Shoeburyness lies to the eastern end of Southend beyond Thorpe Bay...
Southend-on-Sea is mostly known for its long pier and large amusement park - Adventure Island, which has rides to suit all tastes and all ages...
The coast along this stretch of Essex beaches may be somewhat urbanised, but it remains full of surprises with reminders of the times when smugglers would stealthily enter the creeks between the mudflats to distribute their illicit cargoes at local inns...
At Leigh, visitors will find a small sandy beach and a narrow High Street containing lovely old fishermen's cottages. The resort is situated close to Leigh Marsh Nature Reserve and Two Tree Island, a lonely expanse of windswept grass and saltings...
A fine old town, beautifully set on a ridge above the Blackwater, with views across Northey Island and Osea Island...
The beach is crammed full of colourful beach huts and has fine views across the mouth of the River Blackwater to Bradwell-on-Sea. The beach is safe for bathing, windsurfing is popular and there is a small jetty for boats...
Picturesque English village of great charm. Surrounded almost entirely by open countryside Danbury has immense appeal for the tourist...
This is the port to which Nelson's body was brought home following his untimely death after his glorious victory at the Battle of Trafalgar...
A medieval port on the Colne estuary, Brightlingsea was once an associate member of the Cinque Ports. The history of the town goes back to Roman times and it's industry has always been linked to the sea...
The village is noted for its medieval Priory, a Grade I listed building which started life as a foundation for Augustinian Canons around 1127, it later became an abbey which was eventually dissolved in 1539...
This is a busy Kentish coastal holiday resort which has sandy beaches and safe shallow waters, thus the beach is ideal for sunbathing and to swim from...
Much of Jaywick was built during the early part of the 20th century when Mr. Frank Stedman, a business man, bought the existing marshland to turn into a holiday resort...
Its location is ideally suited to anyone wishing to explore fine Essex countryside, coast and the beautiful town of Colchester, Britain's oldest recorded town...
Clacton-on-Sea is a fine Victorian resort that offers visitors and enjoyable and jolly time...
Fascinating historic Essex town in which there was probably a settlement in both the 5th-century BC, and the Ist-century AD. The invading Roman's occupied Colchester in AD 43, and.....
Greenstead Church is said to be the oldest wooden building in the world. Well worth a visit....
This is an historic, interesting village which was once home to Edmund Drake, father of Sir Francis, who became vicar of the local church in 1560...
This attractive village spreads out from the banks of the River Colne in the beautiful Colne valley...
An interesting village situated between Gravesend and Rochester in Kent, with links to the author Charles Dickens, the notorious highwayman Dick Turpin, and auctioneer and.....
The village of Blackmore has a long and fascinating history. It lies in an area mentioned in the Doomsday Book of 1086, and one of its oldest and most attractive buildings is the Priory Church of St. Lawrence...
This is the number one theme park in the Southeast of England, a great place for anyone at any age, especially children and tiny.....
The Chapel of St Peter-on-the-Wall is the oldest church in England, having been built by St Cedd in 654ad. It sits right on the.....
Built by the Normans on the approach to London, lived in by 3 queens; Catherine of Aragon, Anne of Cleves and Catherine Parr......
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Colchester Zoo, located in Essex, England, is renowned as one of the leading zoological parks in the United Kingdom. Established.....
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Colchester is an ancient town situated on the site where a Roman city once stood. It is most famous for its massive Norman.....
The romantic ruins of this fabled centuries old fortress occupies one of the most delightful sites in England. The castle was.....
Set in a stunning 80-acre estate The Historic Dockyard Chatham will excite and entertain you - whatever your age! Explore the.....
Where better to take the children for a great day out! Here at the East Anglian Railway Museum, children, mum and dad, even.....
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The impressive ruins of Rochester Castle at the side of the Medway River make up one of the most spectacular riverside views in.....
Unfortunately due to its fragility, the Dickens Chalet is not open to the public although it can be viewed from outside. The.....
Rochester Cathedral is awesome in its beauty, matching this is an impressive history stretching back to when the cathedral was.....
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Amongst the fascination of the waterfront at Gravesend is New Tavern Fort, and although the fort was re-armed in 1904 and guns.....
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