Horseshoes Bay

Places of Interest

Lower Horse

Island

Photo: Trevor Harris, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Lower Horse is a 31.1-acre uninhabited island off the English coast, lying in the Thames Estuary between Canvey Island and Stanford-le-Hope, close to grid reference TQ760828.

Canvey Wick

Nature reserve

Photo: Oneblackline, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Canvey Wick is a 93.2-hectare Site of Special Scientific Interest at the south-west corner of Canvey Island in Essex. It is owned by The Land Trust and 18.5 hectares is managed by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds and Buglife as a nature reserve, who are working to bring more of the area under management and to improve public access.

Coryton Power Station

Power station

Photo: terry joyce, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Coryton Power Station is a 732 MW Combined Cycle Gas Turbine gas-fired power station at Coryton, Thurrock, Essex, UK.

Places in the Area

Canvey Island

Photo: Oneblackline, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Canvey Island is a town, civil parish and island in the Thames Estuary. It forms part of the Castle Point district of Essex, England. It is separated from the mainland of south Essex by a network of creeks, but is connected to the mainland by bridges.

Fobbing

Village

Photo: Trevor Harris, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Fobbing is a village in the borough of Thurrock in Essex, England. It is between Basildon and Corringham, and is also close to Stanford-le-Hope, the latter being its post town. Fobbing is situated 3 miles northwest of Horseshoes Bay.

South Benfleet

Village

Photo: JohnArmagh, Public domain.

South Benfleet is a town in the Castle Point district of Essex, England, 30 miles east of London. It is adjacent to the village of North Benfleet. The Benfleet post town includes South Benfleet, Thundersley, New Thundersley and Hadleigh. South Benfleet is situated 3 miles north of Horseshoes Bay.

Horseshoes Bay

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Localities in the Area

Notable Places Nearby

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