Southend is a busy tourist destination and shopping centre, with a world famous Pier, 7 miles of sea and foreshore, with all its associated leisure facilities and attractions, excellent shopping facilities and numerous restaurants, wine bars and pubs. There are two direct railway lines to London, and the M25 motorway is less than half an hour away. In addition, Southend also has its own airport.

About Southend-on-Sea Borough Council

Southend-on-Sea Borough Council is a big operation. It spends approximately £270m each year and employs over 4,000 staff. The Council speaks up for the towns interests in a number of areas, including health, community safety, regeneration and environmental matters, and ensures that a diverse range of services are provided such as refuse collection to every household in the borough and home care to those who need assistance.

Our website will help you to find more about Southend, and about the services provided by the Council.

Super Sopot!

Southend is twinned with the Polish seaside resort town of Sopot. Sopot is on the bay of Gdansk on the southern part of the Baltic coast, and boasts a 500-metre wooden pier - the longest of its kind in Europe. To find out more about our twin town - without having to leave your seat - why not visit their website: www.sopot.pl (NB naturally, this website is mainly in Polish). Another useful website to visit is www.sopot.net which provides information about the town in English translation.