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

Southend Pier© Stephen McKay / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Places to explore near Southend Victoria StationSouthend-on-Sea

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

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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.

1 km S

Also nearbygood places nearby, nearest first

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.

0.9 km S · spans 24 counties

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.

4.4 km W

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.

5 km W · Essex

Canvey Heights Country Park

Country park near Leigh-on-Sea

A country park in Essex.

5.7 km W

Hadleigh Castle Country Park

Country park near Leigh-on-Sea

A country park in Essex.

6.3 km W

Hadleigh Castle

Castle near Leigh-on-Sea

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

7.1 km W

Rayleigh Windmill

Windmill near Rayleigh

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

9.4 km NW

Everything else within 10 km (24) — reserves, earthworks & places to check before travelling

Southend Three ShellsSwimming spot0.9 km S
Benfleet and Southend MarshesSSSI0.9 km S
Prittlewell PrioryPrioryaccess unclear1.4 km N
Southend JubileeSwimming spot1.7 km SE
Southend Westcliff BaySwimming spot1.8 km W
Prittlewell CampHillfortaccess unclear2 km NE
Southend ChalkwellSwimming spot2.7 km W
Southend Thorpe BaySwimming spot3.2 km SE
LeighNational Nature Reserve3.7 km W
Leigh Bell WharfSwimming spot4.1 km W
Crouch and Roach EstuariesSSSI4.1 km N
ShoeburynessSwimming spot4.8 km SE
FoulnessSSSIaccess unclear4.9 km SE
Heath MountCounty topaccess unclear5.8 km NW
Great Wood & Dodd's GroveSSSIaccess unclear5.8 km W
London RoadCounty topaccess unclear6 km W
Garrold's MeadowSSSIaccess unclear6.2 km NW
South Thames Estuary and MarshesSSSI6.4 km S
Shoebury EastSwimming spot6.5 km E
Hockley WoodsSSSIaccess unclear6.8 km NW
Canvey Island ForeshoreSwimming spot8.8 km W
Thundersley Great CommonSSSI8.9 km NW
Rayleigh CastleCastleaccess unclear9 km NW
Medway Estuary and MarshesSSSI9.3 km S

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.