England · United Kingdom
Where to stay in Basildon
Basildon is a city in England, United Kingdom, home to about 186,000 people. This guide covers 1 hotel in Basildon, with about 75 rooms between them. Every one carries a published guest score, and the list below is ordered by it.
- Places to stay in this guide
- 1
- Best months
- June to September
- Nearest airport
- SEN14 km · London Southend Airport
- Currency
- GBPpound sterling
- Time zone
- Europe/London
- Language
- Cornish, English, Irish
About
About Basildon
Basildon ( BAZ-il-dən) is a town in Essex, England. It lies 27 miles (43 km) east of Central London, 11 miles (18 km) south of Chelmsford, and 10 miles (16 km) west of Southend-on-Sea.
Wikipedia contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0; excerpted.
Things to do
What to see and do in Basildon
See
- St Martin's church
- The Glass Bell Tower
- Wat Tyler Country Park
- Tilbury Fort
Do
- Festival Leisure Park
- Towngate Theatre
- Basildon United F.C.
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Where to stay
The best-rated places to stay in Basildon
Ordered by guest score as each operator publishes it, weighted by the number of reviews so a handful of perfect scores does not outrank thousands of very good ones. Scores are shown on their own scale.
| # | Place to stay | Rooms | Guest score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Travelodge Basildon hotel | 75 | 4.0/5 965 reviews |
Schematic: the city centre in orange, each place to stay as a dot, distance rings in kilometres.
Where to stay
More hotels in Basildon
4 hotels within 25 km of the centre, as recorded in Wikidata. Each name links to its encyclopedia article where there is one.
| Hotel | Opened | From centre |
|---|---|---|
| Inn On The Green | 8.1 km | |
| The Five Bell Inn | 3.2 km | |
| Bull Inn | 6.1 km | |
| Downham Hall | 5.9 km |
When to go
The best time to visit Basildon
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Basildon are June to September. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 23 °C; October is the wettest, with about 64 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Basildon: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is London Southend Airport (SEN), about 14 km from the city centre in a straight line; London City Airport (LCY, 31 km) and London Stansted Airport (STN, 39 km) are also within reach.
Getting in
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.
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SEN · London Southend Airport
LCY · London City Airport
STN · London Stansted Airport
Local knowledge
Eating, drinking and staying safe in Basildon
Drink
The main drinking area in Basildon is the Festival Leisure Park which is located about two miles from the town centre.
Stay safe
Basildon has a high crime rate compared to the rest of the UK so it is strongly suggested to take caution when visiting. 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. Areas can be safe if you stick to yourself and take precautions.
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Good to know
Accessibility, parking and families in Basildon
How many places to stay in this guide offer each, in their operators' own words.
of 1 place
of 1 place
Questions
Basildon: questions travellers ask
What are the best-rated hotels in Basildon?
By published guest score: Travelodge Basildon (4.0 / 5 · 965 reviews · www.travelodge.co.uk (operator's own guest score)).
When is the best time to visit Basildon?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Basildon are June to September. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 23 °C; October is the wettest, with about 64 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Basildon?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is London Southend Airport (SEN), about 14 km from the city centre in a straight line; London City Airport (LCY, 31 km) and London Stansted Airport (STN, 39 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Basildon?
pound sterling (GBP).
Nearby
Destinations near Basildon
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.