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After a couple of fairly drab tops (Thurrock & Southend London Road) we were keen to bag this, the last one of the day, and get on to our main objective of the beach at Southend. So we parked as close as possible! From the maps, the unitary boundary appeared to run along the edge of Great Wood; we assumed that it ran along the back fences of the houses backing onto the wood. We parked where Belfairs Park Drive ended and a footpath continued between the houses into Great Wood. At about the point where this footpath crossed what we imagined to be the boundary line, a dog poo bin surmounted a small mound. We decided to call this the unitary top. Other baggers had measured this point as 1m low than the competing top at London Road, but my GPS showed them as the same height. It was a proud moment for us – the second top (after Slough) to be marked by a dog poo bin. We were so glad Fiona was there to see it, and thankful that it gave me a chance to try out my sarcasm… So, with ninety-five county and unitary tops now ticked off our checklist,
we headed for the beach and a very different list… doughnuts: check.
Digging a hole in the beach: check. Building a sandcastle: check. Eating
ice cream, walking along the longest pleasure pier in the world, playing
adventure golf (Fiona won) and eating fish and chips: all check. Hurrah
for Southend, a lovely day out. It’s just a shame its unitary tops
are pants…
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