Southend Beach

Southend Beach: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this beach: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Southend Beach

Season: October to March; rough seas and lifeguard warnings June to September.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Southend Beach — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 51.52979, 0.73992. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Southend Beach

• Holy Trinity, Southchurch · church · Southend-on-Sea · ~2 km · Must-see
• Southend Pier · church · Southend-on-Sea · ~2 km · Must-see
• Prittlewell Square · park · Southend-on-Sea · ~3 km · Must-see
• Shoebury Park · park · Southend-on-Sea · ~4 km · Must-see
• Chalkwell Park · park · Southend-on-Sea · ~6 km · Must-see
• St Lawrence and All Saints Church, Eastwood · church · Southend-on-Sea · ~7 km · Must-see
• Belfairs Methodist Church · church · Southend-on-Sea · ~9 km · Must-see
• Two Tree Island · sanctuary · Southend-on-Sea · ~9 km · Must-see
• Grain Fort · fort · Kent · ~10 km · Must-see
• Slough Fort · fort · Kent · ~11 km · Must-see
• Hadleigh Castle · fort · Kent · ~11 km · Must-see
• Garrison Point Fort · fort · Kent · ~12 km · Must-see
• Tile Wood · sanctuary · Kent · ~12 km · Must-see
• Canvey Lake · beach · Kent · ~13 km · Must-see
• Barton's Point Coastal Park · park · Kent · ~13 km · Must-see
• Rayleigh Mount · church · Kent · ~14 km · Must-see
• The Broomway · trek · Kent · ~14 km · Must-see
• St Mary the Virgin Church, South Benfleet · church · Kent · ~15 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Southend Beach

Other beaches & coast near Southend Beach

• Canvey Lake · beach · Kent · ~13 km · Must-see
• Egypt Bay Beach · beach · Kent · ~17 km · Must-see
• Herne Bay Pier · beach · Kent · ~40 km · Must-see
• Mersea Island · beach · Cambridgeshire and Peterborough · ~41 km · Must-see
• Botany Bay · beach · Kent · ~63 km · Must-see
• South Foreland · beach · Kent · ~77 km · Must-see
• South Foreland Lower Lighthouse · beach · Kent · ~77 km · Must-see
• West Head Light · beach · Kent · ~77 km · Must-see
• Camber Sands · beach · East Sussex · ~83 km · Must-see
• Dungeness Lighthouse · beach · Kent · ~88 km · Must-see

All beaches & coast in Kent

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