Summer Magic at the Essex Country Parks

Make it an enchanted summer at the Essex Country Parks with our free trail and more!

Posted on 8th July 2024

Summer Magic Trails

Our Rangers are sure that magical creatures, including fairies, trolls and maybe even unicorns and dragons live deep in the hidden corners of the parks.

But some children seem to have stopped believing in them!

Can you find and count the magical creatures on our Summer Magic trail, to help make the magic stronger?

Pick up a free trail activity sheet from participating sites, or download and print at home.

Download the Summer Magic trail sheet, choose Unicorn or Dragon.

Running throughout the school summer holidays, from Saturday 20 July 2024 at:

The Summer Magic trail is supported by Essex Year of Numbers.

Summer Magic illustration of wizard, fairy and troll
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Woodland Play at Danbury Country Park

Join us for woodland play sessions, aimed at the under-5's. Activities include forest crafts and building dens.

  • Dates:
    • March 10, 2025
    • March 17, 2025
    • March 24, 2025
    • March 31, 2025
    • April 28, 2025
    • (continued …)
  • Venue: Danbury Country Park
  • Times: 10:00am - 12:00pm
  • For under 5s
  • Price: Now booking for 2025. Call to book for March 2025 sessions spaces available.
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Home Education Forest School sessions at Danbury Country Park

Aimed at home educated children, this series of six sessions at Danbury Country Park includes nature activities, forest crafts, imagination, physical play and building things.

  • Dates:
    • March 10, 2025
    • March 17, 2025
    • March 24, 2025
    • March 31, 2025
    • April 28, 2025
    • (continued …)
  • Venue: Danbury Country Park
  • Times: 12:30pm - 2:30pm
  • Primary School aged children
  • Price: Now booking for March 2025. Sibling discounts available.
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The Lock Climbing Wall: Learn to Climb (Two evenings)

This course is recommended for those who want to learn the fundamentals of climbing and how to stay safe in a climbing wall. The course covers all the basics you will need to be able to climb unsupervised in an indoor climbing wall.

  • Dates:
    • March 13, 2025
  • Venue: Essex Outdoors Harlow
  • Times: 7:00pm - 10:00pm
  • For adults
  • Price: £75.00 course fee includes all tuition and kit hire plus wall membership (approx. £20.00) to make climbing at The Lock even easier.
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