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Acanteen
Chelmsford
If TOWIE is the first thing that springs to mind when you hear “Essex”, we suggest you read this: our guide to the county’s independent shops, contemporary art galleries and post-industrial restaurants serving locavore menus.
23 October, 2020
What does 'Essex' mean to you? Does it mean radical contemporary art galleries, post-industrial café spaces and one-of-a-kind countryside piles? Thought not. We've picked out our favourite shops, restaurants and galleries the county has to offer.
restaurant
Chelmsford
restaurant
Chelmsford
restaurant
Brentwood
thingstodo
Southend-on-Sea
thingstodo
Colchester
shopping
Southend-on-Sea
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thingstodo
Southend-on-Sea
thingstodo
Braintree
hotel
Manningtree
shopping
Dunmow