Quality of Life
Recreation for everyone
You can enjoy many types of sport and recreation in Essex, with over 50 golf courses, well-equipped leisure centres, sports clubs and facilities where you can take part in most types of indoor or outdoor activity.
There are many country parks where you can enjoy walking, cycling and other outdoor pursuits in safe, pleasant surroundings, including new parklands at Rainham Marshes and Thurrock Thameside Nature Park.
The London Olympics will improve many of the training facilities in the county and bring international sport to Hadleigh Country Park. Work has started on the Basildon Sporting Village which aims to be the best sports and leisure facility in Essex. It will be equipped with a 50 metre international size pool and much more, offering a wealth of activities and services for all.
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