The Southend Palace Theatre opened in 1912, an Edwardian Theatre that retains all of the charm of its music hall origins including a sweeping grand staircase to the Circle, alongside the many original features such as the regency-style domes on the boxes and the ornately-decorated billboard frames on the proscenium arch.
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The Last Post is a Wetherspoon pub in Southend-on-Sea, Essex. Our pub offers a range of real ales, craft beers and freshly ground Lavazza coffee. Breakfast is served until noon, with our full food menu available until 11 pm. Read more…
Beach: Three Shells Beach View: View over the golden sands of Three Shells Beach What’s on the menu?: All day breakfasts, light snacks, burgers, drinks & ice-creams And something else… The Three Shells has been a fixture on Southend seafront for over 25 years! Read more…
The Elms is a Wetherspoon pub in Southend-on-Sea, Essex. Our pub offers a range of real ales, craft beers and freshly ground Lavazza coffee. Breakfast is served until noon, with our full food menu available until 11 pm. Read more…
Beach: Southend city beach View: Fantastic view of the shoreline and out to sea What’s on the menu?: Large selection of refreshments and hot meals, ranging from freshly baked baguettes to fish and chips. Read more…
Westcliff Bay beach is a sandy beach which is a little less busy than those closer to the pier. Facilities include parking, toilets and food. Read more…
Chalkwell Beach is a sandy beach with groynes backed by a grassy area and the beach has a seawater paddling pool. Chalkwell is part of the long Southend-on-Sea seafront, sitting towards the Western end and is less busy than the stretches near the pier. Facilities at the beach include parking, toilets, cafes and kiosks. Chalkwell train station marks the end of the Southend seafront Read more…
Three Shells beach is a sandy beach in the middle of Southend-on-Sea by the pier. Three Shells is a popular family beach as it is in the town and close to shops, cafes, restaurants, amusements and the pier. Facilities include parking, toilets, food outlets, amusements, sailing club with slipway. Read more…
Southend-on-Sea City Beach is in the middle of the Southend-on-Sea seafront. This is a true family beach with Children Fun areas, Adventure Island, The Pier, Local Arcades, Shops and Places to eat are within walking distance. Read more…
Adventure Island is an amusement park in Southend-on-Sea. It has free admission to park and charges are on individual attractions within the park. Read more…
Belfairs Woodland Centre is the gateway to the beautiful and ancient Belfairs and Daws Heath Living Landscape. This is an area of around 1160 acres which is vital for nature conservation. Read more…
The sea recedes over a mile from the beach at low tide leaving mud flats. Large boats were unable to stop at Southend near to the beach and no boats at all were able to stop at low tide. This meant that many potential visitors would travel past Southend and go to Margate, or other resorts where docking facilities were Read more…
