Southend Pier

At the Southend, the sea recedes over a mile from the beach at low tide, leaving large areas of mud flats. This meant large boats could not stop at Southend, and many potential visitors would travel past Southend and go to Margate or other resorts where docking facilities were better.

Southend needed a solution and the result is the longest pleasure pier in the world, Southend Pier which extends 1.34 miles (2.16 km) into the Thames Estuary.

The pier railway operates every day the pier is open, running the length of Southend Pier, and providing transport from the shore to the pier head.

7 Day Weather Forecast

Today

12.8℃–14℃

3 m/s (SSE)

Sat, Nov 08

11.5℃–12.5℃

4.1 m/s (S)

Sun, Nov 09

7.1℃–8.1℃

2.3 m/s (W)

Mon, Nov 10

11℃–11.5℃

4 m/s (S)

Tue, Nov 11

9.8℃–11.3℃

3.7 m/s (SSW)

Wed, Nov 12

11.4℃–11.7℃

4 m/s (S)

Thu, Nov 13

12.7℃–13.3℃

4.7 m/s (SSW)

Fri, Nov 14

12.3℃–13.4℃

3.6 m/s (SSW)

Our Southend-on-Sea weather forecast is from Yr, delivered by the Norwegian Meteorological Institute and NRK

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If you want more information on the area visit our local Southend-on-Sea Destination page or our regional Essex Destination page.

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While visiting Southend Pier, take the opportunity to explore other attractions in the area.

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