These are suggestions for other places to visit - I have no connection with any of the bars, restaurants etc :-
Check these out.
Aldeburgh - 'Islington on Sea' - Art gallerys, fab fish and chip shop.
Woodbridge - Tide Mill, Boutique shops, restaurants (The Table, Galley, The Crown), Violin manufacturer, Pubs ( The Mariner).
Ipswich - Marina, bars, restaurants, FloatingRestaurant cruises, Old town.
Sutton Hoo - Anglo Saxon burial site.
Harwich - 'For the Continent' - Mayflower Project, Quay, Redoubt Fort, Treo bar/restauarant, free Guided tours of Town.
Felixtowe - 'For the Incontinent'
Manningtree & Mistley - Lucca pizza/pasta restaurant, Manningtree Station buffet, The Mistley Thorn Hotel/Restaurant, The Mistley Kitchen cookery school, The Tea House at Mistley Quay.
'Constable Country' - Flatford Mill, East Bergholt - 'The Place for Plants'
Sudbury - Gainsborough House.
Long Melford - Melford Hall, Kentwell Hall, Boutique shops, Antiques, Tea rooms, pubs/restaurants (The Hare Inn, The Bull).
Lavenham - Numerous listed timber framed houses.
West Mersea - Art galleries, Museum, Country Park, Crabbing from pontoon, Lady Grace boats trip around 'The Oyster Packing Shed' (20mins),
- The Company Shed (seafood), Oyster bar, The Victory pub/restaurant, The Coast Inn, The Art Cafe, The Cakehole deli, The Poop Deck - antiques, collectibles, old tat.
Maldon - Thames Barges at the quay, osyter bar, kids play area, promenade walk, tea room, high street shopping/restaurants.
Last but not least - Galleywood - (Chelmsford) - The Eagle, Mr Fish fishbar, er that's it!