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Looking Down on the Nave
Right on the Essex/Suffolk border, Dedham is probably the best known Essex village. We spent a lovely sunny afternoon there today, walking around the village, visiting the Dedham Craft Centre, and loooking round the wonderful church of St. Mary’s.
We joined a tour of the church and went up the tower [...] Today’s Guardian has another ‘Full English’ supplement produced in association with EnjoyEngland.com, highlighting things to do in England.
There’s a piece from visiteastofengland.com which looks at cycling in Essex, which is online here. We’ll be featuring cycling routes and walking routes in Essex here on Essex Days Out in due course.
There’s also a feature by Dave [...] Just a bit further afield, in Suffolk, is Orford, which has a castle, the village itself, and a nice walk alongside the river (or maybe a tributary?) We didn’t get there this summer, but in sorting out some photos I came across this short 360degree video taken a few years ago, and thought I’d experiment putting [...] Just five minutes walk from us is a hidden National Trust gem. Bourne Mill is, according to the NT ‘a verdant oasis in suburban Colchester’. Heading south out of Colchester on Mersea Road, just on the outskirts of New Town, is Bourne Pond, a haven for birds, and sited on the eastern side is [...] We’ve had many Devon cream teas over the years on our visits to the south west, but, perhaps surprisingly, Essex can compete with them. Tiptree cream teas Whilst Devon can supply local cream, a visit to the Wilkin and Sons cafe provides you with jam made on the farm, from fruit grown on the farm. We [...] We had a quick visit to the 23rd Chappel Beer Festival last Saturday. It was held, as ever, at the East Anglian Railway Museum in Chappel, just a few miles outside of Colchester. |
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