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Thorpe Bay
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Rigging area at
Thorpe Bay
Beach at Thorpe Bay
30 minutes before high tide,
force 5-6 SSW |
Thorpe Bay Beach is approx two and a
third miles east of southend pier.
There is ample pay and display parking
bays, a large
grass rigging area and up to 8 hours sailing per tide. The beach
faces south and is sailable in winds from west round to east. The
bottom is completely flat and has the same depth water for nearly a
mile out. It also gives great flat water sailing either side of the
tide but can be extremely lumpy in a southerly wind
How to get There
From the A127 -
1.Head east on
A127/Southend Arterial Rd toward Bellhouse Rd Continue to follow
A127
2. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto A127/Prince Ave
3. At Cuckoo Corner, take the 3rd exit onto A127/Victoria Ave
4. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto A13/Queensway Continue
to follow Queensway
Go through 1 roundabout
5. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto A1160/Southchurch Ave
6. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto B1016/Eastern Esplanade
Continue to follow B1016
Go through 1 roundabout
Destination will be on the left
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