Parking and directions
BackCentrally located and with excellent access to Southend's famous attractions, The Royals Shopping Centre has excellent transport links for road, rail and bus.
The information below is intended to help you find the quickest and easiest route to the starting point for your perfect shopping trip.
Parking
The Royals offers adjacent multi storey parking with over 400 spaces, providing drivers outstanding facilities all day with easy access to The Royals' range of shops.
Simple to find and centrally placed, the car park provides safe and secure surroundings, as well as designated disabled bays and parent/child spaces for ease of use.
There are several pay on foot machines located at entrances to the Car Park from the centre, making payment easy.
Car Park Opening Hours
Open 24 hours
Car park stairwells close 30 minutes after the centre is closed. Please ensure you allow time to reach the car park if accessing it via this route.
Parking Tariffs
Up to 1 hours 90p
Up to 2 hours £1.50
Up to 3 hours £2.50
Up to 4 hours £4.00
Up to 5 hours £5.00
Up to 5-7 hours £7.00
Over 7 hours £15.00
The facilities at The Royals offer a number of excellent initiatives to drivers:
- The Park Mark scheme for safer parking
- Customer Service / Help Points at every ticket machine
- Constant CCTV surveillance and regular security patrols
- Easy-to-use and intuitive ticket machines, accepting both coins and notes
- Clean and pleasant surroundings, maintained by dedicated staff
- Change available at all machines
Car Valeting
Why not save time whilst you shop and get your car washed and valeted?
Car Valet UK are one of the largest car wash and valet companies with over 50 sites throughout the UK. Now at The Royals Shopping Centre, located on the 1st floor of the multi storey car park, they provide a professional hand car wash and valeting service to a high standard of customer satisfaction. With wash and valeting options starting from £5.95 for a 3* clean to a premier 5*plus you can leave your car to go shopping and come back to it sparkling clean! Car wash operates Monday to Sunday during shop opening hours. www.carvaletuk.co.uk
Directions
The information and links below are intended to help you find the quickest and easiest route to the reach The Royals Shopping Centre.
- By Car
Please use the following postcode to find us using satalite navigation devices: SS1 1DG
The centre of Southend can be reached by two major roads - the A127 and A13 link Southend to the M25. From the north Southend is accessible via the A1, M11, M25 (Junction 29 - 20 miles) & A127. From the south, Southend is reached via the M25 (Junction 30 - 26 miles) Dartford Tunnel & A13.
Upon approaching the town centre, look out for signs leading to The Royals Shopping Centre.
- By Train
Situated within two minutes walk of Southend Central station and ten minutes of Southend Victoria railway station, The Royals is also a popular destination for those who prefer the train. Operated by c2c and National Express respectively, the routes offer regular services to and from Southend, with London only 40 minutes away.
Trains arrive and depart approximately every 20 minutes daily and provide fast, efficient and enjoyable transport to Southend's premier shopping centre.
Click here for c2c services to Southend Central station and ticket prices.
Click here for National Express services to Southend Victoria station and ticket prices.
- By Bus
The Royals has excellent bus links and is located within a stone's throw of the main Southend bus station. With direct routes covering much of South Essex, The Royals is easily accessible with regular services arriving and departing throughout the day.
For more information, including ticket prices and timetables, click below on the following links
Or call directly on 01268 52 52 51