Holiday apartment in Southend-on-Sea: Pier, Coast and Culture

Southend-on-Sea combines an exceptional pier with coast, culture and a variety of excursion destinations. Southend Pier is the world's longest pleasure pier. At the same time, the pier extends 1.33 miles into the Thames Estuary, giving the town a distinctive geographical character.

Coast

The coast includes a dedicated cycle path that is around six miles long and runs from Chalkwell Beach to Shoebury East Beach. The route therefore connects two named beach sections and is one of the town's clearly defined recreational options.

Culture and History

Southend Central Museum is located in a Grade II listed building that reopened as a museum in 1981. The permanent collection at the Beecroft Art Gallery comprises more than 2,000 works, ranging from 17th-century Dutch paintings to contemporary works. This collection includes works by Molenaer, Ruisdael, Berchem, Rossetti, Constable and Edward Lear. The gallery also presents changing special exhibitions and rotating displays from its permanent collection.

Southchurch Hall is a medieval Grade I listed building with a moat in Southend-on-Sea. The present Southchurch Hall was built approximately between 1321 and 1364; the Great Hall continues to be presented in its 14th-century form. The outline of Southchurch Hall's moat is still visible.

Nature and Surroundings

Prittlewell Camp is a castle in the vicinity of Southend-on-Sea. Two Tree Island is also an island in the vicinity of Southend-on-Sea. Several other named destinations are also located around Southend-on-Sea: Hadleigh Castle is a castle, Brimstone Hill is a castle and Rayleigh Mount is a castle. Yantlet beach is a beach in the vicinity of Southend-on-Sea. Canvey Island is an island in the vicinity of Southend-on-Sea, as is the Isle of Grain.

Southend has nine parks and green spaces with Green Flag Awards. Thus, alongside the coastal sections and destinations in the immediate surroundings, designated parks and green spaces within Southend also form a central part of the local landscape.

Experiences

Adventure Island is an amusement park with free admission and more than 40 rides and attractions. Southend Planetarium offers live talks exploring the night sky. The two offerings have different focuses, ranging from rides and attractions to an engaging exploration of the night sky.

Market and Transport

The general open-air market in Southend High Street takes place on Thursdays and Saturdays from 09:00 to 17:00. Among other things, it may offer fresh bread, fresh fish, so-called “free-from” foods, confectionery and hot food.

In summer, frequent train services from c2c and Greater Anglia, as well as local bus routes, provide access to Southend's beaches, shopping areas, parks and attractions. For further orientation, open the pages Southend-on-Sea and Westcliff-on-Sea.

For the higher-level travel overview: East of England.

Further destinations

Further places within the same destination:

East Anglia, Norfolk, Bedfordshire, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire.