Billericay

Billericay is a town in Essex with a population of about 34,000 (2011). Many of its residents commute daily to London by train.

By car
Billericay is close to two primary routes: the A12 to the north and the A127 in the south. The A176 provides a road link to Basildon to the south of Billericay, as well as to the A127.

By train
National Express has a train leaving from London Liverpool St station every few minutes during peak hours and every 20 minutes outside peak. It is served by trains to Southend Victoria and Southminster.

There are also regular buses mostly run by First.

The 100 goes every 20 minutes between Chelmsford and Lakeside. The 551 goes every half hour between Brentwood and Basildon. The 222 goes between Wickford and Billericay.

Get around
Billericay High Street is a few minutes walk south from the train station. There is a taxi rank outside of the station with regular services available.

See

 * The Billericay Historical Walk is a good way of seeing the most interesting older buildings. There are several buildings from the 16th century in the High Street. Billericay's historic buildings are mixed in among some rather less attractive ones from the 1970s and 1980s.
 * The Billericay Historical Walk is a good way of seeing the most interesting older buildings. There are several buildings from the 16th century in the High Street. Billericay's historic buildings are mixed in among some rather less attractive ones from the 1970s and 1980s.

Events
Local events throughout the year include:
 * Billericay Summerfest
 * Billericay Christmas Market
 * Billericay Fireworks

Buy
The High Street has a mixture of chain stores and small independent shops.



Eat
There are loads of places to eat and drink for a place of its size.



Drink
Amongst the pubs and bars in the town centre are:



Pleasingly none of Billericay's pubs employs the ridiculous Essex tradition of only allowing people in who are wearing the right type of footwear!

Sleep

 * The nearest hotels are in Basildon.

Connect
As of Feb 2023, Billericay and its approach roads have 4G from all UK carriers. 5G has not reached town.

Go next

 * Burnham-on-Crouch - nice quaint seaside town
 * Colchester - historic town with a castle
 * Brentwood - accessible by train or car, home of the hit television show The Only Way is Essex.
 * Southend-on-Sea - accessible by train, seaside town with the longest pleasure pier in the world.
 * London - 30 minutes away by train via London Liverpool Street