Southend-on-Sea Information

Essex, UK Map Southend-on-Sea is in the county of Essex, in South-East England, on the north bank of the Thames Estuary.

The town is primarily a seaside resort, but is the home of companies such as FDR (the credit card processing company), Amstrad, Maplin Electronics, Rossi, and a host of electrical equipment, pharmaceutical and light engineering firms.

The most notable landmark is that of the 1.3 mile (2km) long pier which extends out into the Estuary - it's the longest pleasure pier in the world. Southend is also famous for the Golden Mile of amusement arcades and attractions, including the Kursaal bowling alley and bar, and Peter Pan's Adventure Island.


This page contains links to Southend-on-Sea sites, information, and services of use to anyone living in South-east Essex, or looking for more details on Southend-on-Sea or neighbouring Westcliff-on-Sea, Leigh-on-Sea and Shoeburyness.

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Southend Seafront

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Southend News & Weather


Local attractions

Southend-on-Sea, situated at the mouth of the Thames Estuary, has long been a favourite seaside resort, due to its close proximity to London.

Southend PierSouthend's most well-known landmark is the Southend Pier - the world's longest pleasure pier. It's also well known for its beach. The town has a range of attractions to offer, including the annual illuminations on the seafront, boat trips, the Golden Mile of arcades, and a wide range of shops on the High Street, including the undercover Royals Shopping Centre and Victoria Shopping Centre.

Here are just a few links to Southend-on-Sea attractions:

  • Blue Flag award - Surprising as it may seem to the locals, Southend beach has been awarded a Blue Flag for water quality
  • Kursaal - Situated on the seafront, the venue includes the bowling rink, dancing, arcades and bars
  • Adventure Island - Southend's answer to Disneyland, for the kids (More info)
  • Southend Pier - The World's longest pleasure pier has had its ups and downs over the years.
  • Southend Carnival - Details of the annual August carnival
  • Sealife Centre - The fishy educational attraction on Southend seafront (More info)

RoadsignTravel news and information

More at www.southendtravel.co.uk


Local entertainment

 

Southend comedy


Local books on Southend and Essex


Local Business and Services

 

 

 

More Southend-on-Sea links

A collection of other links to Southend-related content, can be found on our dedicated Links page

Locating Southenders

We quite often get messages from people who've found our site as they're looking to track down friends and relatives from in and around Southend. To help anyone looking for Southenders, we've created a page: Tracing Southenders

 

Southend-on-Sea images

For a collection of photos from around Southend-on-Sea, see our Southend Pictures page

For some aerial photos, see our Southend Overhead page.

Southend Seafront
Southend seafront from 1000 feet.
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