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Talliston House & Gardens

An English artist has turned an unassuming ex-council house into a time-lost house of mystery.

The Broomway

A perilous medieval road leading right into the sea.

Greensted Church

This historic franken-chapel is the oldest wooden church in the world, at least part of it.

Angel Wine Tower

Thrilling and delicious complement to any dining experience.

The 'Gants' of Braintree

You won't find these curiously named passageways anywhere else in England.

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Kelvedon Hatch, England

Kelvedon Hatch Secret Nuclear Bunker

The biggest and deepest Cold War bunker open to the public in southeast England.

9 miles from Essex

Southend-on-Sea, England

Cranfield's Curiosity Cabinet

A magnificent menagerie of oddities, including taxidermy cryptids.

15 miles from Essex

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Food & Drink
in Essex

Dunmow Flitch Trials

Only the happiest married couples can win this huge piece of bacon.

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