Southend Pier was named the best seaside pier in Britain, and at 1.3 miles (2.1km), it is the longest pier, not just in Britain, but on the planet (scoring 100 points on this alone).

Photos remind us of long summer holidays on the legendary seafront over the years - and how they have changed over the decades. Just like today, there were rides for thrill-seekers and seaside treats.

Southend-on-Sea, a coastal city in Essex, is a 40-minute drive or 50-minute train journey from Romford. Its main landmark is the 1.3-mile long pier - the world's longest pleasure pier - which has been ...

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Travel experts at the Telegraph have named Cromer Pier the third best pier in Britain after an extensive study.

Travel experts at the Telegraph have named Cromer Pier the third best pier in Britain after an extensive study.

In Victorian times the artillery garrison was established, now largely an open museum and nature reserve known as Gunners Park though in its time it was an important site for artillery development ...

Football fans are being asked to become potential lifesavers at a football match in Southend tomorrow. Blood cancer charity DKMS will be at Roots Hall on Friday, April 18, encouraging supporters ...

“I’m trying to get amusement parks a little bit more wheelchair accessible. Just because we’re in a wheelchair doesn’t mean we don’t like those things,” Campbell says. “I absolutely ...

A dispersal order has been put in place covering parts of Southend this evening following a disturbance. Officers were on the scene within one minute of reports of a group involved in a fight in ...

A £14.8million regeneration of Leigh Port and £2million project to tackle flooding on Southend seafront are both finally about to get underway. Southend Council has submitted a full planning ...