Essex Wildlife Trust, Bedfords Park Nature Discovery Centre

Lovely open grounds. Perfect for dog walks and families. Red deer sanctuary, feel free to bring carrots and apples. Tea and cake shop with beautiful vista. Free parking.

Very good park nice walks good visitor centre and get to see the deer close up

There is a decent size car park near the children's play area. Lovely little cafe that has two entrances, one for people with dogs. Dog friendly so you can get out of the bad weather and warm up after your walk.
There is a red deer enclosure and the deer come right up to the fence.
There's a wild flower area, a lake and it is a nature reserve.
It will probably be very popular if it snows as there are some great slopes for tabboganing.
Family friendly, definitely worth a visit

Spent an afternoon here and I can say this place is amazing ,only had to drive like 20 minutes from where I live but it was totally worth it. The staff in the cafe also amazing , always smiling and kind . One of my favourite places so far and can't wait to go again.

Great park. Probably the best in the area to be honest. Long walks, great views and a real sense of being away from it all... even though it’s only 5 minutes away from the outskirts of Romford.
Oh, plus the deer compound and the secret walled garden. Just to add to the allure!!!

Update... they now have some new play equipment near the main car park.
Fantastic!

Great country park! Plenty of free parking, nice play area for the kids and huge park to walk around with lots of deer. Nice little cafe/gift shop where you can have a coffee and enjoy the views of the park.

Great park for a quiet walk. Beautiful red deer and a lovely cafe with a range of teas and coffees, cakes and ice creams. Sit outside to catch the sun.

A lovely place for a walk with some walking tracks and great views. The deer enclosure is nice to see (take some carrots if you want to feed them). There's a visitor centre with some typical gift shop merchandise and cafe. Really nice to visit, quite unexpected being so close to urban areas. Lots of free car park spaces when I visited too.