3 days in Southend-on-Sea Itinerary

Southend-on-Sea, commonly referred to as simply Southend, is a town and wider unitary authority area with borough status in southeastern Essex, England. Venture out of the city with trips to Dover Castle (in Dover), Canterbury Cathedral (in Canterbury) and Joe's Bows (in Hernhill). The adventure continues: test your team's savvy at popular escape rooms, steep yourself in history at Prittlewell Priory, browse the collection at Southchurch Library, and have some family-friendly fun at Elite Gamer.

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If you are flying in from Canada, the closest major airports are London Stansted Airport, London Gatwick Airport, London Heathrow Airport, Southend Airport, London City Airport and London Luton Airport. April in Southend-on-Sea sees daily highs of 15°C and lows of 5°C at night. Finish your sightseeing early on the 22nd (Wed) to allow enough time to travel back home.