A new "talking telescope" has been installed at a nature reserve in south Essex. The telescope, funded by rail operator c2c Trenitalia, is located on the viewing platform of the Essex Wildlife Trust's ...

TRAINS on Southend Pier are set to be out of action tomorrow for essential repair work. Visitors are warned there will be no train service on the pair on Wednesday due to essential repairs taking ...

The town has had mixed reviews over the last few years but some people have now started calling it the "Miami of Britain".

THE world's last seagoing paddle steamer is set to return to Southend Pier this year, with cruises kicking off at the end of September. Residents can enjoy day trips on the historic Waverley ...

Different sources have different ideas. All seem to include Hertfordshire, Surrey, Buckinghamshire and Kent, some include ...

TICKETS are selling fast ahead of a unique steam train day-trip setting off from Southend to Wales this year ... book their tickets at steamdreams.co.uk/book. The scheduled locomotive is the ...

told the meeting that most piers in the UK charged visitors an admission fee. There were gasps from the crowd when she said that Southend Pier charged £7.50 admission, but a show of hands in the ...

With over 1,500 properties in more than 30 exclusive UK and European ... sea views. Train services to London run regularly throughout the day and take between 50 and 70 minutes. Plus, conveniently ...

Rising sea levels are threatening coastal communities worldwide and an interactive map shows exactly how serious the risk to the UK is ... with its popular pier and long stretch of coastline.

Proposals to expand cross-channel rail traffic mean travelers from London could one day disembark at destinations deep into ...

One of the UK's best loved piers will soon double its entry fee after announcing the original fare last year. Admission to Brighton Palace Pier will cost £2 from March 8, going up from the £1 ...