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

Last-Minute Christmas Gifts: Snap Up These Bargains Now!

If you haven't finished your Christmas shopping yet, fear not. From portable music gadgets to delicious seasonal drinks, find a few ideas for gifts you can snap up now.

NewsJoanna Fernandez-corugedoDecember 19, 2025Christmas, Last-minute Christmas giftsComment

Mama Shelter, Shoreditch: Seventies-Style Sociable Dining

The playful French hotel chain dishes crowd-pleasing dishes in a fun-filled social space in Hackney

Editors picks, news, Restaurants, Travel, HotelsJoanna Fernandez-corugedoDecember 14, 2025London hotels, Shoreditch, HackneyComment

The Tapas Lover’s Guide to Madrid Out Now!

Everything you need to know about tapas 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

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

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

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

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

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

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 UK's Best

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

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

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

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

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