Easter Walk '11: Old Leigh

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So the final stop in the Easter Walk was the sea front at Leigh on Sea, better known as Old Leigh. Rows of cockle sheds give way to pubs, restaurants and the like in what is probably my favourite place in Essex. I'm not going to write too much about it now, but will most definitely be returning later in the year.

One of the main events hosted in Old Leigh is the Leigh Folk Festival which bills itself as the largest free folk festival in England. It's a tremendous event, particularly the sunday which features a parade of dance sides at lunch time, followed by an afternoon of music on stages outside most of the pubs.

They were hosting a fund-raising event in Southend to which I ventured, seeing acts like Pancho and Lefty, and The Famous Potatos (pictured below).