Most of the country is under a Level 2 lockdown, with domestic mixing bans inside.
However, much of the country is subject to a Level 3 lockdown, which is the highest form of lockdown currently possible.
These areas should be closed to level 2 residents.
Government advice currently states that level 2 residents should “avoid traveling or staying overnight in level 3 areas other than when necessary, such as for work, education, youth services, to receive medical treatment or because of family responsibilities ”.
You are allowed to cross level 3 zones to get to another destination.
There are more areas under a level 3 lockout this time around compared to the previous three-level system in October.
This means there are plenty of areas that Essex residents should get away from.
Here are all the no-go areas for Essex residents
East Midlands
- Derby et Derbyshire
- Leicester et Leicestershire
- Lincolnshire
- Nottingham et Nottinghamshire
Northeast
- Combined Northeast Administration:
- County Durham
- Gateshead
- South Tyneside
- Sunderland
- Combined Authority North of Tyne:
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- North Tyneside
- Northumberland
- Tees Valley Combined Authority:
- Darlington
- Hartlepool
- Middlesbrough
- Redcar et Cleveland
- Stockton-on-Tees
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North West
- Blackburn avec Darwen
- Blackpool
- Grand Manchester
- Lancashire
South East
- Kent and Medway
- Slough (rest of Berkshire is level 2: high alert)
South West
- Bristol
- North Somerset
- South Gloucestershire
West Midlands
- Birmingham, Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall et Wolverhampton
- Staffordshire et Stoke-on-Trent
- Warwickshire, Coventry et Solihull
Yorkshire et The Humber
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- Kingston upon Hull / Hull
- North East Lincolnshire
- Lincolnshire of the North
- Yorkshire du Sud
- West Yorkshire
