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South Benfleet Bowling Club

📷 John Rostron · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

51.55216, 0.55898

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🎳Bowling greens is at its best in summer here
  • 🛝Playground 209m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
ParkingPlayground

Best for

4 activities

Bowling greens

Bowling green

Paid

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Black-headed Gull, Goldfinch, Mallard +92 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Goldfinch, Mallard +92 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Large White, Southern Migrant Hawker +63 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Small White, Large White, Southern Migrant Hawker +63 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Accessible Route, Rayleigh MountWalking route600 m

Gravel path with inclines around Rayleigh Mount. AccessAble: https://www.accessable.co.uk/national-trust/access-guides/rayleigh-mount-the-mount-national-trust

Named routeLength 600 mDuration 00:30Round tripLocal walking route
Blue WalkWalking route
Named route
Thames Estuary PathWalking route46.6 km
Named routeLength 46.6 kmNational walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Tilbury to Southend-on-SeaWalking route
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
Southend RingWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Golf Course Right of Waypublic footpath · 784 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 784 mSurface earthPath type: footway
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Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 16Cycling route
Named routeRef 16National Cycle Network
National Cycle Route 16 (proposed)Cycling route
Named routeRef 16National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.6 km
Named routeRef 16Length 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route41 m
Named routeRef 16Length 41 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface concrete

Wildlife to spot

Photos

South Benfleet Primary School

📷 John Rostron · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

South Benfleet Primary School

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite on Sandpit HillHistoric site2.7 km→🌱South Benfleet Playing FieldUrban park400 m→🏞️WAT TYLERCountry park3.9 km→🌱Wat Tyler Country ParkUrban park3.9 km→🌱Bowers MarshesUrban park2.1 km→🌱Hadleigh Castle Country ParkUrban park2.2 km→

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