Essex Wildlife Trust, Abbotts Hall Farm, Gt Wigborough, Colchester, Essex CO5 7RZ
Chafford Gorges Visitor Centre
Telephone: 01375 484016
Email: click here
Address: Drake Road, Chafford Hundred , Grays Thurrock, RM16 7RG
Grid ref: TQ 599 793 (click for O/S map)
Fabulous views over Warren Gorge. 200 acres of fantastic wildlife and geology.
Off Drake Road, Chafford Hundred, close to Lakeside shopping centre.
Open: Daily except Mondays, 9.00am to 5.00pm
Booking essential for all except free events: phone 01375 484016
Tue 29 Jul 1.30 pm Family Nature Day: Puppets!
Use inspiration from the natural world to create your own puppet to take home
Donation: £5 per child
Thu 31 Jul 10.30 am Family Nature Day: Flap! Flap!
Who or what is flying high in the sky above Warren Gorge? 2 hours of craft, games, and fun for all.
Donation: £5 per child
Thu 31 Jul 1.30 pm Family Nature Day: Dinosaurs Trail
A self guided trail. Turn up any time between 1.30 pm and 3pm. Find the answers and claim your prize.
Donation: £5 per child
Tue 5 Aug 1.30 pm Family Nature Day: Dragons and Damsels
Will you be able to find the damsels, and capture the dragons? Find out on this afternoon of fun and games
Donation: £5 per child
Wed 6 Aug 1pm to 3pm Bush craft for teenagers
Come and learn about ancestral living at Chafford Gorges. Practice lots of skills from shelter building to finding wild food. First of four sessions. Activities to be confirmed on the day.
Donation: £8
Thu 7 Aug 10.30 am Family Nature Day: Get set, Go!
Who are the Olympic athletes of the animals world. Join us to find out and take part in some animal themed sports
Donation: £5 per child
Thu 7 Aug 1.30 pm Family Nature Day: Clay Modelling
Drop in and create a masterpiece from Clay. Anytime from 1.30 pm to 3 pm Booking Essential
Donation: £5 per child
Sat 9 Aug 10am Discovering Dragonflys and Butterflys
Discover the many species of Butterfly and Dragonfly of Chafford Gorges Nature Park.
Donation: £5
Tue 12 Aug 1.30 pm Family Nature Day: Pirates Ahoy!
Ahoy there ship mates. Join us for two hours of pirate fun at the Chafford Gorges Visitor centre. Booking Essential
Donation: £5 per child
Wed 13 Aug 1pm to 3pm Bushcraft for teenagers
Come and learn about ancestral living at Chafford Gorges. Practice lots of skills from shelter building to finding wild food. Second of four sessions. Activities to be confirmed on the day.
Donation: £8
Thu 14 Aug 10.30 am Family Nature Day: Get Lost!
Use maps and a compass to find the clues, decipher the code and claim your prize Booking Essential
Donation: £5 per child
Thu 14 Aug 1.30 pm Family Nature Day: Creepy Crawlie Crawlabout
A self guided trail. Turn up any time between 1.30 pm and 3pm. Find the answers and claim your prize. Booking Eseential
Donation: £5 per child
Sun 17 Aug 12.00 noon Teddy Bears Picnic
Bring your teddy for some fun and games in the gorges! Songs, stories and more. Booking Essential
Donation: £5 per child
Tue 19 Aug 1.30 Family Nature Day: Wild T-shirts!
Bring your own t-shirt, and create a wild design on this fun afternoon. Booking Essential
Donation: £5 per child
Wed 20 Aug 1pm to 3pm Bushcraft for Teenagers
Come and learn about ancestral living at Chafford Gorges. Practice lots of skills from shelter building to finding wild food. Third of four sessions. Activities to be confirmed on the day.
Donation: £8
Thu 21 Aug 10.30 am Family Nature Day: Summer Fun
A fun morning celebrating summer. Bring a plate of party food for a picnic too! Booking essential.
Donation: £5 per child
Thu 21 Aug 1.30 pm Family Nature Day: Fabulous Fairytales
A self guided trail. Turn up any time between 1.30 pm and 3pm. Find the answers and claim your prize.
Donation: £5 per child
Tue 26 Aug 1.30 pm Family Nature Day: Bug Ball
Meet the bugs and beasties of the gorges, at this end of summer party. Bring your own plate of party food. Booking essential
Donation: £5 per child
Wed 27 Aug 1pm to 3pm Bushcraft for Teenagers
Come and learn about ancestral living at Chafford Gorges. Practice lots of skills from shelter building to finding wild food. Fourth of four sessions. Activities to be confirmed on the day.
Donation: £8
Thu 28 Aug 10.30 am Family Nature Day: Nature Detectives
Learn to be a wildlife detective! Booking Essential
Donation: £5 per child
Thu 28 Aug 1.30 pm Family Nature Day: Tricky Trees Teaset Trail
A self guided trail. Turn up any time between 1.30 pm and 3pm. Find the answers and claim your prize.
Donation: £5 per child
Sat 30 Aug 8.30pm Discovering Bats
Learn about the bats off Chafford, use bat boxes to hear the bats around the lake.
Donation: £5
Sat 6 Sep 7.30 Discovering Bats
Learn about the bats off Chafford, use bat boxes to hear the bats around the lake.
Donation: £5
Sat 13 Sep 10.30 am Wildlife Discovery Day: Chafford Rangers
Our monthly club for 8 to 12 year olds. A mix of crafts, games, and outdoor activities. Please call the visitor centre for more details.
Donation: £5 per child
Sat 27 Sep 1.30 am Essex Poetry Festival - Poetry Festival
Join us on an inspiring walk around Warren gorge as we look for some of the creatures living there. Then back at the visitor centre write a poem with the help of a visiting poet. For more details about the festival go to: www.essex-poetry-festival.co.uk Booking Essential
Donation: £5 per person
Sat 27 Sep 1.30 pm Poetry Festival Workshop
Join us on a walk around the park, and then create your own literary masterpiece with two visiting poets - Matthew Paul and John Barlow
Donation: £5 per person
Sat 25 Oct to Sun 26 Oct 6.30pm till 8.00pm Howling Halloween
Ghostly goings on in the Gorege, come and get yourself scared on fright night and have some fun
Donation: £5.00
Tue 28 Oct 1.30 pm Family Nature Day: The Monster Mash
Magic and mystery for two hours of fun. Please come along in fancy dress if you wish. Booking Essential
Donation: £5 per Child
Sat 13 Dec to Sun 14 Dec 11.30am to 1.30pm Santa's Grotto
Santa's in his grotto, come along and bring your wish list meet Santa and get your gift, while yor here make a great Christmas card to take home, Book in advance then turn up any time between 11.03 till 1.30pm
Donation: £4.00
Sat 20 Dec to Sun 21 Dec 10.30 am and 1.30 pm Family Nature Day: Christmas Party
Our annual Christmas party. Please bring your own plate of party food. Fun and games for all ages. Booking Essential
Donation: £5 per child £5 per child