Belfairs Nature Reserve

Belfairs Nature Reserve is a nature reserve in Castle Point District, Essex, England. Belfairs Nature Reserve is situated nearby to the town Hadleigh, as well as near the locality The Breathtaker.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hadleigh Castle and Leigh-on-Sea railway station.

Hadleigh Castle

Photo: JohnArmagh, Public domain.

Hadleigh Castle is a ruined fortification in the English county of Essex, overlooking the Thames Estuary from south of the town of Hadleigh. Built after 1215 during the reign of Henry III by Hubert de Burgh, the castle was surrounded by parkland and had an important economic and defensive role.

Leigh-on-Sea railway station

Railway station

Photo: John Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Leigh-on-Sea railway station is on the London, Tilbury and Southend line, serving the town of Leigh-on-Sea, Essex. It is 32 miles 43 chains down the main line from London Fenchurch Street via Basildon and it is situated between Benfleet to the west and Chalkwell to the east.

Two Tree Island

Island

Photo: Edward Clack, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Two Tree Island is a small island lying north-east of Canvey Island and south-west of Leigh-on-Sea in Essex, England. It covers 257 hectares and is connected to the mainland at Leigh by a single span bridge.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Leigh-on-Sea and Southend-on-Sea.

Leigh-on-Sea

Photo: Chris j wood, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Leigh-on-Sea is a beautiful old fishing port on the London side of Southend-on-Sea on the south coast of Essex. Visitor venues in Leigh can be divided into three zones.

Southend-on-Sea

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.

Southend-on-Sea is a seaside resort about 40 miles east of London at the mouth of the River Thames Estuary. It's famous for its Victorian pleasure pier, the longest in the world!

Rayleigh

Town

Photo: Auntalys, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Rayleigh is a market town and civil parish in the Rochford District, Essex, England. It lies between Chelmsford and Southend-on-Sea, 32 miles east of central London. At the 2021 census, the parish had a population of 32,248 and the built-up area had 32,380.

Belfairs Nature Reserve

Type: Nature reserve
Category: recreation area
Location: Castle Point District, Essex, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.5592° or 51° 33′ 33″ north

Longitude

0.6233° or 0° 37′ 24″ east

Open location code

9F32HJ5F+M8

OpenStreetMap ID

way 698574550

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=nature_reserve

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Hadleigh and The Breathtaker.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Grange Stables and St Barnabas, Hadleigh.

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