The Three Shells Beach Cafe

About

The most popular family beach café on Southend Seafront on the award winning Three Shells beach!

Since 1983, they are a landmark in Southend that offers a fabulous selection of food and drink!

There’s a choice of eating in or dining on their fabulous Sea Terrace – or, of course, grabbing a takeaway!

With a huge selection of food options from an All Day Breakfast, Delicious Salads, Light Bites to a take-away portion of chips, donuts, ice cream and so much more, there’s something for everyone!

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Accessibility

  • Disabled access

Property Facilities

  • Dogs Accepted

Map & Directions

Road Directions

Access by Car:

From the M25 you can take either Junction 29 (A127) or Junction 30 (A13) and just follow the signs until you get to the beach! Southend has plenty of car parking facilities the nearest car park is Justpark which is a 3 minute walk  

Public Transport Directions

Access by public transport:

Both Southend Central (C2C) and Southend Victoria are within easy walking distance from Sealife Adventure. Southend Central is operated by the C2C line and is a 15 minute walk from the station through the Hight street. If you’re travelling with Abellio Greater Anglia then you will arrive at Southend Victoria and is a 20-25 minute walk via the high street.  

The Three Shells Beach Café

Type:Cafe

Adventure Island, Western Esplanade, Southend on Sea, SS1 1EE

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Tel+44 (0)1702 443422

Awards

  • Other AwardsThe Queen’s Award for Enterprise for our Promoting Opportunities through Social Mobility The Queen’s Award for Enterprise for our Promoting Opportunities through Social Mobility 2021

Opening Times

* The Three Shells café opens at 10am daily. Closing times vary day-to-day. Please contact us on 01702 443422 for further information.



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