Westcliff-on-Sea

Worth seeing in and around Westcliff-on-Sea

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Roots Hall

   Roots Hall is a football stadium located in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England. The stadium is the home ground of the National League team Southend United.

   1.5 km · association football stadium in Southend-on-Sea · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Southend Pier

   Southend Pier is a major landmark in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, United Kingdom. Extending 1.33 miles into the Thames Estuary, it is the longest pleasure pier in the world.

   2.2 km · pleasure pier in Southend-on-Sea · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Adventure Island

   Adventure Island is a themed amusement park in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England. The site of the theme park flanks the north end of Southend Pier and has been a theme park since 1976 when the land now forming the west side of the park was purchased by the Miller family.

   1.4 km · amusement park · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Royal Saxon tomb in Prittlewell

   The Prittlewell royal Anglo-Saxon burial or Prittlewell princely burial is a high-status Anglo-Saxon burial mound which was excavated at Prittlewell, north of Southend-on-Sea, in the English county of Essex. Artefacts found by archaeologists in the burial chamber are of a quality that initially suggested that this tomb in Prittlewell was a tomb of one of the Anglo-Saxon Kings of Essex, and the discovery of golden foil crosses indicate that the burial was of an early Anglo-Saxon Christian.

   2.2 km · Archeological site in Essex, UK · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Beecroft Art Gallery

   Beecroft Art Gallery is an art gallery in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England. The gallery is housed in the former municipal central library that opened in 1974 in the brutalist style as part of Southend Civic Centre.

   1.2 km · art gallery in Southend-on-Sea · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Rochford Hall

   Rochford Hall is a manor in Rochford, Essex, England. During the reign of King Henry VIII, it belonged to Thomas Boleyn, who was then Viscount Rochford, and it was the marital home of his daughter Mary Boleyn, sister of Anne Boleyn, and Mary's second husband, Sir William Stafford.

   5 km · Grade I listed building in Rochford, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
7. 07
   St Laurence and All Saints Church

   St Laurence and All Saints is a Grade I listed medieval church in the parish of Eastwood, Essex, England, near to Southend-on-Sea. Its location adjacent to the perimeter of London Southend Airport has led to the church being threatened by proposals to expand the airport.

   3.6 km · church in Southend-on-Sea, UK · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Cliff Town Congregational Church

   The Cliff Town Congregational Church is a Grade II listed church in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England. It was designed by W. Allen Dixon in around 1865.

   900 m · building in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England, UK · Wikipedia
9. 09
   The Forum Southend-on-Sea

   The Forum Southend-on-Sea, locally known simply as The Forum, is a building located in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England. The Central Library and Focus Art Gallery are housed in the building.

   1 km · public library in Southend-on-Sea, Essex · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Cliffs Pavilion

    Cliffs Pavilion is a theatre, sports, exhibition and concert venue located on Station Road in Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, England, a suburb within the city of Southend-on-Sea. It is the largest purpose-built arts venue in Essex, and the largest capacity of any theatre in the East of England.

    100 m · Theatre and exhibition venue in Westcliff-on-Sea, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

Along the top of the cliffs, are spectacular views over the Thames Estuary towards the distant Kent coastline. Not far from the Royal Mews are the beautiful Prittlewell Square gardens and farther along is the Beecroft Art Gallery in Station Road.

1. 01
   Southend Pier

   Southend Sea Front (End of the high-street), +44 1702 618747.

2. 02
   Adventure Island

   Adventure Island, Sunken Gardens, Western Esplanade, Southend on Sea, SS1 1EE,.

3. 03
   City Beach

   The beaches in Southend stretch for miles along the seafront, with many small shops selling ice creams and doughnuts.

4. 04
   Three Shells Beach and Lagoon

   The beach at the Three Shells, to the West of Adventure Island, is the most sandy.

5. 05
   Amusement Arcades

   The arcades are an area offering video game machines, bingo, pool tables and fruit machines.

6. 06
   Sea Life Adventure

   Eastern Esplanade (opposite the Kursaal),.

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Things to do

1. 01
   Adventure Inside

   Adventure Island, Sunken Gardens, Western Esplanade, Southend on Sea, SS1 1EE,.

2. 02
   Southend United

   Roots Hall, Victoria Ave, Westcliff-on-Sea, SS2 6NQ.

3. 03
   The Cliffs Pavilion

   The Cliffs Pavilion is a renowned theatre venue in Westcliff-on-Sea.

4. 04
   The Palace Theatre

   The Palace Theatre is the Cliffs' sister venue and shows alternative arts including plays and musicals.

5. 05
   Belfairs Public Golf Course

   Has nature walks, a cafeteria, golf facilities and as large car park.

6. 06
   Garon Park Pitch and Putt

   Second public golf course in Southend offering a driving range and 18-hole course.

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Where to eat

Along the London Road at Westcliff is a wide range of restaurants from Thai to Italian, Chinese, Cantonese, Japanese, Spanish, Portuguese.. too many to mention. In Leigh-on-Sea, visit the restaurants along Leigh Road, Leigh Broadway and Rectory Grove, where you will be spoilt for choice.

1. 01
   Twenty One

   A café which is also part of the local art scene, combining events and arts with healthy food.

2. 02
   Three Shells

   Has indoor seating with views of the sea.

3. 03
   Café Rebecca

   Western Esplanade.

4. 04
   The Alex

   53 Alexandra St.

5. 05
   Van Looy’s Fish & Chips

   16 Clifftown Rd.

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Getting to Westcliff-on-Sea

Airports

London Stansted (STN), 50 km · London Gatwick (LGW), 75 km · London Heathrow (LHR), 80 km

Stations

London Southend Airport, 3.8 km · Southend Central railway station, 1 km · Southend Airport railway station, 3.7 km · Southend Victoria railway station, 1.2 km · Southend East railway station, 2.4 km

• London, Essex → Westcliff-on-Sea

  57 km · quickest by road, 1h 48m · £6–8
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  57 km · quickest by road, 1h 48m · £6–8
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• Luton, Luton → Westcliff-on-Sea

  85 km · quickest by road, 2h 2m · £9–13
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