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"Priory Park is a huge park just outside of Southend. If you have kids its a must as there is loads of space for them to run about and play including a large kids playground! Although its not only kids that would enjoy it, the park features a walled garden with bedding displays and borders with climbing roses and shrubs, as well as the 12th Century Priory Museum. Some parts of a Cluniac monastrey still remain forming part of the museum.
Walking around the park the amount of wildlife you see is amazing! From the ducks and swans on the pond, to the rats and voles running around the edge of the pond and the squirrels running across the path in front of you!
Park opening times vary throughout the year, depending on the time of the year obviously being open later during the Summer compared to the Winter.
Entry to the park and museum as well as all the facilities apart from the cafe are free so its a nice cheap day out too!!
Facilities Include
Basketball Courts
Bowling
Cafe/Restaurant
Childrens Playground
Fishing (Although you do need a licence)
Football Pitches
Museum
Parking
Picnic Area
Tennis Courts
Toilets
Nature Reserve
The Walled Garden
Large Pond (Great for feeding the ducks with the kids!)"
