ALONG the Essex coast are well-known seaside towns like Southend, Clacton-on-Sea, but most won’t have heard of Brightlingsea.

THERE’S a small town along the Essex coastline that’s one of the driest places in the country. Shoeburyness has a lower annual rainfall average than the rest of the UK – not to mention it has two Blue ...

A picturesque coastal town in Essex, boasting breathtaking beaches, has been dubbed the "poorer relation" to its more renowned local counterparts. Despite Essex's extensive coastline drawing massive ...

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Shoebury, perched at the far eastern tip of Southend, is shaped as much by military history as by the tides of the Thames Estuary and modern suburban life.