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Braintree & District Local Guide

Your guide to Braintree and beyond

Discover Braintree and Bocking, explore nearby towns and villages, and find things to do, places to visit and useful community contacts.

Artist's impression of Bocking Windmill near Braintree, Essex
The town

About Braintree, Bocking and the surrounding towns

Get to know Braintree's market-town character, Bocking's windmill and textile heritage, and the towns and villages covered by our directory.

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Artist's impression of the medieval barns at Cressing Temple, near Braintree
Things to do

Things to do in Braintree and the surrounding area

Ideas for a local day out: Bocking Windmill, Cressing Temple, Great Notley, the Flitch Way and visits to Coggeshall, Witham and Halstead.

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Artist's impression of Braintree Town Hall in the town centre
Community

Braintree community contacts, councils and local halls

Find the right council, local halls, libraries and community links across Braintree, Bocking and the surrounding towns and villages.

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