Woodham Ferrers is located on the eastern edge of the Dengie Hundred which itself is bordered by the rivers Blackwater and Crouch. This is an excellent walking, cycling and sailing area and it has one of the dryest climates in the UK. From the village there is a good selection of walks, none of which can be described as challenging but they are very rewarding in themselves as they cover some really beautiful unspoilt countryside.

The village itself has a wonderful church, St. Mary's, which is worth a visit. The local pub is the Bell, great beer and good food when available. The local restaurant is the Spice, Indian cooking that is pretty good.

Nearby is Hyde Hall, a wondrous garden owned by the RHS is well worth a visit.

Down the hill is the new town of South Woodham Ferrers which has all the usual faciities including a full size swimming pool, Asda (not to everyone's taste!) and more ethnic restaurants than you could visit in a week.

The nearest  "serious" towns are Chelmsford and Maldon, both about 15 minutes away. Maldon is the smaller of the two and is built at the head of the navigable Blackwater. This is a charming market town which hasn't changed too much since the middle of the last century - the railway closed and time seemed to stand still thereafter. Again, good shops and restuarants.

Chelmsford is a pretty big town complete with its own football club and County cricket ground. All life is there, cinema, theater's (yes, more than one), restaurants and of course, shops.

If you are intersested in preserved railways, at Burnham on Crouch there is Mangapps Railway Museum. the Colne Valley Railway at Castle Hedingham and the East Anglia Railway Museum at Chappel