Top Things to do in Thurrock
10 Things to do Good for Kids in Thurrock That You Shouldn't Miss
Discover the best top things to do in Thurrock, United Kingdom including Hardie Park, Electric Gamebox (Lakeside), Rainham Marshes, Purfleet Heritage and Military Centre, Partyman World Of Play, Thurrock Thameside Nature Park, Essex Wildlife Trust Chafford Gorges Nature Park, Puttshack Lakeside, Intu Lakeside, Coalhouse Fort.
Restaurants in Thurrock
1. Hardie Park
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 48 reviews
Hardie Park is a community led family park and open green space. Local residents took ownership after a period of neglect with the guidance of local resident Rob Groves in order to develop and enhance the area for the benefit of the local community. Friends of Hardie Park are a Registered Charity and Community Interest Company and a not-for-profit organisation. Over a period of years the site has developed enormously and is now run by our Board of Trustees (since Oct 2020) with a passionate team of staff and volunteers. The site is open 7 days a week and provides a cafe, toilets, play facility, skate park, a varied events programme and more recently a cycle hub providing low cost re-furbished bikes to the community. The cafe is also used as a base for many groups with clubs and act Hardie Park Registered charity number 1172078
Reviewed By Rain055 - London, United Kingdom
Brilliant place, friendly staff, wonderful cafe and plenty to keep the children happy and amused with lots of different play areas ie:- swings, zip line, bike ramps and massive slide ????
2. Electric Gamebox (Lakeside)
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 94 reviews
Mix up your socialising with something a little different and get ready for an immersive, digital adventure with friends. Electric Gamebox invites you to enter our interactive digital rooms featuring projection mapping, touch screens, motion tracking and surround sound to enjoy a hyper-immersive 60 minute adventure.
Reviewed By H2657LJscottp
Wonderful night, Louise and Susan we're great, highly recommend so much fun, we did the 30min experience, made a great birthday for us both
3. Rainham Marshes
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 212 reviews
Adventure into nature at Rainham Marshes - see amazing wildlife, explore the wonderful walks, and enjoy the views and scenery. The paths and boardwalks are good so you can explore throughout the year, visit our adventure play area including climbing boulders, enjoy a nice cuppa and homemade cake in our cafe, visit our shop, hire bicycles, walk your dog along the River Wall, or join one of our fabulous family activities or events. Part of the Thames Estuary, not far from the bustling streets of London, Rainham Marshes is a haven for all kinds of wildlife - birds, water voles, dragonflies and more. The reserve is open every day, except for Christmas Day and Boxing Day, 9.30am - 5pm from February to October, and 9.30am - 4.30pm between November and January. It's FREE for RSPB members, and local residents of Havering and Thurrock. For non-members the prices is as follows: £6 adult, £3 children and £4 student.
Reviewed By emuslushy - London, United Kingdom
This reserve was amazing. Very friendly welcome from the lady on reception and plenty of parking. The welcome included pointing out where recent highlights were and to make sure I also had a look down at the Thames after, just incase of waders / seals. There was lots to see and make sure you have a look at the "munitions area" as this seemed to be a hotpoint of bird activity. I will definitely return. There is also a cafe and toilets onsite.
4. Purfleet Heritage and Military Centre
5. Partyman World Of Play
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 287 reviews
Imagine a place with multi-level play structures, ball ponds, make a bear, comfy seating for mums and dads to relax, an ever changing menu with freshly prepared food… Fun!If you’re looking for a great day out or the perfect location for your little one’s birthday party then look no further.
Reviewed By Kel989
We held a 5th birthday Party for our little girl here and it was a fantastic day. Our party was hosted by Sonia and Yasmin who were brilliant ,they had prepared our Party room/eating area before we had arrived and greeted us on arrival making sure our guests found where we was seated.The kids were fully entertained in one way or another whether they was working there round the play area or having fun dancing with Cosmo the dragon and staff. Big thanks to Yasmin and Sonia as they made our day very enjoyable and full of fun for the kids.Needless to say we would definitely use ‘Partyman’ again.????
6. Thurrock Thameside Nature Park
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 119 reviews
Thurrock Thameside Nature Park is situated on the Thames Estuary and is fantastic for family days out, bird and ship watching, historical interest and getting away from the hustle and bustle. The views across the Thames Estuary are stunning, especially from our fully accessible rooftop viewing deck which offers 360 degree views of the nature park and Thames. The visitor centre has a café with full length windows for viewing the estuary, gift shop, toilets with baby changing and a bird hide with wheelchair access which overlook the SSSI mudflats a short walk away. We have a wonderful natural play and picnic area for families to enjoy. Dogs are welcome on leads and events are held throughout the year with free parking. The site which was once landfill and has been given back to nature is 120 acres at present and will eventually be 845 acres, it is a tremendous habitat for coastal and wetland wildlife, as well as very important grassland flora and fauna species. The Nature Park is important for many species including Barn Owls, Short Eared Owls, Water Voles, Harvest Mouse, Skylark, Cuckoo and Shrill Carder Bee. However, these are not the only beneficiaries, local Cattle also graze the grassland during the year. The area is an avian hotspot and throughout the year there are overwintering and migrant bird species residing at the park. There are internationally important numbers of Ringed Plover and Avocets and nationally important numbers of Grey Plover, Dunlin, Godwit and Redshank as well as a treasure trove of butterflies, moths and bees. Footpaths, bridleways and cycle ways access the Nature Park and we are on the Thames Estuary Path route which extends to 27 miles from Tilbury town through to Leigh on Sea.
Reviewed By Hoppityskip - Basildon, United Kingdom
Parked off site and walked down to the centre and back. Always a great place to visit. We'll maintained.
7. Essex Wildlife Trust Chafford Gorges Nature Park
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 44 reviews
Reviewed By sprodway - Grays Thurrock, United Kingdom
Visited the gorge recently .Bird life was noisy and plentiful.Thank you to the people who cleared up all the litter.I can’t think of a better place for a stroll early in the morning.
8. Puttshack Lakeside
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 63 reviews
Puttshack has taken the traditional game of mini golf and fused it with space-age technology to create an experience never seen before.
Reviewed By 996deedeed
We've visited twice as a family of five with two middle school age children. One of them had also attended an 11 year old 's birthday party here about a month prior, and has been talking about it since. It's a really good venue. The first time, we booked online in advance and arrived on a Friday around 5pm. It was busy, giving a great atmosphere. The music was great and staff were very helpful, realising it was our first time. It cost approximately £60 for two games each. Note that on most days, under 18s cannot be on the premises beyond 7pm. The games are digitally tracked, with each ball assigned to a player. It detects how many times you putt to get the ball into the hole and calculates your score accordingly, displaying all scores on a screen directly above each game. In some of the games (wheel of fortune ones), if you get a hole in one, you win a free pizza or a free drink. The second time we came here, we had lunch first. It was a Saturday at 1pm, and surprisingly, less busy than on our Friday visit. We had no reservation so it was a walk-in but there was no wait. The food was superb. Good quality. I had pork belly, one of our group had beef skewers, another had pizza, and the other two had burgers. The children had milkshakes - an oreo flavoured one and a bannoffee flavored one. They said they tasted awesome. There is a good selection of starters, sides and mains. We did not look at the dessert menu. They have regular putt fries, curly fries, sweet potato fries, a range of salads and a few other sides. All dishes we had were very tasty. The bill came to £80 for the drinks, milkshakes and mains for the five of us. Music was great again. I recall a tune by Eve feat. Gwen Stefani titled 'Let me blow ya mind' for example - clean version ????. After the meal, we had a round of the mini golf (free with the meal, due to a voucher) and we all went home happy. The decor is great and the bar is well stocked. It has a grown up vibe while being ok for children. I would say it's good for children over the age of 8 and ideal for teens and adults. I could still take an even younger child there if I wanted to. We're all fans and we'll be back.
9. Intu Lakeside
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 812 reviews
Reviewed By FFS-what-now - Margate, United Kingdom
We hadn't a clue what to eat one evening and decided to try the Hall a selection of street food vendors, inside one building behind M and S lakeside. Wow, we had kebab from one place, and chinese pork, rice, and dumplings from another. It was delicious, really lovely, hot tasty, gutted we couldn't eat more. Try it if you go there (Mondays it's £5) We also used the food hall at the top of lakeside (different day) and had german kebab, chopstix, wasabi, Thai express and Subway. All of which was lovely and didn't break the bank. Enough choice to keep everyone happy. All in all a good few days and we stayed at the travelodge. Also good.
10. Coalhouse Fort
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 88 reviews
Reviewed By Cheekycockney190757 - Basildon, United Kingdom
Visited on Wednesday 24th February 2021 Coalhouse Fort. First, visit for me and my son. The actual fort was closed due to Covid related lockdowns but we had an enjoyable visit all the same. The car park was free for a start and there was clear signage regarding how to navigate the site. The fort itself is surrounded by a recreational field inc picnic tables and a playground on one side and the larger of 2 moats on the other. Though closed there is a shop/information centre outside and public toilets which were open. There are x2 5-inch gun barrels accessible outside the fort entrance which signage indicates were removed from the mighty HMS Hood. We walked from the said entrance towards London/Tilbury along the well-defined path and came to the disguised radar station which is circa 200 metres from the Fort. This radar station dates from WW2 and was disguised as a water tower. There was another informative sign detailing this history as well as details of the first historic use and the remnants which can be seen and accessed in terms of gun positions and 2 levels of moat. We came across volunteers cleaning one of the benches which it appears the friends of the fort has funded along with the many signs, and a steering job they are doing even during this period. You could walk down to Tilbury using the public footpath or towards the Thames Chase Nature reserve going the other way but we limited ourselves to a walk around the perimeter which afforded great views of the estuary, fort exterior, moat and external gun positions. We finished our walk and noted this is a site we would want to return to in future to see inside but even with this limited access this is still a fascinating site to visit and enjoy. The site has different gun positions/fortifications from different periods of use. It appears you could walk on the footpaths towards Tilbury Fort.
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