Shopping

Reinvent yourself in the wide array of boutiques, salons and shops Essex has to offer.

Who could resist a visit to picturesque Battlesbridge, one of the country's leading antique centres housing over 80 dealers in a former Mill, or the promise of fresh, locally grown produce in the county's numerous farm shops and farmers markets? Market towns such as Saffron Walden, Halstead and Maldon offer the charm of attractive surroundings where you can find many up-market boutiques and unique shops offering quality and unusual goods.

For all-weather shopping head to the incredibly popular Lakeside, boasting over 300 shops both large and small.