Brentwood

Advantages: Fantastic safe town, with a abundance of countryside
Disadvantages: Fashion affected residents

Brentwood is a large sprawling town on the edge of what is known as "Greater London". Brentwood is a very deceptive town, in respect of size. On first arrival it's easy to believe that it's a small area, but it's an enormous location split up into different districts Ingatestone, Shenfield, North Wield, South Wield, Hutton, Ingrave, Herongate and Little Warley. A very green area with plenty of woodland Brentwood is just a miniscule 20 minutes away ...
...guiding your way through them. Brentwood is far too large so I have made this a much more simplistic read. SHOPPING Brentwood's shopping area consists mainly of one long street not surprisingly called "The High Street" this is just over a third of a mile in length and features a variety of stores. Brentwood is not necessarily somewhere you would go to shop unless you lived on the outskirts, simply because it's very reminiscent of most high streets ... Read review

Advantages: Mmmmmm food!
Disadvantages: There's no fat free chocolate cake?!?!?

...You know when you've reached a certain age when you find yourself going for a nice meal for a friend’s birthday. Yes, I now have to admit that the years which were dominated by drinking and clubbing have gone, and a nice meal, a few bottles of vino and a chat with close friends has replaced it. So, Good Friday just gone, bright sunshine and blue skies, daffodils lining the roads and birds singing in the trees. Spring has finally arrived. I get my glad rags on and skip along to my friend’s house and we drive out to meet the others. The venue for the night is to be Brentwood in Essex, and the restaurant - Prezzo. Location Brentwood in Essex, is easily accessed from junction 28 off the M25, the A12, or the A127 by car, or by frequent local bus services from most areas of Essex. It is also accessible by train, which runs from... Read review

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Advantages: very informative,an alternative to the seaside
Disadvantages: Not for the disabled

...An alternative day out for the family just to show how scary the threat of Nuclear war. ************************************** Directions first are: From the M25 take the Jtn 28 (A1023) to Brentwood and when you get to the middle of Brentwood you will see a double roundabout . You have to make a left turning at this roundabout the (A128)and carry on past two roundabouts keep going into the countryside. Carry on past the (A1023)turn off further into countryside don't worry your not lost it's just a long country lane. Keep going until you get to the (A113) and then turn left. *********************************** Alternatively From the M 11 take Jtn 7 and turn left to the (A414) to Colchester and take the third turning to Chipping Ongar(A128) turn off,then take the (A113) turn off. I... Read review

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Advantages: Made me realise how real the threat of nuclear war was.
Disadvantages: The dummies are a bit silly!

...When we first went to visit my sister and her partner and drove around the countryside of Essex I was amazed to see the signs directing me to the ‘Secret Nuclear Bunker’. I thought this was pretty funny really – it’s hardly a secret if it’s so well signposted! Well last weekend we down there again and we all decided to pay it a visit. Our party consisted of mom, dad, my sister Helen, her partner Richard, my partner Dave and myself. Richard and Helen had looked on the website at www.japar.demon.co.uk for any relevant information before we left home and then off we went to Kelvedon Hatch Secret Nuclear Bunker. To get there by car you need to be on the A128 Ongar to Brentwood road. This can be reached either by taking the M11 and then the A414 Chelmsford to Ongar road, then the A128 or by taking the M... Read review

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