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Photo of Stow Maries Great War Aerodrome, a visitor attraction near Maldon, Essex, eastern England.

Stow Maries Great War Aerodrome© Chris / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Places to explore near Hockley StationHockley

33 places within 10 km — the standouts first, nearest first within each group.

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Worth the tripnational icons and local highlights within reach

Photo of Stow Maries Great War Aerodrome, a visitor attraction near Maldon, Essex, eastern England.Highlight

Stow Maries Great War Aerodrome

Attraction near Maldon

The most complete surviving First World War aerodrome in Europe, its grass field ringed by original 1916 buildings near Maldon.

7.8 km N

Photo of Southend Pier, a landmark near Southend-on-Sea, Essex, eastern England.Highlight

Southend Pier

Landmark near Southend-on-Sea

The longest pleasure pier in the world, stretching 1.3 miles into the Thames Estuary with its own little railway to the end.

8.7 km SE

Also nearbygood places nearby, nearest first

Photo along the King Charles III England Coast Path, a 2,700-mile National Trail in England.

King Charles III England Coast Path

National Trail

One path around a whole country — beach, clifftop and seawall the entire way round England's coast, opening stretch by stretch.

2.3 km N · spans 24 counties

Photo of Marsh Farm Country Park, a country park near Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, eastern England.

Marsh Farm Country Park

Country park near Leigh-on-Sea

A country park in Essex.

3.4 km N

Photo of Rayleigh Windmill, a windmill in Essex, eastern England.

Rayleigh Windmill

Windmill near Rayleigh

A restored tower mill on Bellingham Lane housing a local museum, free to enter through the summer months.

4.3 km W

Photo of The Crooked Billet, a pub near Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, eastern England.

The Crooked Billet

Pub near Leigh-on-Sea

The oldest pub in Old Leigh, a low-beamed waterfront bar opposite Billet Wharf where drinkers spill onto the cobbles above the estuary.

7 km S

Photo of Hadleigh Castle Country Park, a country park near Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, eastern England.

Hadleigh Castle Country Park

Country park near Leigh-on-Sea

A country park in Essex.

7.1 km SW

Leigh-on-Sea

Village

The old fishing quarter of Old Leigh, a cobbled strand of cockle sheds, seafood stalls and waterside pubs on the Thames Estuary.

7.1 km S · Essex

Photo of Hadleigh Castle, a ruined castle near Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, eastern England.

Hadleigh Castle

Castle near Leigh-on-Sea

Hadleigh Castle: an enclosure castle and an associated dam and mill

7.4 km SW

Photo of Canvey Heights Country Park, a country park near Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, eastern England.

Canvey Heights Country Park

Country park near Leigh-on-Sea

A country park in Essex.

7.6 km S

Photo of Wick Country Park, a country park near Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, eastern England.

Wick Country Park

Country park near Leigh-on-Sea

A country park in Essex.

8 km W

Everything else within 10 km (22) — reserves, earthworks & places to check before travelling

Ordered by how far each place is worth travelling for, then by distance. Distances are straight-line to the nearest edge of each place — paths wind, of course.