Essex


<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-between-the-lines-bookshop-great-bardfield"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/BetweenTheLinesBardfield/?locale=en_GB" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Between The Lines Bookshop</a>, Great Bardfield</h2>



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<p>First on our Essex news and new openings is Great Bradfield’s indie store <a href="https://www.facebook.com/BetweenTheLinesBardfield/?locale=en_GB" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Between The Lines Bookshop</a>. Recently moved from Vine Street, it now boasts new premises in the High Street’s old Post Office. Selling books, stationery, cards, coffee and cake, it’s the perfect place to browse, sip, munch and buy when the weather’s as miserable as it is right now.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-casa-great-dunmow"><a href="https://www.casadunmow.co.uk/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Casa</a>, Great Dunmow</h2>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="1000" height="666" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/essex/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2023/12/casa-great-dunmow-essex-news.jpg" alt="Casa, Great Dunmow Essex news and new openings" class="wp-image-15392" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/essex/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2023/12/casa-great-dunmow-essex-news.jpg 1000w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/essex/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2023/12/casa-great-dunmow-essex-news-800x533.jpg 800w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/essex/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2023/12/casa-great-dunmow-essex-news-768x511.jpg 768w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/essex/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2023/12/casa-great-dunmow-essex-news-788x525.jpg 788w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" /></figure>



<p>Great Dunmow’s the place to head for tapas and cocktails at new bar and restaurant,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.casadunmow.co.uk/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Casa</a>. Exclusively for over 21s, it also offers brunch, sandwiches, pittas and salads from 12-3pm. Tapas include salt and chilli calamari and crispy potato gnocchi, with their cocktails equally impressive. We also love their drink packages like their ‘Stayed Out!’ option. Think two bottles of Grey Goose, Hendrick&#8217;s or Havana Club 7, two bottles of Prosecco and four jugs of mixers. The price? A reasonable £250, when split between the 8-10 people it’s aimed at.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-happy-socks-braintree"><a href="https://braintree-village.com/shops/happy-socks" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Happy Socks</a>, Braintree</h2>



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<p>Ready to shop for socks as bizarrely no one bought you any for Christmas? Get to Braintree Village&#8217;s new&nbsp;<a href="https://braintree-village.com/shops/happy-socks" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Happy Socks</a>&nbsp;branch. Located near Nike on the South Mall, as a multi-seasonal store it’s situated where the Havaianas shop stood (as who wants to buy flip flops in winter?). It&#8217;s got an eye-catching selection of designs, inspired by everything from art and fashion to pop culture and foodie favourites.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-il-vino-wine-bar-buckhurst-hill"><a href="https://ilvino.co.uk/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Il Vino Wine Bar</a>, Buckhurst Hill</h2>



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<p>Buckhurst Hill’s&nbsp;<a href="https://ilvino.co.uk/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Il Vino</a>&nbsp;has been on the Queen’s Road since 2021, but has just added a wine bar to its premises. The&nbsp;retail selection of over 600 wines and Champagne has been moved to the rear, meaning you can now sit and enjoy a large selection of wines by the glass. Why not add a selection of cheese, charcuterie, cicchetti, bruschetta and meze while you drink? To book call 020 8504 8799 or email&nbsp;<a href="mailto:info@ilvino.co.uk">info@ilvino.co.uk</a>.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-juju-s-the-style-closet-grays-and-hornchurch"><a href="https://jujusthestylecloset.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">JuJu’s! The Style Closet</a>, Grays and Hornchurch</h2>



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<p>Also on our Essex news and new openings line-up is&nbsp;Grays’&nbsp;<a href="https://jujusthestylecloset.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">JuJu’s! The Style Closet</a>. The store&#8217;s aim? To find the latest in women’s fashion at affordable prices (win win at this post-Christmas; out-of-pocket time of year). They’ve also just opened their second store in Hornchurch’s Emerson Park, packed full of clothes, PJs, comfy knits, coats, scarfs, bags and more.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-pig-amp-whistle-restaurant-chelmsford"><a href="https://www.pigandwhistlechelmsford.uk/ceremonies" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Pig &amp; Whistle Restaurant</a>, Chelmsford</h2>



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<p>Want to wed in the countryside in a romantic setting? Check out Chelmsford’s&nbsp;<a href="https://www.pigandwhistlechelmsford.uk/ceremonies" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Pig &amp; Whistle Restaurant</a>. A 16<sup>th</sup>century building, it’s now an award-winning restaurant licensed for weddings and civil ceremonies. The ideal choice for a small ceremony and sit-down meal for up to 30, its spaces include two rooms you can interchange for either ceremony or food. Also on offer are licensed outdoor spaces, meaning in good weather your ceremony&#8217;s conducted on the sun terrace or picturesque courtyard.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-steam-dreams-rail-co-shoeburyness"><a href="https://steamdreams.co.uk/journey/shoeburyness-to-the-bluebell-railway/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Steam Dreams Rail Co</a>, Shoeburyness</h2>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="1000" height="666" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/essex/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2023/12/Steam-dreams-Rail-Co-essex.jpg" alt="Steam Dreams Rail Co Shoeburyness" class="wp-image-15403" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/essex/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2023/12/Steam-dreams-Rail-Co-essex.jpg 1000w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/essex/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2023/12/Steam-dreams-Rail-Co-essex-800x533.jpg 800w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/essex/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2023/12/Steam-dreams-Rail-Co-essex-768x511.jpg 768w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/essex/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2023/12/Steam-dreams-Rail-Co-essex-788x525.jpg 788w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" /></figure>



<p>All aboard for this Essex news and new openings! Steam Dreams Rail Co has announced its&nbsp;<a href="https://steamdreams.co.uk/journey/shoeburyness-to-the-bluebell-railway/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">9 April Essex experience</a>, starting at Shoeburyness and picking up at Southend Central, Leigh on Sea and Barking, where the steam locomotive steps in. You’re then transported through the Surrey Hills and into Sussex for a visit to one of the UK’s oldest preserved passenger lines. Choose from Premium Standard Class, First Class or the luxurious Pullman Dining experience, complete with Champagne, fine dining and wine. Hic.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-wivenhoe-works-wivenhoe"><a href="https://www.wivenhoe.works/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Wivenhoe Works</a>, Wivenhoe</h2>



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<p>Working from home has its benefits – PJs all day, anyone? – but it can also be isolating. That’s why we love the new&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wivenhoe.works/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Wivenhoe Works</a>&nbsp;co-working space&nbsp;for you to get out, meet people and create more structure to how you work. For £15 per day you get a dedicated space complete with office chair, power outlets and WiFi. You can even have a private lockable office for £30. This comes furnished with screen, keyboard, mouse and docking station with phone charging cables, so all you need is your laptop.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-yiamas-brentwood"><a href="https://yiamas.co.uk/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Yiamas</a>, Brentwood</h2>



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<p>Another on our Essex news and new openings is Greek restaurant&nbsp;<a href="https://yiamas.co.uk/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Yiamas</a>, now open in&nbsp;Brentwood’s Pilgrims Hatch. There’s lots of fine wine and cocktails with entertainment every Friday and Saturday night. Then there’s the food, with their&nbsp;à&nbsp;la carte including scallops with spicy pastourma sausage, grilled halloumi and pearl peppers; charcoal grilled pork belly; and baked aubergine stuffed with mint and oregano ragout. The website also says plate smashing’s mandatory – but to make sure they’re the right ones!</p>


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