Thorpe Bay

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Thorpe Bay is an area within the Borough of Southend-on-Sea in Essex, England, situated on the Thames Estuary.

Thorpe Bay is situated within the Southend ward of Thorpe. Originally the area was called Thorpe, but was renamed Thorpe Bay after its station. The station had been given the name to show it as a seaside settlement. Thorpe Bay is the area between Thorpe Hall Avenue to the west (beyond which is Southchurch), Maplin way to the East, (beyond which is Shoeburyness), and Acacia Drive/Station Road to the North (beyond which is Bournes Green).

The main shopping area, named The Broadway, is a parade of shops and restaurants, surrounded by residential houses (mainly built in the 1920s) in a grid pattern. Thorpe Bay railway station is the penultimate station on the C2C line from London (the last being Shoeburyness railway station). Consequently, a large number of residents commute to London each morning. Thorpe Bay boasts one of the main golf clubs in Southend-on-Sea, the Thorpe Hall Golf Club. Thorpe Bay Bowling Club and Lawn Tennis Club are located on the North side of the B1016 ( the main road along the seafront) in proximity to each other and are private annual organisations open for membership, as is Thorpe Bay Yacht Club, a short way further down the seafront. Thorpe Bay has no cinema, theatre or any recognisable cultural centre, other than the golf club, lawn tennis club, bowling club, yacht club, bridge club and a coffee shop with a gallery on the Broadway.