It is bordered to the north by rochford and to the west by castle point. A seafront amusement park, sand and shingle beaches, and fish 'n' chips shops leading down to the country's longest pier It lies on the thames estuary and the north sea The nearest major seaside resort to london, 40 miles (64 km) away, southend attracts millions of visitors, and there are many resident commuters. Your complete essex tourism guide! Colourful beach huts in southend, essex southend on sea is one of england’s iconic seaside resort towns, and has been welcoming holiday makers since the 18 th century
In victorian times, it was a popular retreat for upmarket city types, to escape to and get away from it all With traditional seaside entertainment along the promenade and pier, it’s easy to see why it was popular
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