Visitors to the Beecroft Gallery can see what Southend looked like before the 20th century. The Thorpe Smith Collection of Old Views includes 18th and...

The Cliffs Pavilion is managed and operated by HQ Theatres on behalf of Southend Borough Council. This popular venue attracts touring music acts and stages...

This is one of the biggest casinos in the UK, and it offers a huge range of gaming facilities. Games on offer include American roulette,...

Southend's oldest public park was laid out in 1855. Prittlewell Square is set in the heart of Southend's Conservation Area and flanked by fine period...

Adventure Island is the number one fun park in the Southeast of England. With over 60 rides and attractions, there’s something for the whole family...

Southend Pier Museum tells the story of Southend's most famous landmark, from its construction in 1830, through fires, wars and recession to restoration and rebuilding....

Three Shells Beach is one of two central beaches in Southend. The small clean sandy beach is a Blue Flag winner and a favourite with...

Some of Southend's oldest and most fashionable areas sit high above the beach on the cliffs. The Cliff Lift is a fascinating relic of the...

At 1.33 miles in length, Southend Pier is the longest pleasure pier in the world. It was first built, in wood, in 1830 to allow...

Southend-on-Sea is famous for its gardens, which date back to the 1700s. Southend Cliffs Gardens are Victorian, and among the most popular in the town....

Behind this theatre’s plain façade is evidence of a long and interesting history. Built in 1896 by the theatre impresario, Frederick Marlow, the building has...

Southend's best indoor shopping centre has 30 stores. Among them, TK Maxx, Primark and Debenhams. There's also a good choice of places to eat and...

This is Southend's newest beach. Created in 2002 when the town's flood defenses were improved, the sand and shingle strip runs from the pier all...

Southend's Foreshore stretches from Leigh-on-Sea to Shoeburyness. Over Eight miles of mudflats and sand and shingle are home to an incredible range of wildlife. The...

The Kursaal was once among Southend-on-Sea's premier attractions. Completed in 1901, it formed a grand entrance to a circus, ballroom, arcade, dining hall and billiard...

The Focal Point Gallery aims to provide the best of photographic and new media arts. We run a regular programme of exhibitions, workshops and events,...

The sports pitches and gardens of Southend’s Southchurch Park are as popular today as they were in 1895, when the Park was presented to the...

Southchurch Hall is a beautiful medieval manor house with Tudor extensions set in attractive gardens just down the road from central Southend. Admission is free...

Rayleigh Mount was acquired by the National Trust in 1923 and represents the remains of a Norman motte and bailey castle. Sweyn of Essex...

This museum has been the world’s greatest authority on sports and leisure motorboats since it was opened in 1986. Most people do not know,...

Warren Lodge is a sanctuary for rabbits, horses, sheep, goats, pigs and dogs. As well as offering support and advice about caring for your...

Marsh Farm Country Park is both a working farm and a country park which is spread over 350 acres. There are many events available throughout...

The largest antiques centre in the south east of England with over 60 dealers buying and selling a wide range of antiques, reproductions and collectables....

Tropical Wings is home to one of the largest butterfly houses in the UK. Covering an area of over 6,000 square feet and home to...

This museum is located within the town centre in Maldon and explores the fascinating history that the community has to offer. Within the collection...

Over 460 acres of ancient woodland and meadows with a network of bridleways and footpaths. 1930’s Plotlands museum (phone for opening times). Visitor centre...

This interesting project was set up to record the feelings and memories of the many people who have worked within the British Bata Community in...

Barleylands Farm Museum is a unique family attraction. The farm centre allows you to meet and feed the goats, sheep and cows, visit the chicks...

Originally built during the Norman reign, this isolated church set on the edge of the Thames’ Marshes underwent much expansion and restoration during the 14th...

The Kent Police Museum shows the history of the Kent County Constabulary from 1857 to the present day. The collection consists of police artefacts of...

Housed in a covered slipway that was constructed in 1848, this lifeboat museum and gallery contains no less than seventeen lifeboats, many of which have...

One of the best narrow gauge railways in the UK with a fine collection of twelve steam locomotives. On open days at least two operate...

The Museum of Power is situated within a steam-pumping house in Essex. The entire collection is made up of working reconstructions and actual historic...

Inside Rochester Guildhall there’s a fine Victorian interior and a fascinating museum. Museum highlights include a full-size replica of a Medway prison hulk, a 200,000...

The Romans were the first to bridge the Medway at Rochester. One of the Roman piers of this first bridge was discovered when the cast...

Kent is often known as the garden of England, and it is a county that as well as having natural beauty has a long and...

Behind this neoclassical façade is an award-winning visitor centre. Here visitors can find out all about the historic city of Rochester, from its magnificent cathedral...

This is a fascinating place. Between Elizabethan times and World War II, it offered board and lodging to six travellers for one night - as...

Another of Rochester's buildings that has featured in the works of Charles Dickens, the Old Corn Exchange has an enormous "moon-faced" clock - as Dickens...

Located at the very heart of the beautiful community in Rochester, this gallery provides an important cultural exchange for the people of the town and...