United Kingdom Tourism

Southend-on-Sea is located on the north side of the Thames estuary roughly 40 miles (65 km) east of central London. During the Georgian era Southend became a popular seaside resort, mainly because of it’s proximity to London and easy access by train and the town’s economy has largely been based on tourism ever since.

Southend is well known for its sea-side attractions, especially its famous pier. Measuring 1.34 miles (2158 metres), the pier is the world's longest pleasure pier, and over the years the pier has suffered fires and ship collisions, most recently in October 2005, but it has been repaired each time.

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