The nearest airport Southend (IATA: SEN) is about 10 km away.
Things to do in it
1. Southend Pier
Southend Pier is a major landmark in Southend-on-Sea. Extending 1. 34 miles (2. 16 km) into the Thames Estuary, it is the longest pleasure pier in the world. Sir John Betjeman once said that " the Pier is Southend, Southend is the Pier" The pier is a Grade II listed building.
2. London Southend Airport
London Southend Airport Шаблон: Airport codes is an international airport in the district of Rochford within Essex, England, approximately 42 miles from the centre of London.
3. Phoenix breakwaters
The Phoenix breakwaters were a set of reinforced concrete caissons built as part of the artificial Mulberry harbours that were assembled as part of the follow-up to the Normandy landings during World War II. They were constructed by civil engineering contractors around the coast of Britain. They were collected at Dungeness and Selsey, and then towed by tugboats across the English Channel and sunk to form the Mulberry harbour breakwaters replacing the initial'Gooseberry' block ships. Further cai…
If you have seen everything in Southend-on-Sea already, take a look on the outskirts of the town. If you're visiting the area, you may want to check out something from the following list:
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