The Event
We are looking forward to seeing you in Southchurch Park for our Community Celebration Event 2025 on the Summer Solstice.
There will be plenty of Geocaching talk and help with puzzle caches.Discover trackables. There's also a high number of other geocaches to find in the area.
Bring a picnic, or there is a cafe that does very nice bits and bobs to eat. There may be cake!
About Southchurch Park
Southchurch Park is a is 12 hectares (30 acres) park in the Southchurch area of Southend.
The park contains sports pitches, including a cricket ground that has formerly been used by Essex County Cricket Club, tennis courts, football pitches, an area for Pétanque, formal gardens, a boating lake and a café.
The park was opened in 1905 and was originally called Southchurch Hall Park, with an entrance lodge and pavilion, with a further refreshment room being added in 1912. In 1914, the park was requisitioned for use by Colonel Patton-Bethnal and the 14th Rifle Brigade with the stipulation that the hallowed cricket pitch not be touched. The parks name changed during the 1930s after the nearby Southchurch Hall and its gardens were gifted to the people of Southend by the Dowsett family.
The first recorded cricket match on the ground was in 1906, when Essex County Cricket Club played their inaugural first-class match there, beating Leicestershire by five wickets. Essex played 130 first-class matches at Southchurch Park between 1906 and 2004, playing their final first-class match there against Nottinghamshire in the 2004 County Championship.
The most runs scored in a day is 721 by Australia in 5hr 48min against Essex at Southchurch Park on 15 May 1948.
Currently the park hosts a number of local cricket and football teams.
Community Celebration Events - 2025
This Event is part of a limited release of Community Celebration Events to celebrate 25 years of geocaching. Geocachers hosted events between January 1, 2025 and December 31, 2025. Learn more about Community Celebration Events on the Geocaching Blog