The Crooked Billet
Historic pub
A 16th-century pub in the Old Leigh fishing village overlooking the Thames estuary, with two small bars, bare floorboards, beamed ceilings and real ales.
📍 51 High Street, Old Leigh, Leigh-on-Sea SS9 2EP
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The Mayflower
Pub
A seaside-view pub in Old Leigh with live music, real ale and its own chip shop.
📍 5 to 6 High Street, Old Leigh, Leigh-on-Sea SS9 2EN
Mile and a Third
Micropub
A quirky micropub named after the length of Southend Pier.
📍 67 Hamlet Court Road, Westcliff-on-Sea
West Road Tap
Micropub
A laid back micropub in Westcliff where you might find your new favourite beer.
📍 2 West Road, Westcliff-on-Sea SS0 9DA
Mawson's
Micropub
Southend's first micropub, small but perfectly formed, with craft beer, real ale, cider and wine and a few covered tables in the garden.
📍 781 Southchurch Road, Southend-on-Sea SS1 2PP
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What are the best pubs in Southend?
Start with The Crooked Billet, The Mayflower, Mile and a Third, West Road Tap and Mawson's. Our full list has 5 bars.
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Who wrote this guide
This guide is written by the team at M.AD Agency. We run cocktail festivals in more than 20 towns and cities across the UK and Ireland and have worked with hundreds of bars since 2022. We love Southend's bars, so we put this guide together from our own research and trusted local guides.
No bar paid to be included and nobody can buy a place. We check the guide regularly as bars open, change and close.
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