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Canvey Island is on the south coast of Essex.

Understand

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Dutch Cottage Museum

Canvey Island is low-lying next to the River Thames, and has flooded periodicially, most devastatingly in 1953. It has a significant population of former Londoners including an Orthodox Jewish community.

Get in

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By car

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A130 from Chelmsford.

By train

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The nearest station is 1 Benfleet station which is on the line between London Fenchurch St and Southend-on-Sea. There are buses from Benfleet station to Canvey Island.

Get around

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Map
Map of Canvey Island

See

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  • 1 Castle Point Transport Museum, 105 Point Rd, SS8 7TD. April - Oct 1 and 3rd Sunday every month + all Sundays in August 10AM-6PM. Volunteer-run museum in an old bus depot built in 1934 housing 30 vintage buses and various lorries. Canvey Island Transport Museum (Q85675776) on Wikidata
  • 2 Dutch Cottage Museum, Canvey Road. Spring Bank Holiday - end Sept: Su 2:30PM-5PM, and some W. Built in 1618 by Dutch engineer who settled here to drain the land. Dutch Cottage (Q64615588) on Wikidata
  • 3 The Bay Museum, The Old Desaussing Station, Western Esplanade, SS8 0AY. Sundays and bank holidays 10AM-4PM. Bay Museum (Q113370253) on Wikidata
  • 4 Thorney Bay beach.

Do

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  • 1 Canvey Island F.C.. Play in the non-league and famous for their ground below sea level. Canvey Island F.C. (Q2029340) on Wikidata Canvey Island F.C. on Wikipedia

Buy

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Eat

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  • Savor / Labworth Cafe, Eastern Esplanade, SS8 7DW. Seaside cafe designed by notable architect Ove Arup.

Drink

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1 The Haystack, 96 Furtherwick Rd, SS8 7AJ, +44 1268 680 454. 1PM-.

2 Lobster Smack, Haven Rd, SS8 0NR, +44 1268 514 297, . 11AM-. The Lobster Smack Public House (Q26416752) on Wikidata

Sleep

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1 The Oysterfleet Hotel, 21 Knightswick Rd, SS8 9PA, +44 1268 510111. Restaurant & bar.

Connect

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The island and its approach roads have 4G from all UK carriers. As of Feb 2023, 5G has not reached this area.

Go next

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Routes through Canvey Island
Chelmsford Basildon  N  S  END
Leigh-on-Sea Merges with A13 ← South Benfleet  NE   S  END


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