Westcombe Park is situated in an attractive new garden village, with planned facilities to include community spaces, and grassed areas for outdoor games etc.
Sports fans might be pleased to note that the development is only a short drive away from football, cricket, golf and sports clubs in nearby Maldon. The nearest leisure centre is Blackwater, only an eight-minute drive from home, featuring a gym, fitness studio, sauna, steam room and swimming pool.
Further sports and recreation activities can be enjoyed at the historic Promenade Park, also around eight minutes’ drive from home. Popular for cycling, dog walking, picnics and jogging, this beautiful park has many different recreation areas and facilities to explore. These include various lakes, fountains, a children’s sandpit, play area and play park, zip wire, splash park, maze, petting zoo, wildlife area, adventure golf course and a museum. Situated on the banks of the River Blackwater, from Promenade Park visitors can experience a short a river cruise to the Blackwater estuary – part of the Heybridge Basin.
Heybridge Basin is around a two-mile drive from a popular area for walkers, and those interested in sailing, or visiting the two local pubs and a tea room and watching the passing wildlife and birds. Here, visitors can enjoy views of Osea Island, the Blackwater Estuary, as well as the Blackwater Sailing Club. This estuary includes a functioning sea lock, at the end of the Chelmer and Blackwater Navigation – a thirteen-mile long canal. There are a number of walking routes which lead to and from this area, including walking along the sea wall to Maldon and Goldhanger, or following the canal tow path to Beeleigh Falls, Beeleigh and Heybridge.
For something a little different, the Tiptree Tea Room, Museum and Jam shop is around 11 minutes away from Westcombe Park. Learn about the history behind the UK’s infamous jam, and the local village of Tiptree, where the product has been made since 1885.
Further leisure attractions can be explored via Chelmsford, at just under a half hour’s drive from home, this vibrant town boasts several cinemas, theatres, live music venues, museums and an art gallery.
