Southend Central Museum
Southend Central Museum is a free museum housed in a typically impressive Victorian building, designed to show off local civic pride and impress visitors. It…
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Southchurch Hall
In December 2015 we visited Southchurch Hall in Southend on Sea. It’s a lovely little free museum, and well worth a visit. Southchurch is Grade…
Prittlewell Priory
We visited Southend Prittlewell Priory for the first time in December 2015, and were most impressed. The Priory was originally founded by Clunic Monks of…
Winter Walks in Essex – Tollesbury
We recently launched our Essex Coast listing, which lists 32 coastal towns and villages in Essex. We took a broad definition of ‘coast’ and included…
The Nursery at Audley End House
I’ve been visiting Audley End House since I was a child – my first trip was with my Primary School. One of my most memorable…
Folk East 2015
Two great days at Folk East this year.
The Abbey, Coggeshall
Two years ago we went for a lovely walk around Coggeshall. On the walk we passed by The Abbey, a beautiful medieval house. When I…
Julie’s House
We’ve been excited ever since we first heard about Grayson Perry’s ‘House for Essex’.
Stow Maries Aerodrome – Armed Forces Day 2015
Stow Maries Aerodrome opened its doors to commemorate Armed Forces today.
The Chapel of St Peter-on-the-Wall in the sunshine
Earlier this year we featured a guest blog from Hannah Salisbury about a winter walk to The Chapel of St Peter on the Wall, and…