Where to stay, eat, spa & go — I Love Essex & East London

The Tapas Lover’s Guide to Madrid Available to Pre-Order Now!

This invaluable new book includes everything you need to know about tapas eating in the Spanish capital, from where to go to what to eat

news, Travel, HotelsJoanna Fernandez-corugedoOctober 8, 2025Travel, food and drink, books

Reinventing Rijeka: Croatia's Coastal Charmer

Seasonal Stansted flights to Rijeka make the Croatian coastal city the perfect long weekend break

Editors picks, Travel, Restaurants, news, NewsJoanna Fernandez-corugedoAugust 1, 2025Croatia, Travel, fly from Stansted airport, summer holiday, weekends, NewsComment

Iberian Wellness Retreats: Nature, Yoga & Music

From walks with donkeys to harp therapy and yoga, this Spanish retreat offers autumn wellness wonders you can fly to from Stansted

Spa & Wellness, Travel, Editors picks, HotelsJoanna Fernandez-corugedoJuly 21, 2025Spain, Wellness, Retreats, Autumn, Travel, NewsComment

The Collab, Walthamstow: Roasts and Sublime Sides

A neighbourhood restaurant in the heart of Walthamstow dishes hearty roasts in a sociable space

Editors picks, Restaurants, Days outJoanna Fernandez-corugedoJuly 12, 2025Walthamstow restaurants, Eating out, East London, East London restaurants, new, newsComment

Get 10% Off Wecasa at-Home Beauty Treatments in London

Bring the salon to your London living room with at-home treatments bookable online

Editors picks, News, New flight routes, Spa & WellnessJoanna Fernandez-corugedoJanuary 6, 2025mobile wellness, at home services, News, Offer, Spa and Wellness, spa, wellnessComment

South Place Hotel, Moorgate: Get 20% Off Valentine's Day Menu

Enjoy a special offer on SP3’s special romantic sharing menu

Days out, Editors picks, Restaurants, News, Travel, HotelsJoanna Fernandez-corugedoJanuary 30, 2024East London, Art hotels, British, Liverpool Street, Moorgate, D&D London, Conran, valentine's day

WIN: Tickets to the New Oxygen Opening in Romford this Month

Let off steam, bounce around and climb at a new indoor active venue opening in Romford on 22 December

Travel, News, Days out, Editors picksJoanna Fernandez-corugedoNovember 29, 2023win, family fun, trampolining, activityComment

Why Essex Wines are Among the Best in the UK

For a taste of incredible wines, head to three of the best vineyards in the rolling Essex countryside

Days out, Editors picks, most popularJoanna Fernandez-corugedoJuly 18, 2023Vineyards, Wine, Essex vineyardsComment

New Low-Cost Stansted Flights to Kayseri in Türkiye

The Essex airport launches a direct route from the UK to Kayseri near Cappadocia in time for summer

New flight routes, Travel, News, newsJoanna Fernandez-corugedoMay 3, 2023London Stansted Airport, new route, new flights, Travel, Norway, Turkiye, CapadocciaComment

Hosts with the Most: Boutique Hotels for Spring

Choose a design-led hotel in East London or a historic hotel in the oldest recorded Roman city in Essex…

News, Hotels, Editors picksJoanna Fernandez-corugedoFebruary 17, 2023Essex, Staycation, East London, Historic, Colchester, Farringdon

Stoke By Nayland Apple Tree Lodges: An Eco Resort For All Seasons

A well-established golf and spa resort on the Essex-Suffolk border includes state-of-the-art sustainable lodges

Hotels, Spa & Wellness, Days out, NewsJoanna Fernandez-corugedoFebruary 10, 2023eco, golf, spa, wellness, lodges, Essex spas, eco EssexComment

The Glass House Retreat, Essex: Natural Swimming & Skincare

The popular wellness retreat adds a natural skincare range and swimming pond

Editors picks, Hotels, News, New flight routes, Spa & WellnessJoanna Fernandez-corugedoJune 23, 2022Wellness, detox, retreat, spas

London City Airport Launches New Flight to Deauville, France

The East London hub launches a new summer route from the UK to one of France’s prettiest towns

Editors picks, New flight routesJoanna Fernandez-corugedoMay 30, 2022Deauville, France, new routes, London City Airport, SeasonalComment

The Cricketers, Clavering in Essex: Bowled Over

A gastro-pub with rooms once home to Jamie Oliver's parents has a new look and new owner

News, Hotels, Editors picksJoanna Fernandez-corugedoNovember 3, 2021Jamie Oliver, The Cricketers, Essex pubs, Pubs with outside heating, pubs with rooms

Museum of the Year: Firstsite wins £100,000 Arts Fund

Colchester’s contemporary arts hub wins prestigious arts funding

Editors picks, Days out, NewsJoanna Fernandez-corugedoSeptember 22, 2021Colchester, arts award, Freelands Award, Arts funding, women, community

The Jobber’s Rest, Upminster: Soufflés and Seafood

A Raymond Blanc-owned gastropub in Upminster wows with its mix of international flavours and charming staff

Days out, Restaurants, NewsJoanna Fernandez-corugedoAugust 17, 2021Raymond Blanc, The Jobber's Rest, Essex pubs, Upminster

EA Festival: Hedingham Castle to Host Inaugural Essex Arts Festival

A new two-day cultural event includes major performers and speakers from the worlds of fashion, music, the arts and comedy

Days out, Editors picks, NewsJoanna Fernandez-corugedoJuly 19, 2021festivals, arts, castle hedingham, sculpture, Susie Dent, Arizona Muse

Get to Know the Real Essex with a Last-Minute Summer Staycation

With 350-miles of coastline, fun-filled activities from watersports to sailing, rural charm and much more, why not choose Essex for your last-minute staycation this summer?

Hotels, News, Editors picks, Days outJoanna Fernandez-corugedoJuly 2, 2021Essex, Staycations, Hotels, Days out in Essex