Rushley Island

Rushley Island: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this river spot: Water flowing well · Low flow / trickle · Dry, no water · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Rushley Island

Season: September to February; boat services pause in floods.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

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

How to reach Rushley Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 51.56698, 0.82948. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Rushley Island

• The Broomway · trek · Kent · ~5 km · Must-see
• Shoebury Park · park · Southend-on-Sea · ~6 km · Must-see
• Holy Trinity, Southchurch · church · Southend-on-Sea · ~8 km · Must-see
• St Mary the Virgin, Burnham on Crouch · church · Kent · ~10 km · Must-see
• Southend Pier · church · Southend-on-Sea · ~11 km · Must-see
• Prittlewell Square · park · Southend-on-Sea · ~11 km · Must-see
• St Lawrence and All Saints Church, Eastwood · church · Southend-on-Sea · ~13 km · Must-see
• Chalkwell Park · park · Southend-on-Sea · ~14 km · Must-see
• Belfairs Methodist Church · church · Southend-on-Sea · ~15 km · Must-see
• Two Tree Island · sanctuary · Southend-on-Sea · ~17 km · Must-see
• Grain Fort · fort · Kent · ~18 km · Must-see
• Garrison Point Fort · fort · Kent · ~18 km · Must-see
• Tile Wood · sanctuary · Kent · ~18 km · Must-see
• Barton's Point Coastal Park · park · Kent · ~18 km · Must-see
• Hadleigh Castle · fort · Kent · ~19 km · Must-see
• Rayleigh Mount · church · Kent · ~20 km · Must-see
• St Mary · church · Kent · ~20 km · Must-see
• Slough Fort · fort · Kent · ~20 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Rushley Island

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Rushley Island

• Isle of Sheppey · river spot · Kent · ~23 km · Must-see
• Potton Island · river spot · Kent · ~2 km
• Havengore Island · river spot · Kent · ~2 km
• New England Island · river spot · Kent · ~2 km
• Foulness Island · river spot · Kent · ~5 km
• Wallasea Island · river spot · Kent · ~6 km
• Deadman's Island · river spot · Kent · ~22 km
• Osea Island · river spot · Kent · ~22 km
• Northey Island · river spot · Kent · ~24 km
• Pewet Island · river spot · Cambridgeshire and Peterborough · ~24 km

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