Canvey Island

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 1 Benfleet station which is on the line between London Fenchurch St and Southend-on-Sea. There are buses from Benfleet station to Canvey Island.

See

• 1 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)
• 2 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)
• 3 The Bay Museum, The Old Desaussing Station, Western Esplanade, SS8 0AY. Sundays and bank holidays 10AM-4PM. (updated Jun 2016)
• 4 Thorney Bay beach. 

Do

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

Eat

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

Drink

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

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

Sleep

1 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