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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 homeware emporiums, elegantly placed alongside the big names and high-street classics. Words & image courtesy of Visit Essex www.visitessex.com eastlife.co.uk 47
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