. Nottage and, since 1947, located in a former...
Wivenhoe Memories Exhibition
Sat 19 Sep and Sun 20 SepWilliam Loveless Hall, 85-87 High Street, Wivenhoe, Colchester CO7 9ABHeritage Open Day: The annual exhibition of historic photographs of the town of Wivenhoe in north-east Essex...
St Mary's Church, Wivenhoe
Sun 20 SepParish Church of St Mary the Virgin, High Street, Wivenhoe, Colchester CO7 9BDHeritage Open Day: St Mary's is a largely mid-Victorian church in the heart of the picturesque riverside town of Wivenhoe...
Wivenhoe Chapel Museum
Sat 19 Sep, Sun 20 SepNew Cemetery, Belle View Road, Wivenhoe, Colchester CO7 9EHHeritage Open Day: Wivenhoe Chapel Museum opened as the town's museum in 2015. One of the smallest museums in Essex, Wivenhoe Chapel Museum is...
The Bells that Brought Him Home: a Weekend of Bellringing Heritage in Saffron Walden
Sat 19 Sep and Sun 20 SepSt. Mary's Church, Church Path, Saffron Walden CB10 1JPHeritage Open Day: Four centuries of bells, history and community. Climb the tower, meet the ringers of the past, try ringing a bell yourself and...
Ukrainian Traditions Family Festival
Sat 19 SepSaffron Walden Museum, Museum Street, Saffron Walden CB10 1BNHeritage Open Day: A local Ukrainian family invite you to join them in a celebration of Ukrainian Arts and Heritage!...
Nuclear Fit
Sat 19 SepOngar Road, Brentwood CM15 0LANuclear Fit is a high energy and exciting outdoor fitness race.
Competitors start with a 1km trail run alternating with one unique functional...
Mystical Fair, Mind, Body, Spirit & Wellbeing
Sun 4 OctKelvedon Hatch Village Hall, School Rd, Kelvedon Hatch, Brentwood CM15 0DLCrafty Cow Markets are excited to invite you to our Mystical Fair at the brand-new location of Kelvedon Hatch Village Hall, School Road, Brentwood,...
Harlowbury Chapel
Fri 18 SepHarlowbury Manor, Old Road, Harlow CM17 0HEHeritage Open Day: See Harlow's oldest building. A Norman chapel built in 1180 in the grounds of Harlowbury Manor...
Green Island - Open Garden for NGS
Sun 11 OctGreen Island, Ardleigh CO7 7SPA garden for all seasons, highlights inc bluebells, azaleas, autumn colour, winter Hamamelis and snowdrops. A plantsman's paradise...
Rayleigh & District Philatelic Society
TodayThe Rayleigh Parish Centre, Rectory Garth, Hockley Road, Rayleigh SS6 8BBPostcards and Ephemera (Members).
Rayleigh & District Philatelic Society
Mon 28 SepThe Rayleigh Parish Centre, Rectory Garth, Hockley Road, Rayleigh SS6 8BBNew Zealand – A New Era (Brian Stonestreet).
Rayleigh & District Philatelic Society
Mon 12 OctThe Rayleigh Parish Centre, Rectory Garth, Hockley Road, Rayleigh SS6 8BBFalklands Conflict, 25 years (Trevor Potter).
St Marys Shenfield Bell Tower
Sun 20 SepThe Church of St Mary, Hall Lane, Shenfield CM15 9ALHeritage Open Day: Celebrate Heritage Week by unlocking a hidden historic skill right on your doorstep!...
St Anne and St Laurence Church, Elmstead
Thu 17 SepSt Anne and St Laurence Church, Church Road, Elmstead, Colchester CO7 7ARHeritage Open Day: This remarkable church is notable for its wall paintings and its early 19th-century box pews as well as its isolated position in...
FREE taster session with the Brentwood Rock Choir
Thu 17 SepSt Helen's Catholic Junior School Academy, Sawyers Hall Lane, Brentwood CM15 9BYIf you are wanting to learn to sing you'll find a warm welcome with us in the Rock Choir.
Your friendly local Brentwood choir is run by...
Today to Sun 20 SepThe Crown, 40 Market Street, Old Harlow CM17 0AQHeritage Open Day: A self-guided walk through Old Harlow A chance to explore attractive and interesting places and features in Old Harlow at your own...
The Potters of Harlow
Sat 19 SepMuseum of Harlow, Muskham Road, Harlow CM20 2LFHeritage Open Day: Come and learn about the potters of 15th - 18th Century Harlow with potter Jim Newboult from Trinity Potters...
The Munnings Art Museum
Tue 15 SepThe Munnings Art Museum, Castle Hill, Dedham, Colchester CO7 6AZHeritage Open Day: Enjoy a closer look at the art of Sir Alfred Munnings in his former home for forty years at Castle House...
Drag Bingo UK: Basildon
Sat 26 SepBasildon Sporting Village, Cranes Farm Rd, Basildon, Essex SS14 3GRGet ready for bingo with a twist as the fabulous Miss Demeanour hosts her infamous Drag Bingo – where thesequins sparkle, the heels are sky-high, and...
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Our Lady of Fatima
TodayOur Lady of Fatima Church, Howard Way, Harlow CM20 2NSHeritage Open Day: The opportunity to visit this unique Roman Catholic church in Harlow. Designed in 1953/54 by Gerard Goalen, who had been...