The County of Essex

Part or all of Essex is in Suffolk Coast & Heaths AONB, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

Part or all of Essex is in Dedham Vale AONB, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

Essex's Surrounding Counties

Other counties neighbouring Essex include: Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire, Greater London, Kent and Essex .

Retail in Essex

Essex is a county with a great selection of places to visit including towns, castles, woodlands, airports, historic buildings, cities, villages, country parks, shopping centres, parks and nature reserves.

Essex is home to some unmissable towns like Colchester, Epping, Maldon, Southend-on-Sea, Saffron Walden, Braintree, and Basildon.

Essex's best castles can be found at Colchester Castle.

Essex's best woodlands can be found at Epping Forest, and Bedfords Park.

Essex's best airports can be found at London Southend Airport, and London Stansted Airport.

Essex is home to some unmissable historic buildings like Audley End House and Gardens, and Chelmsford Cathedral.

The county of Essex boasts some of the best cities including Chelmsford.

Essex features a number of interesting villages including Hatfield Peverel.

Essex's best country parks can be found at Thorndon Country Park.

Essex's best shopping centres can be found at Lakeside Shopping Centre.

Essex features a number of interesting parks including Bedfords Park.

Bedfords Park is one of Essex's best nature reserves to visit in Essex.

Towns and Villages in Essex

Lakes near

Rivers in Essex

Lakes in Essex

Hills in Essex

Woodland in Essex

Nature Reserves in Essex

Things to do in Essex