Basildon - town in Essex, England

Basildon is a town in Essex, England. While not usually high on any list of places-to-go for people other than Depeche Mode fans (seeing that all members of the band grew up here), Basildon does have a few things to keep you occupied if you end up there.

Get in

By train

Basildon station 📍 is on the London, Tilbury and Southend Railway (LTSR) line starting at London Fenchurch St station and terminating at Pig's Bay near Shoeburyness.

Get around

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Drink

The main drinking area in Basildon is the Festival Leisure Park which is located about two miles from the town centre.

  • Bonds. Official warm-up bar of the nightclubs at the Festival Leisure park.
  • Lava and Ignite. Two mainstream nightclubs that are joined upstairs, Lava is for over-25s which means your fake ID should be more convincing than usual.
  • Jumping Jaks. A popular alternative to Lava and Ignite, plays a wide mix of music and has a very party-like atmosphere, assuming that your parties involve trashy karaoke tracks and unconscious teenagers.
  • Chicago Rock Cafe. Run-of-the-mill Chicagos featuring a large screen.
  • The Bell Inn, High Rd, Horndon-on-the-Hill, Stanford-le-Hope SS17 8LD (Exit A13 to B1007), 51.524°, 0.406°, +44 1375 642483. Tu-Su 12:00-22:00. Welcoming 15th century country inn, the food is excellent. Also has rooms, B&B double £80. 2020-07-12

Sleep

Stay safe

Some areas of the town can be a little rough at night but are generally safe and only the normal precautions are needed to be taken. Avoid the various suburbs out of town at all costs, especially the Laindon Link Estate which was known informally as Alcatraz for years due to its poor design.

Connect

As of Feb 2023, Basildon and its approach roads have 4G from Vodafone, and 5G from EE, O2 and Three.

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Basildon

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Postal code:SS13 – SS16Date Time:Please wait...Timezone:Europe/LondonPopulation:185,900Coordinates:51.58, 0.49

Essex

2nd-order administrative division

England

Primary administrative division

United Kingdom

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Population:66.5 MDial code:+44Currency:Pound (GBP)Voltage:230 V, 50 Hz