Over the last few weeks, Essex has been treated to some glorious sunshine. It's been a standard English summer with warm temperatures sandwiched between torrential downpours. But when the sun is out, there is nothing more tempting than an ice-cream.
That's even more so the case when making a trip to the beach. Essex's beautiful sunshine coast provides plenty of opportunities to have a day trip to the beach whether alone, with your partner, friends, or family. I've lived in Essex for pretty much all my life.
The only time I've ventured beyond this county's wonderful borders for any amount of time was for three years at university in Nottingham. Despite being a redhead who must be smothered in Factor 50 before stepping out the door even in autumn, I've enjoyed my fair share of beach trips. READ MORE: The 6 unwritten Essex laws that all residents follow - from our own language to ice cream ALSO READ: The stunning Essex hike where you end up at a 1000-year-old landmark Yet one thing I have never done before is experience the iconic Rossi's ice cream in Southend-on-Sea.
The parlour, almost a century old now, is widely considered to be part of the furniture on the south Essex coast. It was a rather warm day on the seafront and after taking a nice stroll along the coast to their parlour in Westcliff-on-Sea, I ordered a scoop of blue bubblegum, white chocolate and cookies and cream. At £5.
30 this was by no means cheap and so my expectations were raised even higher. What was served t.