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.

Got a question on Southend? Ask away in our Southend forum.

Southend Seafront

Information on Southend-on-Sea

Visiting Southend - Information on how to get here, and what to do when you're here
Southend Forum - Great place to discuss Southend
Southend Shopping - Details of what you can find on Southend High Street
Laterooms, for discounted hotels in and around Southend. More on local hotels
Expedia - Search for hotels and bed and breakfast accommodation in Southend-on-Sea

Southend News & Weather

Southend News - A page outlining some of the recent events in Southend's history
Echo News - Southend News courtesy of the Evening Echo paper
Southend-on-Sea Weather - Information and a weather webcam from a DIY weather station in Southend
WunderGround Southend - The weather in Southend, now...
BBC East Tides - Find out when the tide's next in

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'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)

Travel news and information

Arriva - Bus timetables
C2C rail travel updates - See the Unofficial c2c Rail Site and join their c2c mailing list
One Great Eastern - Serving Southend Victoria
Mobile speed cameras - View Essex Police's schedule of mobile speed cameras.
Travel News - Information on getting travel and traffic news on the move.

More at www.southendtravel.co.uk

Local entertainment

Cliffs Pavilion - Venue overlooking the cliffs of Westcliff-on-Sea
Palace Theatre - The ongoing saga of our local theatre... (More here)
Odeon, Southend - Details of what's on at the local cinema
Radio in Southend - More on radio for the seaside town, including a local radio course
Radio in Essex and Essex DAB - Details of local radio stations, including digital services
Digital TV in Southend - Are you ready for the Essex Digital TV switchover?
Southend United FC - Southend's football team, the Shrimpers.
Virgin Media - Cable TV in the area (formerly Telewest)... get some extra TV channels.
This is Essex - What's on - A look at local Essex events

Southend comedy

Links on our Southend Comedy page.

Local books on Southend and Essex

Titbits and Tales of Old Essex
Extraordinary Essex
Titbits and Tales of Essex Inns
A History of Southend - Excellent look at Southend's past, by Ian Yearsley
Southend Past and Present
Rochford: A history
Prittlewell: A history
Books on the County of Essex
Bark Staving Ronkers - A look at the 60's music scene by Southend-born musician John Bobin. Profits to Cancer Research. Also on Amazon.com

Local Business and Services

John Salim Photographic - Professional photography services
London Southend Airport - Details of the local airport's services
South Essex College with their excellent Weekend College courses
Southend Borough Council - Southend's official website
Equity Asset Management, Regis & Pier - Have your say on this infamous local property firm
Southend General Hospital - Our local NHS hospital in Prittlewell Chase (Hospital tips)
Southend Hospital Radio - The local hospital radio station (Thameside member?)

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 from 1000 feet.
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