Let's move to Southend and Shoeburyness, Essex | Money | The Guardian

Let's move to Southend and Shoeburyness, Essex | Money | The Guardian

What's going for it? I once saw a bronzed, elderly lady in a thong karaoking at 6pm on the prom at Southend. On a Tuesday! Here, I thought, was a town that knows how to have a good time. Brighton, despite its seediness, always had airs and graces. Still does. You won't, though, find a more grounded seaside resort than Southend. It has its posh side, and these days it's made the inevitable attempt to gentrify itself with arts festivals and the like. But only Leigh-on-Sea ...

The case against If you're averse to bronzed, elderly ladies karaoking, this probably isn't the place for you. Avoid all that by sticking to the Thorpe Bay/Shoeburyness ....