I've only moved to Essex 2 years ago and am still busy trying to discover the nicest places in the area. Since there are so many really picturesque and interesting villages in the area I've started to make my own top list.

Thaxted must be one of the most picturesque villages in Essex. At least it is...

"What happened here?" asked my husband as soon as he got out of the car and had a look around. "Looks like a Swiss Cheese!"

And right he was, the pockmarked landscape at Grime's Graves really resembles an Emmental cheese with all those holes...

I've lived in Cyprus for several years and the last thing I expected to be impressed by after moving to England were the beaches. In spring 2007 we've made our first trip to Norfolk and were so impressed by its beauty that we keep on going back. We - that is me, my husband and our two little...