Leisure

South Essex is the eastern playground for London offering the nearest coastal resorts and open space for the City and Canary Wharf. South Essex is a place where people enjoy life, benefiting from the local amenities, but within easy reach of London.

The rivers and lakes play a key role, whether this is for fishing, coastal walks and cycling, sailing or canoeing or the new breed of extreme sports such as wind and kite surfing. South Essex offers great opportunities for active lifestyles. It is a place that can sustain organic growth around existing settlements, in addition to larger scale commercial and leisure development.

Just 20 minutes from Stratford, South Essex is perfectly placed to benefit from the events of 2012, with an expected increase in sports participation, volunteering and opportunities for tourism.