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LEIGH-ON-SEA Described as ‘Notting Hill with a seafront’ Leigh-on-Sea boasts an historic Old Town and buzzing Broadway. Cool bars and chic boutiques strive for your attention, along with traditional pubs and cockle sheds. It’s hardly surprising that a town with such a close proximity to London (less than an hour by train), instantly strikes you as ‘comfortable’. Stock brokers, solicitors and successful entrepreneurs’ sports car and luxury saloons vie for parking spaces on and around Leigh’s natural epicentre, the Broadway. But like Notting Hill, which is home to a similar demographic, there’s a laid-back but well-heeled vibe that many of the locals will refer to as ‘buzzing’. If you’ve not been, or not visited for a while, Leigh really does reward you for jumping into the car or onto a C2C train for a day out. Alternatively, indulge yourselves in a weekend with a difference. Among the City slickers you’ll find a wealth of artists and creative types, while down in the atmospheric Old Town, the original wealth creators of Leigh, the fishermen, still ply their trade. For lovers of fresh seafood, Leigh’s Old Town is fabulous. The Old Town features a cobbled street which leads to Cockle Row, where you can buy all manner of bivalves drawn from the estuary waters. They don’t worry about food miles here because much of it has travelled no more than a handful of yards on its way from boat to plate. The friendly, traditional pubs of the Old Town are also popular with locals and tourists alike. The Mayflower on the High Street is a multi CAMRA award-winning pub that will delight fans of real ale, while the Crooked Billet is another traditional waterside establishment with a big reputation. A short walk or drive up the cliffs takes you into the heart of Leigh and onto the Broadway. Again, pubs and restaurants abound, with a wonderful supporting cast of cool bars and relaxed cafes. Leigh is chock-full of fabulous independent, quirky fashion boutiques, dedicated antiques stores, and home-ware emporiums, elegantly placed alongside the big names and high-street classics. (Words courtesy of Visit Essex). www.visitessex.com eastlife.co.uk 45
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Page 3 and 4: VISIT EAST ANGLIA 2017 8-11 BEDFORD
Page 5 and 6: Norfolk gland Framlingham Castle, I
Page 8 and 9: AMPTHILL Take a trip to Ampthill, a
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Page 12 and 13: Farmland Museum & Denny Abbey A FAS
Page 14: STEP BACK IN TIME Cambridge has pro
Page 18 and 19: FOOD & DRINK With a tantalising arr
Page 20 and 21: CAMBRIDGE ATTRACTIONS ADC Theatre T
Page 22 and 23: Emmanuel College The college chapel
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Page 26 and 27: FOREST HEATH Forest Heath has a won
Page 28 and 29: Offering an exciting mix of culture
Page 30 and 31: ST.IVES The historic riverside mark
Page 32 and 33: THE FENS Fenland is a beautiful lan
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Page 38 and 39: BRAINTREE The town of Braintree is
Page 41 and 42: CLACTON With one of the best climat
Page 43: COLNE VALLEY The Colne Valley, an a
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Page 51 and 52: SOUTHEND Southend became a seaside
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Page 60 and 61: HITCHIN Steeped in history, Hitchin
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Page 81 and 82: THE BROADS The Broads is Britain’
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GT YARMOUTH Great Yarmouth is a fun
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HOLT HARLESTON Harleston is a treas
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The Sainsbury Centre for Visual Art
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NORTH WALSHAM & MUNDSLEY Ideally si
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SWAFFHAM Swaffham is a delightful t
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WELLS NEXT THE SEA Sitting at the q
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WALSINGHAM Walsingham, known as ‘
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WHAT’S ON? 13-14 May North Norfol
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USEFUL CONTACTS Attleborough Town H
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ALDEBURGH Aldeburgh is a striking t
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Image: Visit Suffolk BECCLES The ma
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BURY ST EDMUNDS Few places in Engla
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DEBENHAM A former court of East Ang
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Felixstowe, bordered on the north b
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FRAMLINGHAM HADLEIGH Framlingham, k
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HAVERHILL Haverhill is a market tow
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LAVENHAM LONG MELFORD Lavenham is a
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Go Behind the Scenes Prices from £
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smart casual clothing for men & lad
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SAXMUNDHAM Saxmundham is a popular
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Gainsborough’s House Museum Open:
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W&M SMITH Weddings Glasswares Metal
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Run Cottage Touring Park POSSIBLY T
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SUFFOLK ATTRACTIONS Adnams Brewery
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. PETS PADDOCK . . HERITAGE MUSEUM
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Ickworth House, Park and Gardens On
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Palace House: National Heritage Cen
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drive day boats available for hire.
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TOURIST INFORMATION CENTRES & OTHER
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A whole day of non-stop family fun
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