The Last Post

Information

• Directions

  If travelling by car, enter our postcode into your smart phone or sat nav (for our preferred car park: SS1 1AJ). If you would like the discount code for this, before parking, please call or e-mail us. Southend Central train station is directly opposite us – just be sure to exit onto the London-bound side of the station, by the ticket office. Southend Victoria is just past the northern end of the High Street – if you make your way to the Odeon cinema and walk down the High Street, until you reach a Lloyds bank on your right, turn down this street and we are located on the right.

• Parking

  The Last Post does not have its own car park, but we do offer a discount, fortunately, to hotel guests using the NCP car park just next to Southend Central train station, directly opposite us, when using our Clifftown Road entrance. The hotel itself has a reception area hidden away from the business of the pub – in order to gain access initially, you will need to page a receptionist, using the phone on the bar. Any member of staff is able to assist you with this, if required.

• Local Transport

  Southend Central train station is directly opposite us, while Southend Victoria is a five-minute walk away. London Southend Airport is a 15-minute drive, while Stansted is an hour’s drive. You can be in London centre within the hour, when travelling on the C2C line to London Fenchurch Street, with other London airports being just a short tube journey from there.
  
  Arriva buses travel regularly to towns all over Essex, including a coach which runs from London Stansted Airport. If you are travelling to or from London Southend Airport, the Arriva buses numbers 7, 8 and 9 will take you there from Southend bus station – just around the corner from our building. If you require a taxi, please ask a hotel or bar team member who will be more than happy to arrange a pick-up for you.

• Local Attractions

  Southend is well known for its bustling nightlife, with plenty of clubs to choose from and options for everyone. Sports bars are in abundance, with The Last Post pub, just below the hotel, showing live sports on two large projector screens and five flat-screen TVs.
  Whatever your reason for a trip away, we have it covered. Southend is home to the world’s longest pleasure pier, home to celebrity chef Jamie Oliver’s famous Café on the Pier. You can take the train to the end or a leisurely stroll. You will find an Odeon cinema at the north end of the High Street, along with a few popular restaurants. The eastern esplanade is full of arcades and fish-and-chip shops, plus don’t forget to buy a stick of Southend rock for your journey home!
  
  Southend’s Adventure Island is rated the UK’s number-one free-admission theme park, while Sea Life Adventure houses its own nursery and holds regular events for children. Mangetout restaurant is a minute’s walk away and Genting Casino is located at the south end of the High Street. There is a mini golf drive on Eastern Esplanade, as well as Southend Marine Activity Centre which is a great day out for kids and adults alike.