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Shopping in Southend-on-Sea

 

This page lists the big-name shops and stores that you’ll find on Southend High Street, and in the city’s two undercover shopping centres. We hope visitors to this site will find this useful.

Please Get in touch if you think there’s anything we should add to this page. You can ask questions or discuss the High Street in our Southend Forum.

For information on visiting Southend, see our Southend Visitors Information page.

The Victoria Shopping Centre

The Victoria Shopping Centre is at the top-end of the High Street, with direct access to Southend Victoria train station.

Formerly known as the Victoria Circus Shopping Centre, this is now under cover, has over 40 stores, and toilets including baby-changing / feeding and disabled facilities. Stores include:

Victoria Shopping Centre in Southend Victoria Shopping Centre in Southend
  • Argos (Click and Collect)
  • Next
  • Boots
  • Wilkinsons
  • H Samuel Jeweller
  • HMV (Was Zavvi, formerly Virgin Megastore)
  • Starbucks
  • New Look
  • Gamestation
  • Peacocks
  • Buzz Box
  • Shakeaway Milkshakes
  • Mixtures – Fashion Accessories, makeup, UV cosmetics
  • Deichmann – Shoes
  • Deemart – Jewellers
  • Looks – Female Clothes
  • Higgs Leather
  • Travel Smart – Travel agents
  • Victoria Shoes
  • Snappy Snaps
  • Gamestation
  • Peacocks
  • Buzz Box
  • Shakeaway Milkshakes
  • Mixtures – Fashion Accessories, makeup, UV cosmetics
  • Deichmann – Shoes
  • Deemart – Jewellers
  • Looks – Female Clothes
  • Higgs Leather
  • Travel Smart – Travel agents
  • Victoria Shoes
  • Snappy Snaps
  • Keisha’s – Teenage stuff / cosmetics
  • Mini HaHa – Handbags
  • GNC – Sports Nutrition
  • Teddy Station
  • Pauls Studio – Photographers
  • Fiori Florist
  • Rebel Shoes
  • Brother2Brother – Gents clothing

The Victoria Website

Close to The Victoria: Games Workshop ; Specsavers Hearcare ; Coral ; Greggs

High Street (Top – to – middle)

Southend High Street, upper half Southend High Street, upper half
  • William Hill
  • Ernest Jones
  • Select – Women’s Clothing
  • Phones 4U
  • Virgin Media
  • Ryman Stationery
  • o2 shop
  • 3 mobile phones
  • Vodafone Store
  • Clinton Cards
  • Apple Snow
  • Republic – Clothing
  • Superdrug
  • Thomson Holidays
  • Blue Inc – Cothing
  • Republic – Cothing
  • WH Smith
  • Toys N Tuck (Just off High St in Queens Rd)
  • Barratts Shoes
  • Holland and Barrett
  • Costa Coffee
  • Nosh Cafe
  • Early Learning Centre
  • The Works
  • Foot Locker
  • H & M
  • Savers
  • CEX Entertainment Exchange
  • Top Shop / Top Man
  • JD Sports
  • Caffe Nero

High Street (Middle)

Southend High Street, upper half Southend High Street, upper half
  • Dorothy Perkins / Burtons
  • Bay Trading
  • Bonmarche
  • Miss Selfridge
  • Game
  • Blue Inc
  • Thorntons Chocolate
  • Tresspass Outdoor Clothing
  • Carphone Warehouse
  • Gregg’s The Bakers
  • Claires Fashion
  • Mallard Jewellers
  • EE (was T-Mobile)
  • Perfume Shop
  • Madhouse
  • Moss Bros
  • Thomas Cook
  • Ann Summers
  • Starbucks
  • Card Factory
  • Body Shop
  • Thompson Travel Agents
  • River Island
  • QUIZ – Ladies clothing
  • Co-operative Travel
  • Madhouse
  • Thomas Cook

High Street (Middle – to – bottom)

Southend High Street, lower half Southend High Street, lower half
  • Specsavers Opticians
  • Shoe Zone
  • Yours
  • Hallmark (Prelude)
  • Linens Direct
  • Coral Betting
  • Marks & Spencer
  • Iceland (just off the High Street by M & S)
  • Millets (just off the High Street by M & S)
  • Clarks Shoes
  • Monsoon / Accessorize
  • BHS
  • Orange Shop
  • Cornish Bakehouse
  • Boots Optician
  • The Money Shop
  • Ohsoboho (ladies fashion)
  • Greggs The Bakers
  • Nellys Sweet Treats
  • Wallis
  • Waterstones
  • Superdrug
  • H & M (Opened in October 2012 on the site of the old Woolworths / H.J Hughes)
  • Sunglasses Shop
  • Troll – Fashion accessories

The Royals Shopping Centre

The Royals, Southend High Street The Royals, Southend High Street
  • Costa Coffee
  • Boots
  • Debenhams
  • HQ – Women’s Clothing
  • Toni & Guy
  • Xisle Surf Shop
  • H & M
  • Primark
  • TK Maxx
  • Evans
  • Vision Express optician
  • Tesco Express
  • Ottakar’s Bookshop
  • Look – Women’s Clothing
  • Sarah Beth Jeweller
  • H & M
  • Primark
  • TK Maxx
  • Choices Video
  • Evans
  • Vision Express optician
  • Tesco Express
  • Ottakar’s Bookshop
  • Look – Women’s Clothing
  • Sarah Beth Jeweller
  • Super Cuts
  • Baron Jon Menswear
  • Pandora Jewellery
  • Julian Graves – Healthfood
  • Evans
  • Bright House – Household

Royals website

Close to the High Street

Within walking distance of the High Street at the top end (away from the seafront), there are a few other notable shopping outlets:

  • Odeon 8-screen cinema
  • Sainsburys Supermarket.
  • Currys
  • Homebase.
  • Maplin – A 5 minute walk along the London Road – Great for cables, connectors and PC bits
  • Argos, Pets at Home and Staples – 5 minutes drive from the Town Centre, next to Southend Airport

There are several non-mainstream shops just off the High Street – See our Speciality Shops page for a sample

Anything changed? Let us know

Markets in and Around Southend:

Farmer’s Market: The Southend Farmers Market is held on the 2nd & 4th Saturday of the month on Southend High Street from 9am to 4pm. Free entry. More info at www.essexfarmersmarkets.co.uk.

Southend High St Farmers Market

Roots Hall Market: There’s also the huge open-air Roots Hall Market on a Thursday, at the football ground (5 minutes drive down Victoria Avenue). More: Roots Hall Market


Got a question about this page, or on shopping in Southend? Let us know

Related links

  • Specialist Shops in Southend
  • Recommended Services in Southend
  • Support your Southend Milkman!

Comments (2) on “Shopping in Southend-on-Sea”

  1. Tina Gabriel says:
    1 July 2021 at 7:21 pm

    How far is the sea front from the shops please

    Reply
  2. Chris Taylor says:
    9 August 2021 at 5:50 pm

    We have a lovely little museum with the old trains to explore and lots of historical artefacts and displays.
    There are videos to see and take you back to the days of the good old fashioned ‘Sarfend’ e are a charity and look forward to visitor support we are open at weekend and bank holidays during the season.

    We are under the train station at the shore end of the pier.

    Reply

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