Where to stay
The Ship Hotel★ 4.7 (127) · Hotel
Flemings Farm Caravan & Motorhome Park★ 4.5 (38) · RV Park
Billet Wharf House★ 4.5 (8) · Lodging
Planet Escapes★ 4.0 (2) · Lodging
The pontoon★ 5.0 (1) · Lodging
Holiday Inn Southend by IHG★ 4.3 (1769) · Hotel
The Last Post★ 4.1 (1441) · Hotel
Premier Inn Southend On Sea (Eastern Esplanade) hotel★ 4.2 (1296) · Hotel
Leigh itself has only a few places to stay; Westcliff and Southend, a few minutes away, have many more. The app lists them all with holiday lets.
Getting here
By train
Leigh-on-Sea station is on the c2c line from London Fenchurch Street, a short walk from Old Leigh.
By car
Old Leigh gets busy on sunny weekends, so arrive early. Parking is pay and display.
Tides
At low tide the estuary empties and the boats sit on the mud; high tide is best for the seafront. Today's tide times are on the Sea today page.
Ideas for your visit
A day in Old Leigh
- Walk down from the Broadway to Old Leigh and the cockle sheds
- Seafood from the sheds by the water
- A drink in one of the old High Street pubs
- Sunset over the estuary
Seafront and pier
- Walk the seafront through Chalkwell to Westcliff
- On to Southend Pier, the longest pleasure pier in the world
- Train back from Southend
Green and quiet
- Hadleigh Castle and Hadleigh Country Park
- Two Tree Island nature reserve
- Belfairs Woods
With the kids
- Bell Wharf beach at low tide
- Crabbing and ice cream in Old Leigh
- This week's family events
Take Leigh in your pocket
LoveLeigh is free on iPhone and Android. Save things, get reminders and see what's on tonight.