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Canvey Island
Town and island in Essex, England

Canvey Island

Canvey Island is a town, civil parish and island in the Thames Estuary.

Plan a trip to Canvey Island→From London, Essex

It forms part of the Castle Point district of Essex, England. It is separated from the mainland of south Essex by a network of creeks, but is connected to the mainland by bridges. It has an area of 7.12 square miles (18.44 km2). At the 2021 census the parish had a population of 38,327 and the built up area had a population of 38,010.

Get in

Getting to Canvey Island

A130 from Chelmsford. The nearest station is

See

Worth seeing

  1. 01
    Castle Point Transport Museum

    April - Oct 1 and 3rd Sun every month + all Sundays in August 10AM-6PM.

  2. 02
    Dutch Cottage Museum

    Built in 1618 by Dutch engineer who settled here to drain the land.

  3. 03
    The Bay Museum

    The Old Desaussing Station, Western Esplanade, SS8 0AY.

  4. 04
    Thorney Bay
Do

Things to do

  1. 01
    Canvey Island F.C.

    Play in the non-league and famous for their ground below sea level.

Eat

Where to eat

Savor / Labworth Cafe, Eastern Esplanade, SS8 7DW. Seaside cafe designed by notable architect Ove Arup.

Text adapted from Wikipedia and Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Wikimedia Commons (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.