We offer walks in London and Home Counties, accessible by public transport.
The walk follows the England Coastal Path into Southend and finishes with an opportunity to visit the Prittlewell Burial exhibition at the Southend Museum, adjacent to Southend Victoria Station. The Coastal Path gives superb views of Thames marshes and the estuary in the morning and takes us along classic seaside promenades in the afternoon. The terrain is flat except for a short climb at the end. Easy walking, but we’ll need to keep up a moderate pace. Paths are good, though the morning section could be muddy. The Southend Museum exhibition displays luxury objects excavated from the nearby Prittlewell Princely Burial mound. This Anglo Saxon site, dated around 600 AD, featured in the recent Silk Roads Exhibition at the British Museum, and is considered to be similar in richness to Sutton Hoo. Admission to Southend Museum is free.
Train: Fenchurch Street 09:49; Upminster 10:11 arr. Benfleet 10:28 (Boundary station is Upminster). Return from Southend Victoria for direct trains to Liverpool Street. (Boundary Station is Stratford). Buy two singles.
Lunch: Pubs, cafes, picnic spots at Leigh on Sea. Could be very busy, so bring food.
Toilet: Toilets are available at Benfleet Station, in Leigh on Sea at lunchtime, at Chalkwell in the afternoon, and at the Museum.
The walk will start outside Benfleet Rail Station.
The walk will end outside Southend Museum.
