Walk from Leigh to Southend-On-Sea - June 2014

This month, the First Ladies took a 3.4 mile walk along the Thames Estuary. We got the C2C train to Leigh-On-Sea and walked along the coast to Southend. We walked by the cockle sheds, the mud flats and pretty, quaint pubs and restaurants in Leigh. We carried on walking through Chalkwell with the beach and less hustle and bustle. We continued to Westcliff with the famous Rossi ice cream shop and alfresco eateries and the pretty gardens on the cliff. Finally we reached vibrant Southend and finished our walk at the end of the 1.34 mile long pier (the longest pleasure pier in the world). We enjoyed the walk / train ride to the end of the pier where we enjoyed our lunch and walked around the RNLI lifeboat station. On a bright and sunny day, it was a great way to spend the longest day of the year.