Best Places to Visit Near Southend
Visit some of the best attractions in the vicinity of Southend with hundreds to choose from to make your perfect day out or weekend break away. Browse the below list featuring some of the best destinations (such as Chelmsford, Maidstone, Gravesend) or select map view to search geographically.
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Cities and Localities Near Southend
Where to go for a weekend trip near Southend? A list of surrounding cities, towns and villages nearby or close to the suburbs of Southend within a 50 mile radius.
City
![chelmsford](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/cae103bf564add5056a83fa2850c7f75.jpg?1656690627)
Town
![maidstone](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/b15817e6f59f6b86614f3f04e3d0fc71.jpg?1591118163)
Town
![gravesend](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/6daedf08346d6a24ae8d5b278e55462a.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![whitstable](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/f3536e1abf034485ce9d6f0c42fd5881.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![herne bay](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/99cbc19b61ba6beba5c906bdb749f889.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![dartford](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/53718bf16e12cc0ecfd7331bd82458dc.jpg?1590333215)
Town
![maldon](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/f5be19a94679283df7601e7c5a3fff9c.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![faversham](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/7e5a4302c00dfdc1de1267331ee7ff9c.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![sittingbourne](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/5c661c2d39a6b9eba9e36b7b741a3b52.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![basildon](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/c37e57592a504707510f298e3d5b5b28.jpg?1614622714)
Town, Area
![chatham gillingham](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/e190ac5f89931a38c79d30873420491e.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![brentwood](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/f9ee2c1eae762f8469e57d3e0590abd3.jpg?1582270511)
Locality
![romford](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/c74b66399f0930772380993268ba3cdc.jpg?1648406577)
Town
![gillingham](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/0c91d29efac9c1c003a999d0d687d47b.jpg?1603895475)
Town
![rayleigh](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/5c0a35707f5a90cca3e9b1b18fa795fe.jpg?1582270511)
Island
![canvey island](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/ba73cfb7647871f21d5c437b719fa9c2.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![strood](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/9abdbabfc6375202b9f1bd795578e718.jpg?1625237256)
Town
![billericay](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/9ecc37fbef06d3264af9619d4d166eff.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![sheerness isle of sheppey](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/d64f52909521e296ba793e7d2831c8f1.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![west malling](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/39f2803f61693843887f245d606ebd49.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![witham](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/42637699108509dc1a3a8f26fe4cf9cf.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![grays](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/eb34b13387205f04a387035c6349024e.jpg?1613665191)
Village
![aylesford](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/8e11b50bfa17fa9937b41c24dc2fa6b7.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![rochford](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/f4cde1f75504a5e66defd6fe27753261.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![burnham on crouch](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/8db213249af02a738ff10d174cf07398.jpg?1582270511)
Locality
![upminster](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/807bdfbefcdb3d7f926b4950c0c4cee7.jpg?1648409267)
Island
![mersea island](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/e35694c43b9aec7f1ea3b4fb16d85631.jpg?1582270511)
Village
![harrietsham](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/943598917712182495ca2765d0fdd0ae.jpg?1582270511)
Village
![ingatestone](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/3e5cec1e7b69bd6940dce114a6881ea2.jpg?1582270511)
National park
![kent downs](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/7cafa91492de2da1b29cc9b8d1013cb5.jpg?1648401534)
Village
![meopham](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/88326b1e79811fc7a129ba1caf4a2c96.jpg?1582270511)
Locality
![rainham](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/static-maps/gb/51_3635_0_60797.jpg)
Island
![isle of sheppey](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/3bde2b562f5339b16583c72107001fc4.jpg?1582270511)
Village
![lenham](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/1efd1d48c94d479c235b1c54258eb2ed.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![northfleet](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/5d6e86784a1749f203d6c4dbff8ca505.jpg?1582270511)
Locality
![purfleet](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/801a7aa2b6c4987f5b89a7563bc4e9a5.jpg?1648406132)
Village
![kelvedon](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/5d8cdb9709b005a2f2bf23979e654370.jpg?1582270511)
Village
![kelvedon hatch](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/1f06607b66857c19f587be148a6137e1.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![queenborough isle of sheppey](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/ecc05019aaa77463a17c3ffc902a24ab.jpg?1582270511)
Village
![thundersley](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/a8f2248ce79fc401bb193dc0dd3c9983.jpg?1582270511)
Village
![tollesbury](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/ab85258dc5c210d13d389e960aa1b2db.jpg?1582270511)
Island
![foulness island](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/1e171da17133e21d70cbb08be7495e17.jpg?1582270511)
Village
![allhallows](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/74b6abc30c7034f0056f7ba6f8657386.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![stanford le hope](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/06c90a2ec7a5c5777e566d9473fe95ef.jpg?1582270511)
Village
![hatfield peverel](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/28658e556f95a8a1d368080beda264f9.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![snodland](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/8136b717c0367e626c3d4fde630fa2da.jpg?1582270511)
Village
![tiptree](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/8d220584016d7d18191a32e697ef2a95.jpg?1582270511)
National park
![high halstow nnr](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/a07c6f58c7e22b3f657865cfc08f2ab0.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![south ockendon](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/043e58c62ab427803d7691067d9d2bb6.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![southminster](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/eecb5a8bdcea149c08538dc7475e0e26.jpg?1582270511)
TOP Attractions
Best Day Trips from Southend
Best Day Trips from Southend
![Leeds Castle](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/180e4083140c2b307f059b8bedf2f11a.jpg?1582270511)
Historic landmark with a moat and maze
![Rochester Cathedral](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/784ab351cd5f22a74baaae938d87c170.jpg?1582270511)
Norman edifice with a 14th-century door
![Princes Golf Club](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/edca270d43d129ed60de41b18b2e3886.jpg?1582270511)
![Royal St George's Golf Club](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/7fc9eae28e88f07e9cec309fe140ae9c.jpg?1606148103)
![Rochester Castle](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/a8f3befbea3633fc598752dd797bbb47.jpg?1608918046)
Historic Norman edifice
![Felixstowe Ferry Golf Club](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/14f072c29176a4227c2a260073602aa5.jpg?1582270511)
![Frinton Golf Club](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/4959d1ff45bca9d0d72096e6c0ea1496.jpg?1613225326)
![Wingham Wildlife Park](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/418782cee486ea5a2ca979604589f3f5.jpg?1617975504)
![Chart Hills Golf Club](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/c5f709063550a2913b680bfda38c586e.jpg?1582270511)
![Upnor Castle](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/18b917c8f04682dc95977b6d6ec8283c.jpg?1632065644)
![The Historic Dockyard Chatham](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/7339d156d3ced9fb64e56cf6e47fbb7d.jpg?1636533196)
![Tilbury Fort](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/c13aac4b826fc136d46f934ef8e4742a.jpg?1582270511)
![Chelmsford City Racecourse](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/b9197fcea060c4b12629d0bdd45da216.jpg?1656690536)
![Dragon's Fury Roller Coaster](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/ae269edbf7d276a134c1f5fc5b203db8.jpg?1656336158)
![Valley Ridge](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/1ccde61ba678baa2e1085681fc0ee66e.jpg?1582270511)
![Kent Life](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/281d0233c014ac16bad90f7a064c0907.jpg?1582270511)
![Vampire Roller Coaster](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/27d1d3250f7baf815322b9bb325cd23c.jpg?1657193694)
![Lullingstone Castle](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/d800affb2a97df2652c8d62a7cb350ce.jpg?1582270511)
![Bowles](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/99f715751ffb6227eae3b6da10651550.jpg?1582270511)
![Priestfield Stadium](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/fd685f8475732c58bbbf20991612265c.jpg?1582270511)
![St Mary's Church](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/95cb4d02acc086c487d2e02313891216.jpg?1582270511)
![Woodcote Park](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/5909a7eb85b142c92b70afbf1d2466ab.jpg?1582270511)
![Gallagher Stadium](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/d2ac82cd6266844694a521ba65ed9405.jpg?1582270511)
![Walton Heath Golf Club](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/d19b06515f1a8db902a46a04c9d9f780.jpg?1661524148)
![Wilkin & Sons](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/0e490e47567bac7444c969d5167aa618.jpg?1648460414)
![Harrison's Rocks](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/d56bc5c459d295a2d9d91cda8c1fc057.jpg?1582270511)
![Hesketh Park](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/static-maps/gb/51_4386_0_23551.jpg)
![Chelmsford Cathedral](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/bbc27ab05a327502773eddb10f092032.jpg?1582270511)
Place of worship since the 11th century
![Maidstone Museum](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/fee75fe745a9c27b80148972fa0b257d.jpg?1582270511)
![Battle of Britain Memorial](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/b5f0b2f9b7363486021f4b69f68bda2e.jpg?1582270511)
![Stone Farm Rocks](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/b5a832e63fe821cdc07eab92f7d7790c.jpg?1582270511)
![Bredgar and Wormshill Light Railway](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/34b9fc58f0690d27f23e2da64010cea6.jpg?1582270511)
![Arena Essex Raceway](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/7719961db01cb54018e5813b7a0123d0.jpg?1582270511)
![Herne Bay Museum and Gallery](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/473c4ac2f83be20da5456655fd041378.jpg?1582270511)
![King's Hall](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/c4423da0a323d7ad429e856e80d237e5.jpg?1582270511)
![Howletts Wild Animal Park](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/0a1c7753a6d9b483b70f8a78168a1e91.jpg?1582270511)
Rare and endangered animals in 90 acres
![St John the Baptist](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/653268789224fadc5e6dc777f0acb942.jpg?1582270511)
![Eastbrookend Country Park](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/3fb3316a344e77af013b0b096fe2e24c.jpg?1648479628)
![Coldrum Long Barrow](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/aa28b615cb7072f74f487a085066a170.jpg?1582270511)
![London England Temple](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/c3f3097f81b39de766686258944795dd.jpg?1582270511)
![Maidstone Town Hall](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/8240f7f5f558a486fbead96a46d03470.jpg?1648491513)
![Hylands House](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/0e643f089716c6ec2021e496a8522a13.jpg?1656691620)
Neo-classical villa and grounds
![Church of St Mary the Virgin](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/43f2ec6d56781dced95166fda0636806.jpg?1582270511)
![Central Bandstand](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/a0c1f11f51b22c45593754663fb5d94c.jpg?1582270511)
![St Nicholas' Church](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/d888495d78d7ff05e778c3537ccad234.jpg?1582270511)
![Hedingham Castle](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/dbe07b6524a1e191f448b6502af052a0.jpg?1582270511)
![Whitstable Museum and Gallery](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/590c4dc23c58ee9196445b31177614e8.jpg?1582270511)
![Dungeness Lighthouse](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/2091df8736b7f55757fd4563381306cb.jpg?1582270511)
![Ingatestone Hall](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/02ad2fee7e5b1f084665f0943792971c.jpg?1582270511)
![Colne Valley Railway](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/8897bea2569434377e2a2a2b15c05cb8.jpg?1582270511)
![Kit's Coty House](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/8cae47ccc4d7bdb2169ffeb69b2866df.jpg?1582270511)
![Stour Valley Walk](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/3237e9fca3758bac2eb20e81f771e2b2.jpg?1582270511)
![Coalhouse Fort](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/855ad30c49c28cb5c9273f6b0f2c46fc.jpg?1582270511)
![Faversham Guildhall](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/513312fd643dd1e31bbacc2e20dfc061.jpg?1648523084)
![St Nicholas Church](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/4a70180b8d4d54776bd85554d7289310.jpg?1582270511)
![Bedgebury National Pinetum](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/64342f8cf3d022da27fc994600adcac7.jpg?1582270511)
![White Horse Bridge](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/f27ce3c1d40c779e711907a8e456f619.jpg?1648430077)
![Northlands Park](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/46cbb52dd26693361461a58e0ad06219.jpg?1641557185)
![Cooling Castle](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/1e2ccb218cee687c7aaa98e16b8af002.jpg?1582270511)
![Mote Park](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/b8ae4afb350ed18ad01a3ef7d7ef8969.jpg?1582270511)