Langdon Visitor Centre
Telephone: 01268 419103
Email: Click here
Opening: Daily, except Mondays, 9am-5pm
Address: 3rd Avenue, Lower Dunton Road, Basildon, Essex SS16 6EB
Grid ref: TQ 659 875
Langdon visitor centre is set in a stunning nature reserve of 461 acres which comprises of woodland, meadows, lakes and former plotland gardens. There are beautiful wildlife gardens at the back of the visitor centre and a museum of Plotland Life, offering wildlife and a history of the plotland way of life.
The Langdon visitor centre has a display room, gift and bookshop, and refreshments. A full schools programme is available. Toilet facilities, including disabled. Nearby is The Haven Plotland Museum, a 1930's bungalow, ideal for a trip down memory lane.
On Lower Dunton Road, 2 miles south of A127, west of Basildon Town Centre. Bus services operate from Basildon town centre to Laindon BR station (on the Fenchurch Street to Southend line) less than 1/2 mile from the reserve and to Langdon Hills.
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Booking is essential for most centre events, so make sure you call or visit the centre in advance to avoid disappointment.
View our upcoming events for July 2010
Tue 13th Jul 2010 10:00-12:00 Caterpillar Club Langdon 4 A fun morning of outdoor activities, messy play and games for pre-schoolers. Suitable for 18 months up. Younger siblings go free. Donation £4.00 per child. Please telephone the visitor centre for more information or to book your place. Location Langdon Visitor Centre
Tue 20th Jul 2010 19:30-21:30 5k Race Evening July A 5K off road run around the lovely nature reserve. Naturally hilly can be muddy if wet. Sorry no changing facilities but toilets, refreshments and waiting room for supporters available. Results service. Donation £2.00 per person. Please telephone the visitor centre for more information or to book your place. Location Langdon Visitor Centre
Tue 27th Jul 2010 10:00-12:00 Caterpillar Club Langdon 5 A fun morning of outdoor activities, messy play and games for pre-schoolers. Suitable for 18 months up. Younger siblings go free. Donation £4.00 per child. Please telephone the visitor centre for more information or to book your place. Location Langdon Visitor Centre
Fri 30th Jul 2010 10:00-12:00 Craft Club Jewellery Making A new club for Fridays in the Summer Holidays. Join us as we make our own beads, then create some unique items to take home. Suitable for ages 4+ must be accompanied by an adult. £5 per child to cover materials. Please telephone the visitor centre for more information or to book your place. Location Langdon Visitor Centre
13:30-15:30 Family Nature Day Pond Dipping at Langdon Donation £4.00 per child. Please telephone the visitor centre for more information or to book your place. Location Langdon Visitor Centre
Thu 5th Aug 2010 10:30-14:30 Wildlife Discovery Day Does Science Suck? Donation £8.00 per child. Please telephone the visitor centre for more information or to book your place. Location Langdon Visitor Centre
Fri 6th Aug 2010 10:00-12:00 Craft Club Clay A new club for Fridays in the Summer Holidays. Create some unique items to take home. Suitable for ages 4+ must be accompanied by an adult. £5 per child to cover materials. Please telephone the visitor centre for more information or to book your place. Location Langdon Visitor Centre
13:30-15:30 Family Nature Day Mad about the Meadows Donation £4.00 per child. Please telephone the visitor centre for more information or to book your place. Location Langdon Visitor Centre
Tue 10th Aug 2010 10:00-12:00 Caterpillar Club Langdon 6 A fun morning of outdoor activities, messy play and games for pre-schoolers. Suitable for 18 months up. Younger siblings go free. Donation £4.00 per child. Please telephone the visitor centre for more information or to book your place. Location Langdon Visitor Centre
13:30-15:30 Family Nature Day Pond Dipping Langdon Donation £4.00 per child. Please telephone the visitor centre for more information or to book your place. Location Langdon Visitor Centre
Wed 11th Aug 2010 10:00-12:00 Family Nature Day Meet the Dinosaurs Donation £4.00 per child. Please telephone the visitor centre for more information or to book your place. Location Langdon Visitor Centre
13:30-15:30 Family Nature Day Shelter Building Donation £4.00 per child. Please telephone the visitor centre for more information or to book your place. Location Langdon Visitor Centre
Fri 13th Aug 2010 10:00-12:00 Craft Club Cards A new club for Fridays in the Summer Holidays. Create some unique items to take home. Suitable for ages 4+ must be accompanied by an adult. £5 per child to cover materials. Please telephone the visitor centre for more information or to book your place. Location Langdon Visitor Centre
13:30-15:30 Family Nature Day Natures Secrets Donation £4.00 per child. Please telephone the visitor centre for more information or to book your place. Location Langdon Visitor Centre
Tue 17th Aug 2010 10:00-12:00 Family Nature Day Dragons Damsels Donation £4.00 per child. Please telephone the visitor centre for more information or to book your place. Location Langdon Visitor Centre
13:30-15:30 Family Nature Day Remarkable Reptiles Donation £4.00 per child. Please telephone the visitor centre for more information or to book your place. Location Langdon Visitor Centre
19:30-21:30 5k Race Evening at Langdon A 5K off road run around the lovely nature reserve. Naturally hilly can be muddy if wet. Sorry no changing facilities but toilets, refreshments and waiting room for supporters available. Results service. Donation £2.00 per person. Please telephone the visitor centre for more information. Location Langdon Visitor Centre
Wed 18th Aug 2010 10:00-12:00 Family Nature Day Bug Bonanza Donation £4.00 per child. Please telephone the visitor centre for more information or to book your place. Location Langdon Visitor Centre
13:30-15:30 Family Nature Day Wildlife Treasure Hunt Donation £4.00 per child. Please telephone the visitor centre for more information or to book your place. Location Langdon Visitor Centre
Thu 19th Aug 2010 10:30-14:30 Family Survival Challenge See how you would cope if you lived in the wilds of Langdon. Den building, challenges and smore for the whole family. Suitable for ages 6+ accompanied. £8 per child / £2 per accompanying adult. Please telephone the visitor centre for more information or to book your place. Location Langdon Visitor Centre
Fri 20th Aug 2010 10:00-12:00 Craft Club Scrap Magic A new club for Fridays in the Summer Holidays. Create some unique items to take home. Suitable for ages 4+ must be accompanied by an adult. £5 per child to cover materials. Please telephone the visitor centre for more information or to book your place. Location Langdon Visitor Centre
13:30-15:30 Family Nature Day Now you see me Donation £4.00 per child. Please telephone the visitor centre for more information or to book your place. Location Langdon Visitor Centre
Tue 24th Aug 2010 10:00-12:00 Family Nature Day Caterpillar Club Donation £4.00 per child. Please telephone the visitor centre for more information or to book your place. Location Langdon Visitor Centre
13:30-15:30 Family Nature Day Spiders are Cool! Donation £4.00 per child. Please telephone the visitor centre for more information or to book your place. Location Langdon Visitor Centre
Wed 25th Aug 2010 10:00-12:00 Family Nature Day Lake Meadow Challenge Donation £4.00 per child. Please telephone the visitor centre for more information or to book your place. Location Langdon Visitor Centre
13:30-15:30 Family Nature Day Beautiful Butterflies Donation £4.00 per child. Please telephone the visitor centre for more information or to book your place. Location Langdon Visitor Centre
Fri 27th Aug 2010 10:00-12:00 Craft Club Fabric Design A new club for Fridays in the Summer Holidays. Create some unique items to take home. Suitable for ages 4+ must be accompanied by an adult. £5 per child to cover materials. Please telephone the visitor centre for more information or to book your place. Location Langdon Visitor Centre
Sat 4th Sep 2010 20:00-22:00 Bat Evening at Langdon Join us for a look at the bats that live at the reserve. A short talk followed by a walk out on the reserve using bat detectors. Not suitable for under 15's. Donation £6.00 per person. Please telephone the visitor centre for more information or to book your place. Location Langdon Visitor Centre
Tue 7th Sep 2010 10:00-12:00 Caterpillar Club Langdon 7 A fun morning of outdoor activities, messy play and games for pre-schoolers. Suitable for 18 months up. Younger siblings go free. Donation £4.00 per child. Please telephone the visitor centre for more information or to book your place. Location Langdon Visitor Centre
Sun 19th Sep 2010 11:00-16:00 Haven Open Day A day spent back in the 1940's. Join us for a fun filled day with games, activities, live music, refreshments and more all based at our 1930's/1940's plotland museum. Donation £3.00 per adult or £2.00 per child, pay on day. Please telephone the visitor centre for more information. Location Langdon Visitor Centre
Tue 21st Sep 2010 10:00-12:00 Caterpillar Club Langdon 8 A fun morning of outdoor activities, messy play and games for pre-schoolers. Suitable for 18 months up. Younger siblings go free. Donation £4.00 per child. Please telephone the visitor centre for more information or to book your place. Location Langdon Visitor Centre
Sat 25th Sep 2010 19:00-21:00 Creatures of the night Meet the wildlife that comes out after dark - use bat detectors, check for visitors to the moth trap and more. Suitable for 5 years and up. All children must be accompanied by an adult. Donation £6.00 per person. Please telephone the visitor centre for more information or to book your place. Location Langdon Visitor Centre
Tue 5th Oct 2010 10:00-12:00 Caterpillar Club Langdon 9 A fun morning of outdoor activities, messy play and games for pre-schoolers. Suitable for 18 months up. Younger siblings go free. Donation £4.00 per child. Please telephone the visitor centre for more information or to book your place. Location Langdon Visitor Centre
Sun 17th Oct 2010 10:30-13:30 Langdon 5 Our annual 5 mile off road run through the nature reserve. Naturally hilly, can be muddy. Sorry no changing facilities but toilets, refreshments and waiting area for supporters available. Results service. Donation £6.00 per entry in advance, £7.00 on day. Please telephone the visitor centre for more information or to book your place. Location Langdon Visitor Centre
Tue 19th Oct 2010 10:00-12:00 Langdon Caterpillar Club Langdon 10 A fun morning of outdoor activities, messy play and games for pre-schoolers. Suitable for 18 months up. Younger siblings go free. Donation £4.00 per child. Please telephone the visitor centre for more information or to book your place. Location Langdon Visitor Centre
Wed 27th Oct 2010 10:00-15:00 Winter Wildlife Drop in throughout the day to help wildlife prepare for winter. Please telephone the visitor centre for more information or to book your place. Location Langdon Visitor Centre Fri 29th Oct 2010 10:00-12:00 Family Nature Day Be the Warden Donation £4.00 per child. Please telephone the visitor centre for more information or to book your place. Location Langdon Visitor Centre
13:30-15:30 Creepy Crafts A drop in craft session on a halloween theme. 4 crafts to choose from. Donation £1.00 per craft. Please telephone the visitor centre for more information or to book your place. Location Langdon Visitor Centre
Sat 30th Oct 2010 20:00-22:00 Spooky Spectacular Are you brave enough to try our haunting hallowe'en orienteering trail? Plus revolting refreshments and ghostly games! All ages welcome, fancy dress essential. BOOKING ESSENTIAL AS PLACES ARE LIMITED. Donation £6.00 per person. Please telephone the visitor centre for more information or to book your place. Location Langdon Visitor Centre Tue 16th Nov 2010 10:00-12:00 Caterpillar Club Langdon 11 A fun morning of outdoor activities, messy play and games for pre-schoolers. Suitable for 18 months up. Younger siblings go free. Donation £4.00 per child. Please telephone the visitor centre for more information or to book your place. Location Langdon Visitor Centre
Sun 28th Nov 2010 10:00-16:00 Second Hand Book Sale at Langdon Lots of books, categorised where possible, fiction and non-fiction. Great prices. All donations of books much appreciated from Saturday 13th November. Free event. Please telephone the visitor centre for more information. Location Langdon Visitor Centre
Tue 30th Nov 2010 10:00-12:00 Caterpillar Club Langdon 12 A fun morning of outdoor activities, messy play and games for pre-schoolers. Suitable for 18 months up. Younger siblings go free. Donation £4.00 per child. Please telephone the visitor centre for more information or to book your place. Location Langdon Visitor Centre
Fri 10th Dec 2010 19:00-21:00 Carols at the Haven Christmas carols at the Haven plotlands museum, lit by candle light and log fire. Enjoy mulled wine and a mince pie back at the visitor centre. Please note that there is no seating up at the Haven, standing only. Booking essential. 3 times available. 7pm, 7.40pm and 8.20pm Donation £6.00 per person. Please telephone the visitor centre for more information or to book your place. Location Langdon Visitor Centre
Sun 12th Dec 2010 10:00-15:00 Christmas Crafts at Langdon A feast of festive crafts for you to make and take home. Donation £1.00 per craft. Please telephone the visitor centre for more information or to book your place. Location Langdon Visitor Centre Tue 14th Dec 2010 10:00-12:00 Caterpillar Club Langdon 13 A fun morning of outdoor activities, messy play and games for pre-schoolers. Suitable for 18 months up. Younger siblings go free. Donation £4.00 per child. Please telephone the visitor centre for more information or to book your place. Location Langdon Visitor Centre
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