Harlow Centre

Contact Details

7-9a West Gate, Harlow, Essex, CM20 1JS. (near the Harvey Centre)

Telephone: 01279 434621

Outreach Locations

Loughton, Saffron Walden, Dunmow, Waltham Abbey & Stansted

Where to find us

Open Road can be located in the small row of shops, just along from Domino’s Pizza with our front door found between Echo Charity shop and the Polish delicatessen.

Opening Hours

Monday 09:00-17:30

Tuesday 09:00-17:30

Wednesday 09:00-17:30

Thursday 09:00-19:00

Friday 09:00-17:30

Saturday Closed

Sunday Closed

Harlow drop in centre

Harlow needle exchange

About the Harlow centre

Our new premises have been refurbished to offer an open access reception area, group working room, needle and syringe provision room and individual treatment rooms.

Our Harlow Team is available Monday to Friday for anyone wanting to access advice, information, support, assessment and access to more formal treatment.

We offer a steroid only needle exchange on Thursdays.

We also provide a special treatment package for service users along with their families. We do this by first assessing an individual’s needs and then planning a treatment journey with them and their families to enable them to make permanent improvements in their lives.

Under 25?

As part of our joined up service provision you can access Essex Young Peoples Drug & Alcohol service (EYPDAS) for under 25's at this centre.

Groups Calendar

Our Harlow Centre runs a number of group support services. To find out more get in contact with the centre and click below to find what's on.

Other Group Support

Below are links to other groups that can provide added support along side Open Road services:

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) groups in Essex - Meetings are listed in alphabetical order by town.

Narcotics Anonymous (NA) groups in Essex - Meetings are listed in chronological order from Sunday to Saturday

Cocaine Anonymous (CA) groups in Essex - Meetings listed in chronological order from Sunday to Saturday

Latest

Appropriate Adult Insight Denise

Read about Appropriate Adult volunteer Denise and her experience in the role. Open Road are always on the look out for enthusiastic and dedicated volunteers like Denise. If you are interested and inspired by Denise get in contact with us and visit our website for more.
Appropriate Adult Insight Mike

Find out about the Appropriate Adult role from Open Road Volunteer Mike Hector. Open Road are always on the look out for enthusiastic and dedicated volunteers like Mike. If you have been inspired by Mike's story and want to start volunteering, then get in contact or apply through our website.
Administrator - Part Time Harlow

The role of the Administrator is to input to, maintain and update all client records on the Case Management system, ensuring thorough and comprehensible notes are recorded.
Young Person's Substance Misuse Worker

As the Young Person's Substance Misuse Worker, you will be responsible for the assessment and management of a caseload as well as the delivery of both structured and semi structured interventions in both one to one and group sessions.

Basildon Centre

Open Road's Basildon Centre has an open access drop-in is available for anyone to access for advice, information, support, assessment and access to more formal treatment with drug or alcohol recovery.
Chelmsford Centre

Open Road's Chelmsford centre is located in Mansard House, on New London Road. Our Open Access service provides the opportunity for support, advice and information on a daily basis. We can do Personalised Assessments on the same day, which will signpost the service user to effective interventions and treatments.
Clacton Centre

Open Road's Clacton Centre operates a drop in needle exchange and open access support on an appointment basis. We run a friendly and non-judgmental service with a member of the team available for support, advice or initial assessment.
Colchester Centre

Open Road's Colchester site is our longest established treatment centre, conveniently located in the town centre. We offer open access for anyone who would like advice, information, support, assessment and access to more formal treatment.
Medway Young People's Centre

We work with people aged 10 to 18 and 10 to 21 for people in Looked After Care, who are using drugs and/or alcohol. We will give you honest information about how they work, what the risks are, and how you can reduce those risks. You do not have to want to stop using.
Colchester Head Office

Open Road's Head Office is on North Hill, Colchester. As our administrative base, Head Office does not provide treatment services.

What we do

Open Road is an established Drug and Alcohol Recovery support charity in Essex and Medway. Open Road provides a variety of services to support individuals on their journey to recovery from drug and alcohol addiction.
Colchester Centre

Open Road's Colchester site is our longest established treatment centre, conveniently located in the town centre. We offer open access for anyone who would like advice, information, support, assessment and access to more formal treatment.
Appropriate Adult Service

The Essex Appropriate Adult Service operates at Essex Police custody suites in police stations across Essex, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Make a referral

If you are a professional working with a client who requires support around their drug or alcohol usage, then make the referral here.
Young People's Services

We offer a young people's Drug & Alcohol services from age 10 - 18 and beyond (25) for those in looked after care across Medway. Within Essex, we work with our partners EYPDAS as part of the Childrens Society.
Need help now

Reach out to Open Road and start your journey to recovery today.
Open Road headlines welfare services at Latitude

Open Road returned to provide welfare services at Latitude in 2019. Read the article to find out how we got on.
Harlow Centre

Open Road's Harlow Centre offers advice for anyone wanting advice, information, support, assessment and access to more formal treatment.
Chelmsford Centre

Open Road's Chelmsford centre is located in Mansard House, on New London Road. Our Open Access service provides the opportunity for support, advice and information on a daily basis. We can do Personalised Assessments on the same day, which will signpost the service user to effective interventions and treatments.
Basildon Centre

Open Road's Basildon Centre has an open access drop-in is available for anyone to access for advice, information, support, assessment and access to more formal treatment with drug or alcohol recovery.