Basildon, Essex

Visitors to Basildon are guaranteed a hearty welcome to an area which has so much to offer within its own boundaries and is also so conveniently close to London, with road, rail, sea and air networks that open up the country and continent.

Visitors are spoilt for choice - for shopping there is the Town Centre, home to the indoor Eastgate Centre.

There are leisure activities unmatched in Essex, with the Festival Leisure Park, and more parks and open spaces than anywhere else in the county - you are always only minutes away from a splash of greenery or a taste of the countryside.

Wat Tyler Country Park covers 120 acres and provides an ideal setting for a variety of wildlife. The park is home to the National Motor Boat Museum which houses a fantastic history of the motor boat and is the only museum of its type in the world. The park has also established a living museum with historic buildings brought from around the area to form a back drop for community events such as the Teddy Bears Picnic and Basildon Festival.