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Eat cockles on the sand at Old Leigh
Bell Wharf Beach, Leigh-on-Sea
Small sandy beach beside the cockle sheds and cobbled high street of Old Leigh, on the Thames estuary.

- Where
- Leigh-on-Sea, Essex SS9
- Format
- Drop-in
- Cost
- Free
How to get involved
- 01Just turn up
Pay per session on the door — no booking, no membership.
- 02Go once
Try a single session before you commit. It's free.
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