Most reviewed Tourist attractions in Southend-on-Sea

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Adventure Island
Theme park
Free-admission fun park with more than 40 rides and attractions from rollercoasters to ghost trains.
4.40 (15.7K reviews)
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Southend Pier
Tourist attraction
πŸ‘ Southend Pier, the longest pier in the world, measuring 1.3 miles. It was a fun experience to take a leisurely walk along it. At the end, you'll find a nice spot to have some drinks and ice creams. If walking isn't your preference, there's a train option available. It can be a relaxing way to spend...
4.60 (4.2K reviews)
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Sealife Adventure
Aquarium
Sea life aquarium with sharks in walk-through tunnel tank, plus rays, turtles and insect displays.
4.30 (3.7K reviews)
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Priory Park
Park
Green space with a fishing lake, museum & playground, plus courts for tennis & basketball.
4.50 (2.4K reviews)
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Chalkwell Park
Park
297-hectare park featuring ornamental gardens & a cafe, plus 2 playgrounds & athletic courts/fields.
4.50 (2.1K reviews)
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SeaFront Southend On Sea
Leisure centre
πŸ‘ It is a nice place to enjoy a sunny day. Beautiful views from the seafront. Fantastic to spend a day out with family and friends. Gorgeous and flowery gardens. And all are surprised clean! There are some good restaurants and places where you would enjoy some gorgeous cocktails. Unfortunately, the...
4.40 (509 reviews)
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Essex Wildlife Trust Belfairs Nature Discovery Centre
Nature preserve
πŸ‘πŸ‘ Perfect for walking the dog with the family. Really enjoyable guided nature walks also.
4.60 (349 reviews)
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Southend Central Museum & Planetarium
Museum
Exhibitions of local natural history and archaeological treasures including a haul of Saxon gold.
4.50 (240 reviews)
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Southchurch Hall
Museum
Lush green space housing a moated 14th-century manor house with Tudor kitchen and Victorian bedroom.
4.30 (210 reviews)
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Southchurch Hall Gardens
Park
πŸ‘πŸ‘ A Lovely park to visit, my children love seeing the turtles, ducks, fish and squirrels. The squirrels are super friendly and they take monkey nuts from your hand. My kids also loved doing the little activity in the half term where they had to find the mouses in the building.
4.30 (206 reviews)
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Prittlewell Priory
Museum
πŸ‘πŸ‘ Fantastic historical house. Free to visit and you could spend hours looking and reading all the facts about it. It has so much historical facts and information available to the public. From monks to royalty and the people who lived here and who just visited over centuries. Great day with the litt...
4.50 (186 reviews)
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Belfairs Park
Park
πŸ‘πŸ‘ Awesome night time stroll in the snow
4.60 (132 reviews)
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Eastwood Park
Park
πŸ‘πŸ‘ I went to Eastwood Park at weekend & I have got to say this is one of the most wonderful places to sit & watch the wildlife & Go for walks watch people playing golf & you can also see the horse riding about & there's a wonderful place for children to go & play as they have a adventure playground wit...
4.30 (125 reviews)
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Happidrome Arcade
Amusement center
😠 The owner Martin is not a very nice Man. I was barred from John Remblance Arcades for personal reasons I played in Martins Arcade several times no problems one day I went in there Martin comes over to me all angry and aggressive saying I am not allowed in here anymore I asked why. He said cause I am...
4.00 (122 reviews)
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Churchill Gardens
Garden
πŸ‘πŸ‘ A true pearl of Southend. Gardens set up in a gorge, with tiny stream feeding a waterlily pond. Fantastic design, great choice of plants and surprisingly quiet for where it's located. Great place for quiet meditation or intimate chat with friends.
4.30 (98 reviews)
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Vulcan Restoration Trust
Airplane
πŸ‘πŸ‘ Very good plane. Would recommend it to anyone. Update: I came here again 2 weeks ago to the opening of the new venue for the Vulcan in the hanger and it was even better. Lots of enthusiastic volunteers that maintain the aircraft to such a high standard, I really to urge you to visit this!
4.80 (95 reviews)
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Cliff Lift
Elevator service
πŸ‘πŸ‘ A little gem. An excellent way to get to the beach from our hotel which was 2 mins away. Operated by volunteers (Nigel is one of them in the picture). At the time cost 50p each one way but really worth more just for the experience. There are steps for those who appreciate and can manage the exe...
4.10 (94 reviews)
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LifeStreams @ St. Peter’s Church
Episcopal church
πŸ‘πŸ‘ It is a great hall, fantastic for small or large parties. The have here two halls for hire and both have fully fitted and fully equipped kitchen. We been using them for a good few years now and always helpful. They have a car park that can accommodate alot of cars. Fantastic πŸŒŸπŸŒŸπŸŒŸπŸŒŸπŸŒŸπŸ‘πŸ‘
4.30 (62 reviews)
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Saint Peter's Catholic Church
Catholic church
πŸ‘πŸ‘ Welcoming and peaceful. I have been attending Saint Peter's for 8 years now and always enjoyed Mass there.
4.80 (60 reviews)
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Leigh Heritage Centre & Museum
Museum
πŸ‘ A very small museum but, love to see it. It is not only with big and rich houses that the history is made!!
4.60 (59 reviews)
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