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Discover Basildon
Basildon in Essex (England) with it's 144,859 citizens is a place in United Kingdom about 25 mi (or 41 km) east of London, the country's capital city.
Current time in Basildon is now 03:02 AM (Sunday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 9 airports near Basildon, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Southend Airport in a distance of 10 mi (or 16 km), East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in United Kingdom is Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew in a distance of 9 mi (or 15 km), South-West. Also, if you like playing golf, there are a few options in driving distance. We encountered 1 points of interest in the vicinity of this place. If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Cooling, Canvey Island, High Halstow, Grays and Chelmsford. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 16°C / 61 °F
Morning Temperature | 7°C / 45 °F |
Evening Temperature | 15°C / 59 °F |
Night Temperature | 11°C / 52 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 63% |
Air Pressure | 1009 hPa |
Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 8 km/h (5 mph) from North |
Cloud Conditions | Few clouds, covering 13% of sky |
General Conditions | Light rain |
Monday, 6th of May 2024
12°C (54 °F)
11°C (51 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Tuesday, 7th of May 2024
16°C (61 °F)
10°C (50 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, scattered clouds.
Wednesday, 8th of May 2024
13°C (55 °F)
8°C (46 °F)
Overcast clouds, gentle breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Orsett Hall
Chichester Wickford
Holiday Inn BASILDON
TRAVELODGE BASILDON
Campanile Basildon
Basildon South
Basildon (East Mayne)
Basildon (Festival Park)
Videos from this area
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Basildon Town Centre & Kenilworth Close, Billericay. Circa 1961
A view of Basildon Essex New Town Centre in the 60's plus kids playing in Kenilworth Close Billericay and a shot of Mayflower Cottage Kenilworth Close just after completion lawn yet to be laid.
Basildon Market - local shopping with over 40 stalls
Basildon Market has over 40 stalls with a whole range of produce and products. https://www.facebook.com/BasildonMarket Basildon Market is in the heart of Basildon Town Centre. It's great to...
The Burger Challenge at The Edge, Basildon
This burger costs £10 and is an eight pound burger with a large serving of chips. If you finish it, you get the £10 back.
Sabiba - Suicide Queen (The Edge, Basildon. 19/02/2015)
Suicide Queen Sabiba The Edge, Basildon, Essex (19th February, 2015) http://www.facebook.com/pages/SABIBA/52910863966.
Basildon JOTA 2014
Basildon JOTA 2014 - "Jamboree On The Air" for cubs and scouts from the 1st Laindon, 9th Basildon and 1st Pitsea & Vange troops. Amateur radio guest messages, high altitude balloons and more....
Father Christmas at Basildon Market (FREE Santa's Grotto)
FREE Father Christmas at Basildon Market. https://www.facebook.com/BasildonMarket Our Father Christmas is definitely one of the best in Basildon. Why not come and visit our FREE Santa's Grotto...
Whoremoan - Tear This City Down (The Edge, Basildon 19/02/2015)
Tear This City Down Whoremoan The Edge, Basildon (19th February, 2015) http://www.facebook.com/wh0remoan.
Basildon Football Tournament (Living Springs) Canon H FM 306.
LSIC Living Spring's Football team on an adventure in Basildon, Essex. Click the like and subscribe. "Canon H FM 306". I played the second half so couldn't get more footage, sorry. PHOTOS...
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Borough of Basildon
The Borough of Basildon is a local government district in south Essex in the East of England, centred around the town of Basildon. The district was formed under the Local Government Act 1972 on 1 April 1974 from the former area of Basildon Urban District and the part of Thurrock Urban District that was within the Basildon New Town. The population of the district as of 2010 is about 172,000.
Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides healthcare for people in the south west Essex, in the East of England. There are two hospitals in the trust and one clinical centre: Basildon Hospital and Orsett Hospital and Billericay St. Andrew's Centre. The trust has a 3 star rating and in 2005 its budget was £146 million and it treated 55,000 patients. The Trust uses the Single Transferable Vote voting system to elect its Members' Council.
Eastgate Shopping Centre (Basildon)
Eastgate Shopping Centre, often simply referred to as Eastgate, is a shopping centre located in the heart of Basildon, Essex, with bus and train facilities all close by. In 2011 the shopping centre attracted nearly 15 million visitors.
Basildon Urban District
Basildon Urban District (from 1934 to 1955 Billericay Urban District) was a local government district in south Essex, England from 1934 to 1974. The district was created in 1934 consisting of the following parishes: Basildon Bowers Gifford Great Burstead Laindon Lee Chapel Little Burstead (until 1938, to Thurrock Urban District) Nevendon North Benfleet Pitsea Vange It also gained 1,282 acres (5 km²) from Chelmsford Rural District and 1,627 acres (7 km²) from Orsett Rural District.
Gloucester Park, Basildon
Gloucester Park in Basildon is an urban neighbourhood park, named after the Duke of Gloucester who opened the park in 1957. In the 1970s a 6-acre artificial fishing lake was made in the park. Since 2001 it has held the annual Basildon Festival moved from Wat Tyler park. It is also the training facility of Basildon Amateur Athletics Club who boast an all weather stadium and train mostly on a Monday and Wednesday night.
Festival Leisure Park (Basildon)
Festival Leisure Park is an entertainment retail park located in Basildon, Essex. It is colloquially known as "Bas Vegas".
Gateway 97.8
Gateway 97.8Broadcast area Basildon and East ThurrockFormat Community, RadioOwner Gateway Community Media CIC Gateway 97.8 (formerly branded as Gateway FM) is the brand name of a UK-based Community Radio station serving the areas of Basildon and East Thurrock. It succeeds Radio Basildon, a popular cable service that broadcast on Rediffusion channel A from the late 70's until the eighties and gave Basildon its first taste of really local radio.
All Saints Church, Vange
All Saints Church, Vange, is a redundant Anglican church in the former village of Vange, now part of the town of Basildon, Essex, England. It is designated by English Heritage as a Grade II* listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust. The church stands to the south of the town of Basildon, just north of the A13 road.