Museum · Southend-on-Sea · Essex

Leigh Heritage Centre

Leigh Heritage Centre, a museum, stands in Southend-on-Sea. Add any of 9 more places within 5 km to a visit. It is run by Leith Society.

Where

In Southend-on-Sea

inside the built-up area

Run by

Leith Society

the operator on record

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 18–23°C

In brief

Museum in Southend-on-Sea

Inside Southend-on-Sea

Leigh Heritage Centre is inside Southend-on-Sea’s built-up area, with 9 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

The weather, month by month

From May to September, Southend-on-Sea sees highs of 18–23°C.

Jan8° / 3°45 mm

Feb8° / 2°39 mm

Mar11° / 4°34 mm

Apr14° / 5°39 mm

May18° / 9°40 mm

Jun21° / 12°43 mm

Jul23° / 14°42 mm

Aug23° / 14°48 mm

Sep20° / 12°45 mm

Oct16° / 9°60 mm

Nov11° / 5°57 mm

Dec8° / 3°52 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Southend-on-Sea, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Southend-on-Sea. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Southend-on-Sea’s full climate →

About

Leigh Heritage Centre

Top of the list nearby is Hadleigh Castle, 2.9 km away.

Type: Museum
Run by: Leith Society
Town: in Southend-on-Sea
Official site: leighsociety.com/leighheritagecentre.htm

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

The way to Leigh Heritage Centre

Leigh Heritage Centre is in orange, with the places near it numbered as below.

Towns near it

Bases near Leigh Heritage Centre

By population, Southend-on-Sea leads the 5 with 182,295. Every one of these towns counts it as a place to visit.

1 · It’s in town

Southend-on-Sea

182,295 people · 23 places to visit

2 · 2.3 km northwest of it

Thundersley and South Benfleet

49,886 people · 10 places to visit

3 · 2.6 km southwest of it

Canvey Island

38,004 people · 7 places to visit

4 · 4 km northwest of it

Rayleigh

32,383 people · 10 places to visit

Compare the 5 towns

Town	Where Leigh Heritage Centre is	People	Places to visit
Southend-on-Sea	It’s in town	182,295	23
Thundersley and South Benfleet	2.3 km northwest of it	49,886	10
Canvey Island	2.6 km southwest of it	38,004	7
Rayleigh	4 km northwest of it	32,383	10
Rochford	4.9 km northeast of it	12,617	13

Make a day of it

Pair Leigh Heritage Centre with these

Of the 31 within 15 km, look for 2 castles, a pier and a theme park.

Castle · English HeritageHadleigh Castle2.9 km away 2

PierSouthend Pier5.1 km away 3

Theme parkAdventure Island4.6 km away 4

Art galleryBeecroft Art Gallery4.2 km away 5

Castle · National TrustRayleigh Castle6.2 km away 6

Abbey or prioryPrittlewell Priory4.1 km away 7

MuseumSouthend Central Museum4.2 km away 8

FortSlough Fort7.2 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Questions about Leigh Heritage Centre

Where is Leigh Heritage Centre?

Leigh Heritage Centre is in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Leigh Heritage Centre?

Museum in Leigh-on-Sea, England, UK.

Who runs Leigh Heritage Centre?

Leith Society.

When is the best time to visit Leigh Heritage Centre?

May to September are the warmest months in Southend-on-Sea, with afternoon highs of 18–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Leigh Heritage Centre?

Within 15 km: Hadleigh Castle (2.9 km), Southend Pier (5.1 km), Adventure Island (4.6 km) and Beecroft Art Gallery (4.2 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (8)

Hadleigh Castle: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Southend Pier: Southend_Pier_Autumn_2007.jpg: Damian Dukarski The original uploader was Dammmmian at English Wikipedia. derivative work: SilkTork, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Adventure Island: Linda Craven, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Beecroft Art Gallery: H2g2bob, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Rayleigh Castle: John Myers, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Prittlewell Priory: Lonpicman, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Southend Central Museum: Southend Museums Service, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Slough Fort: Prioryman, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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