On one of the hottest days of the year so far, we embarked on a walk from Leigh in Sea to Southend on Sea in Essex. We’d arrived in Leigh …
Photo Gallery: a walk from Leigh-on-Sea to Southend and along the world’s longest pleasure pier Read More
On a gloriously sunny Sunday afternoon last weekend, I headed east for my second Leigh-on-Sea Folk Festival – and had another fantastic time.
Leigh-on-Sea Folk Festival 2018: Sun, music, mud, beer and flying knickers – photos Read More
Established in 1992, the Leigh Folk Festival takes place annually at Leigh-on-Sea in Essex, and I popped along on Sunday to catch the last day of the four day event – …
Photos from the Leigh On Sea folk festival: bands, beer, banjos, Morris dancers and crowd scenes Read More
Suburbia has always filed me with fear: growing up in north Cardiff I used to dread the silence and monotony of suburban Sundays, where every shop was closed and the …
Braintree: a look at deepest, dullest suburbia in Essex where modernism unexpectedly lurks Read More
Here’s a short selection of photos taken in and around Stanford-le-Hope and Corringham, located within the unitary authority of Thurrock in Essex. Stanford-le-Hope is some 24 miles from London, and Corringham another …
A life size Queen, dodgy boozer and a Grade I listed church: a walk around Stanford-le-Hope and Corringham, Essex Read More
I can usually find offbeat and unusual beauty in almost every place I visit, but I have to admit that I found myself quite challenged during my recent visit to …
Photos of Brentwood, Essex: closed shops, hand written bus notices and a fine pub Read More
Yesterday, I had to visit deepest, darkest Essex, with my day trip taking in Colchester and the nearby Island of Mersea. Here’s a selection of photos from my journey.
Fish & Chip Friday and Wednesday Toe Nails: Colchester and Mersea Island in photos Read More
On the weekend, I took a trip out to Canvey Island, a reclaimed island in the Thames estuary in the south-east of England. I was there to watch the mighty Dulwich Hamlet …
Canvey Island photos – sea wall murals, Concord Beach, a Dr Feelgood bench, sea views and racism Read More
Last Saturday, I took a trip out to Billericay in deepest Essex to watch a woefully under-performing Dulwich Hamlet lose to the local football team. I didn’t have a lot …
Billericay, Essex, southern England – twenty photos Read More
Thanks to the hard work of a dedicated team of volunteers, the Epping to Ongar branch line railway in Essex is set to reopen to passengers next month. From Friday 25th …
Epping to Ongar railway reopens: steam, archive photos, Blake Hall and Sham 69 Read More
On Sunday, a hardy gang of urban75 walkers set off to walk the last section of the London Loop, a trip that took us into deepest, darkest Essex. As you …
Walking the London Loop – Rainham to Purfleet, Essex Read More