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11 great things to do in Essex in April

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As we journey along the roadmap out of lockdown, more and more local attractions are opening up. Essex Life picks out some of the best things to do in the county of this month

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11 great things to do in Essex in April

Hyde Hall Garden is now open! Hill Top Building viewed from the Dry Garden at

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Victoria Purcell

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As we journey along the roadmap out of lockdown, more and more local attractions are opening up. Essex Life picks out some of the best things to do in the county of this month

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Sturminster Mill on the Stour in Dorset

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11 great things to do in Essex in April

Hyde Hall Garden is now open! Hill Top Building viewed from the Dry Garden at

Essex Life

Victoria Purcell

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As we journey along the roadmap out of lockdown, more and more local attractions are opening up. Essex Life picks out some of the best things to do in the county of this month

Simon Gudgeon’s Search for Enlightenment, consisting of two bronze cast faces, a male and female in deep contemplation

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The mind-blowing new exhibition at Sculpture by the Lakes in Dorchester

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The Henry Moore Gardens have reopened to visitors

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