19 times Essex was prettier than a Christmas card

PUBLISHED: 11:39 05 December 2019 | UPDATED: 11:41 07 January 2020

Fred Humphries

The Shrubbery, Southend Cliff Gardens (c) Marc J Pether-Longman, Flickr (CC BY 2.0)

Marc J Pether-Longman

When winter comes and a frost settles all over our county's prettiest locations, you're presented with so many fantastic photographic opportunities. Here are 19 times Essex was prettier than a Christmas card

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1) Great Wakering

2) Chalkwell beach looking towards the HMS Wilton

3) Thorndon Park

4) Hadleigh Castle

5) Blue House Farm Nature Reserve

6) Tollesbury

7) Battlesbridge

8) Dedham Vale

9) West Mersea Church

10) Thorpe Bay

11) All Saint's Church Ulting

12) The Doctor's Pond, Great Dunmow

13) Brightlingsea

14) Dedham Vale

15) Thurrock

16) Colchester Castle

17) Thaxted

18) Coggeshall

19) River Chelmer

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