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Bring some bread with you to feed the birds.

Cycle lane and lots of shops. Watch out for pedestrians though!

The seafront in Southend is a wonderful place for a ride. The road is flat and has a designated lane for cyclists, and the views out to the water are superb. There are plenty of places to stop for refreshments along the way.

The Crowstone’s copper plate – now turned green – records that it was erected in 1836 and marked the seaward limit of the River Thames as then controlled by the City of London, and that it replaced a stone of 1755, both standing together until the more aged of the pair was presented by the Port of London Authority to Southend Corporation in 1950 for preservation in Priory Park Until 1350, the English Crown held the right to fish the rivers of England and charged duties on those people it licensed to fish. In 1197 King Richard I, in need of money to finance his involvement in the Third Crusade, sold the rights over the lower reaches of the River Thames to the City of London. Marker stones were erected to indicate the limit of the City's rights.

Gunners Park and Shoebury Ranges is a 25 hectare nature reserve in Shoeburyness in Essex. It is managed by the Essex Wildlife Trust. Part of Gunners Park is Shoeburyness Old Ranges Local Nature Reserve, which is itself part of the Foulness Site of Special Scientific

Gunners Park and Shoebury Ranges is a 25 hectare nature reserve in Shoeburyness in Essex. It is managed by the Essex Wildlife Trust. Part of Gunners Park is Shoeburyness Old Ranges Local Nature Reserve, which is itself part of the Foulness Site of Special Scientific Interest.

Just a few hundred yards away from the River Rouch you’ll find the Plough and Sail owned by the Oliver Family. Still run as a traditional pub with real log fires, fine ales, home cooked food and a very warm welcome. The Plough and Sail has history dating back over 300 years. It is said that Paglesham was known to be the smuggling capital of the district where many locals were ship owners using the port to transport goods such as tea, gin and tobacco from Dunkirk, providing a healthy profit. The coast between Southend and Rochford was ideal smuggling country, with its creeks and rivulets turning to mud flats at low tide. Over 30 oyster smacks were based in Paghesham and the Plough and Sail became a meeting place for the hardworking crews. Today, The Plough and Sail still provides a meeting place for the local community and those visiting to enjoy the natural beauty of the Essex countryside.

Of the current church, the oldest part of the building is the present north aisle, dating from around 1400. Legend has it that the stones the church is built from were taken from the ruins of Hadleigh Castle, although this is wholly apocryphal. The ceiling of the north aisle resembles the inverted hull of a ship and it is thought that it may have been constructed by the boat builders of medieval Leigh.