Southend-on-Sea, a coastal city in Essex, is a 40-minute drive or 50-minute train journey from Romford. Its main landmark is the 1.3-mile long pier - the world's longest pleasure pier - which has been ...

A theme park in Southend has pledged its support to the Armed Forces community. Adventure Island, owned by Stockvale, is part of the Armed Forces Covenant, which aims to ensure service personnel ...

Many visitors flock to Adventure Island in Southend in the summer, when the weather is great and perfect for theme park rides ...

But the most dramatic changes are further south in Essex: at Southend-on-Sea. Southend becomes part ... is far more pleasurable. Besides Adventure Island – not an actual island, but a theme ...