Basildon - not the city where it smells like a good old England. There are no medieval castles and pastoral Victorian houses. Everything is exactly the opposite: this small town in Essex was built only in the 20th century. Built it after World War II specifically to ensure that the Londoners of the houses destroyed by bombing were where to live. Naturally, they moved from the capital not to know and not the rich townspeople, but simple hard workers and slum dwellers. They also formed the face of the city: rather peaceful and only slightly uptight.

How to get to Basildon

From Chelmsford or London about half an hour by rail (most convenient station - Fenchurch Street or one of the three federal highways from London

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A bit of history

Meanwhile, the first mention of the settlement in of the terrain refers to 1086 g . In 1856 . the construction of railways led to the need to build a station here . And in 1948 . Basildon was officially designated as "New City" and began to expand actively . Life here literally until the last years flowed extremely calm and measured: it was only in the 21st century that the city authorities decided that it was necessary to attract more guests to Basildon . To this end, in particular, in 2010 . at the entrance to the city the sign " Basildon ", as on the Hollywood Hill, only less - about five meters high .

Basildon now is a particularly residential town, small, calm, pleasant and safe . It is located 40 km from the capital and just under 20 km from the central city of the county, Chelmsford . Basildon's building for logical reasons typical and rather monotonous: brown houses in a couple of floors with palisadnichkom, straight streets, indistinguishable one from another . Main entertainment Be zildon are concentrated mainly around the station: there are several pubs, inexpensive cafes and shops with the market . Basildon can be called the quintessence of the English province - not rural and not industrial, but simply "sleeping" . In the first half of the working day there is no live soul; many Basildonians go to work in London . For about 15 years, until 1998 ., in the city there worked a factory on which the famous Gordon's was being prepared, but today there are practically no large enterprises in the city .

Basildon's entertainment, excursions and attractions

The old church of Mary and All Saints was built on Church Hill in the suburbs, in Langton Hills , it is believed, in the first half of the 19th century in place of the more ancient . With a stone basilica and wooden th bell tower looks pretty neglected and already in the 70s . was in an emergency condition . In the absence of funds for its restoration, the church was sold to an individual, but it is still possible to enter the churchyard without hindrance . After that it costs to inspect a new church with the same name that stands nearby on High Road . It was built in 1877 . specifically to replace the old one and looks much more attractive .

The exact opposite of the above, the Church of St. Martin in The city itself was designed by the local architect Treno Cotton and opened in 1962. It looks original and modern, not least thanks to the pointed belfry of glass, built in 1999. The interior of the church is remarkable for the sculpture of Christ from the fiberglass of almost 10-meter height. In 1968, the church even received a visit to the Duchess of Kent. A monument to the victims of the war is erected in front of the building

Compared to the other seven post-war New Cities, there are still many high houses in the center of Basildon. One of the first - Brook House, a recognizable apartment building in the center. And in recent years, according to the city development plan, all the new modern buildings are being built in the north. It is interesting to look at the statue of the mother and child in the city center, as well as the futuristic look Central clock on a long thin spoke, created in 1965

Basildon can boast several parks. The main one, Gloucester Park, was opened in 1957 near the city center. Since then, Northland, Mopsis, Markhams Chayz and Vata Taylor's country park in Pitsy were added to it, where in 2012 a miniature diesel railway was built. In addition to it, there is a lot of entertainment in the last one, including for children, and you can spend a whole day among historical buildings (once there was an explosive factory) and beautiful nature.

In the north of the city there is a completely different park: it is a Festivals Park with several restaurants, bowling, two hotels, a couple of fitness clubs and a cinema for 18 rooms. Here is the third largest nightclub in the country. Because of the above, the townspeople call the park "Bas-Vegas", and if somewhere in the city and you can get a good drink and get into trouble on Friday night - so it's here.

Near the center of Basildon are several sports centers, including Basildon Sporting Village, a multimillion-dollar center, opened in 2011 in the northern part of the Gloucester Park. Among other things, there is a fifty-meter swimming pool, the attendance of which is so high that it gave the administration of the center the right to declare Basildon the country's most floating city. Also recently a wakeboarding center was opened in the city.

The cultural life of Basildon is not very rich, but it is there. At the Theater Towngate in St. Martin Square, performances are staged and concerts are held all year round. In July, the city hosts the annual exhibition of the model railwaymen's club. Also mid-summer is the time for the Basildon and Pitsy carnival.