Name: Walking Tour - The Edge of Oil City - A Walk in Canvey Island
Start: 2025-04-05T13:00:00+01:00
End: 2025-04-05T18:00:00+01:00
Location: South Benfleet,Benfleet,SS7 1NF,GB

Walking Tour - The Edge of Oil City - A Walk in Canvey Island

This is the tenth in a series of walks along the Thames from London to the sea. Walk the quieter side of this holiday island in the Thames
Starting at Benfleet station we will then catch the bus to the historic Dutch Cottage, and from there walk the wall that keeps low lying Canvey from flooding, as it did in 1953 with disastrous consequences. Despite the risk of flooding Canvey Island has been inhabited since the Romans and Rob will tell the story of the island as we walk, including the plans to develop the island as a tourist destination in the 19th century, a visit to the post apocalyptic landscape of an abandoned oil refinery, and local legends Dr Feelgood. And it being a guided walk we will of course stop at a pub that Charles Dickens visited!
The walk finishes at Canvey Island Esplanade where there is a regular bus back to Benfleet
The walk is 5.8 miles in total.