Canvey Island

civil parish and reclaimed island in the Thames estuary in Essex, England

Canvey Island is on the south coast of Essex.

Understand

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

By car

A130 from Chelmsford.

By train

The nearest station is 🌍 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

See

🌍 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. (updated Jun 2016)
🌍 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. (updated Jun 2016)
🌍 The Bay Museum, The Old Desaussing Station, Western Esplanade, SS8 0AY. Sundays and bank holidays 10AM-4PM. (updated Jun 2016)
🌍 Thorney Bay beach.

Do

🌍 Canvey Island F.C.. Play in the non-league and famous for their ground below sea level.

Buy

Eat

Savor / Labworth Cafe, Eastern Esplanade, SS8 7DW. Seaside cafe designed by notable architect Ove Arup. (updated Sep 2023)

Drink

🌍 The Haystack, 96 Furtherwick Rd, SS8 7AJ, ☏ +44 1268 680 454. 1PM-. (updated Dec 2023)

🌍 Lobster Smack, Haven Rd, SS8 0NR, ☏ +44 1268 514 297, lobstersmack.canvey@stonegategroup.co.uk. 11AM-. (updated Dec 2023)

Sleep

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

Connect

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

Go next

Routes through Canvey Island

Chelmsford ← Basildon ←	N S	→ END
Leigh-on-Sea ← Merges with ← South Benfleet ←	NE S	→ END

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