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The teenage years are a time for exploration, self-discovery, and forming bonds with peers. To help make the most of these precious years, we've curated a diverse list of activities that promise to engage, challenge, and create memories. Whether you're a teenager seeking new experiences or a parent looking to bond with your teen and spend some quality time together, these activities will hopefully inspire you! We have a great list varying from outdoor adventures, interactive activities and also some free and low cost options thrown in too!
Outdoor Adventures:
Aquapark - Festival Wakeboarding and Aqua Park / Lakeside Aqua Park
Kayaking - Essex Kayaking at Hadleigh Park
Outdoor Sports - Stubbers Adventure Centre, Upminster
Snowboarding - Brentwood Ski and Snowboard Centre
Wakeboarding - Festival Wakeboarding and Aqua Park
Driving Range - Top golf, Chigwell / Leigh Driving Range
Alpaca Trekking - All things Alpaca
Paddle boarding - Essex Stand up Paddleboarding
Roller Skating - Roller City, Rochford
Social Activities:
Minigolf - Adventure Golf, Garon's Castle Adventure, Dino Encounter Crazy Golf, Arnold Palmer, Caddies
Bowling - King Pins Bowling, CJ's Bowling, Hollywood Bowl
Footgolf - St Cleres Golf Centre, Stanford-Le-Hope
Ping-Pong - Switch, Southend
Laser Tag - Rayleigh Megacentre Laser Tag
Tennis - Southend Leisure and Tennis
Thrilling Adventures:
Airsoft - Hockley Airsoft
Rock Climbing - Indierock
Climbing wall - Rock Up Lakeside
Escape Rooms - Escape Live, Escape Southend
Go Karting - Team Sport, Basildon/ Lakeside Karting
Ice-skating - Sapphire Ice & Leisure Centre, Romford
Theme Park - Adventure Island
High Ropes - Go Ape Chelmsford
Zip-lining at Nuclear High Ropes, Brentwood
Trampolining - Oxygen Activity Park
Roller Skating - Roller City, Rochford
Underwater activities - Scuba Diving at Dive Odyssea
Driving - Young Driver, Lakeside
Obstacle Course - Ninja Warrior, Chelmsford
Hands on activities:
Chocolate Making - Sarah's Chocolate Kitchen
Creative activities - Create 98
Pottery Painting - Revelation Art
Interactive activities:
Gaming - Elite Gamer, Immersive Gamebox
Interactive adventures - Spy Missions
VR - Golf in Progress
Arcades - Astro City
Augmented Reality Darts - Boom Battle Bar Southend
Chilled activities:
Board Games - The Board Game hut
Cinema - ODEON Southend
Outdoor Cinema - Moonbeamers
Pamper day - Lila's Spa
Theatre - Cliff's Pavilion, The Palace Theatre
Miniature Railway - Epping and Ongar Railway, North Weald and District Miniature Railway
Cafes - Find an 'instagrammable' cafe such as Wilma's Bakery from our selection of Cafes.
Yoga - Yoga 4 all kids sessions
On a budget:
Museums - We have a great selection of museums here
Geocaching - Anywhere!
Open Top bus - Southend Open top bus
Parkour - Hadleigh Park, Benfleet
Bike Riding - Hadleigh Bike Park, Just Ride Southend
Fishing - Southend Pier and Railway
Swimming - Here are the local leisure centres in and around Southend
Skateboarding - Leigh Skate Park, Southend Skate Park
We also have a variety of clubs and activities in our 'Children's Classes and activities' category, including local youth clubs.
We would love for our readers to share their own favourite activities or experiences with us! You can tag us in your adventures on Facebook or Instagram or contact us if you have any ideas we can add to the list.
