Christmas is just around the corner and Father Christmas is paying a special visit to towns across south Essex.

Usually organised by local Rotary Clubs and Round Tables, Santa will usually be in his sleigh and everyone is welcome to come and see him.

The routes are generally subject to change due to the weather, but here is where Father Christmas is planning to visit.

Wickford

  • The Wick (Static at Tesco) Wednesday 6th 6.30pm – 8pm bring your child and take a photo with Santa!
  • Mount Road and area Friday 8th 6.30pm – 8pm
  • Coop Wickford Saturday 9th 9am – 1.30pm
  • Santa's grotto at Wickford Town Football Club Saturday 9th 2pm -4pm
  • Belmont Ave and area Monday 11th 6.30pm – 8pm
  • Castledon Road and area Wednesday 13th 6.30pm – 8pm
  • The Wick (Static at Tesco) Friday 15th 6.30pm – 8pm bring your child and take a photo with Santa!
  • Tesco Extra Mayflower Saturday 16th 9am – 3pm
  • Asda Store Pipps Hill Sunday 17th 9am – 3pm
  • Brock Hill and area Monday 18th 6.30pm – 8pm
  • Station Road and area Wednesday 20th 6.30pm – 8pm
  • Beauchamp Dr and area Friday 22nd 6.30pm – 8pm
  • Sainsbury’s Nevendon Saturday 23rd 9am – 3pm
  • Sainsbury’s Nevendon Sunday 24th 9m – 3pm

Basildon

  • Friday December 15, from 6.15pm: The Gore, Roodegate, Brempsons, Rokells, Butneys, Landermere, Ghyllgrove, Neville Shaw and Audley Way
  • Sunday December 15 from 5pm: Witchards, Codenham Straight, Langleys, Sparrows Herne, Hawksway, Ravensdale, Swallowdale, Sparrows Herne, Waldergrave
  • Monday 18th December, from 6.15pm: Wickhay, Great Knightleys, Little Lullaway, Ballards Walk, Great Knightleys, Falstones
  • Wednesday December 20 from 6.15pm: Great Gregorie, Ardleigh, Gaynesford, Sporhams, Fletchers, Rantree Fold
  • Thursday December 21 from 6.15pm: Forest Glade, Hollybank, Sunnyside, Coburg Lane, Forest Glade, Highview Avenue, Glenwood Gardens, Denehurst Gardens, Eggerton Drive, Burr Close
  • Friday December 22 from 6.15pm: Somerset Road, Suffolk Drive, Kent Close, Sussex Close, Surrey Way, Essex Close, Bedford Road, Durham Road, Cumberland Drive, New Century Road, Worthing Road
  • Saturday December 23 from 6.15pm: New Avenue, Welbeck Rise, Welbeck Drive, Great Berry Lane, Berry Close, Berry Lane, Mulberry Gardens, The Badgers, Reed Pond Walk, Heathleigh Drive, The Durdans, Roseberry Avenue, Emmanuel, Vowler Road

Billericay

  • Wednesday December 13 from 6.30pm: Tyrells Road, Kings Way, The Redinge, Burstead Drive, Patricia Gardens, Briar Close, Grange Road, Ganels Road, Hickstars Lane, Jennel Lane, Passingham Avenue, Grange Road, Trinity Road, Church Streeet, Mill Road, Homefield Close
  • Thursday December 14 from 6.30pm: Heath Close, Gilmour Rise, Rushdene Road, West Ridge, Fairfield Rise, Cherrytrees Tyelands, Ridgeway, Foxleigh, Greenfields, Scrub Rise, Frithwood Lane, First Avenue, Wiggins Lane, Second Avenue
  • Friday December 15 from 5.30pm: Belgrave Road, Queens Park Avenue, Porchester Road, Ovington Gardens, York Road, Connaught Way, vincent Way, Queens Park Avenue, Marlborough Way, Rutherford Close, Berkeley Drive, Gloucester Place, Dorchester Road, Brompton Close, Portman Drive, Walsingham Way, Burleigh Close, Cranmer Close, Rosebay Avenue, Farriers Drive, Anvil Way, Horseshoe Close, Devereux Way, Paget Drive, Brandon Close, Regent Drive
  • Saturday December 16 from 10am: Billericay Car Park behind Iceland
  • Saturday December 16 from 5pm: Abbots Ride, Valley Road, High Meadow, South Ridgge, Thynne Road, Mons, Prince Edward Road, Meadow Rise, Copefield Road, Dedham Road, Shalford Road, Stansted Close
  • Sunday December 17 from 11am Waitrose Supermarket, High Street Billericay
  • Monday December 18 from 6.30pm: Mountnessing Road (near Inn on the Green), Whinhams Way, Rumbullion Drive, Lancer Way, Waarington Square, Whitesmith Drive, Langley Place, Pleasant Drive, Magenta Close, Bluebell Wood, Linda Gardens, Cherry Gardens, The Links
  • Tuesday December 19 from 6.30pm: Ricketts Drive, Knightsbridge Walk, Atridge Chase, Perry Street, Upland Road, Brightside, The Warren, Ian Road, Pauline Gardens, Raven Crescent, Raven Lane, Crescent Road
  • Wednesday December 20 from 6.30pm: Perry Street (Norsey View Drive junction), Chestwood Close, Moat Edge Gardens, The Copse, Hillhouse Drive, Hillhouse Close, The Spinney
  • Thursday December 21 from 6.30pm: Norsey View Drive, Lisa Close, Central Avenue, Tylers Avenue, Graham Close, The Priory, Orchard Avenue, Arundel Way, Lampern Crescent, Sussex Court, Sussex Way
  • Friday December 22 from 10am: Tesco Supermarket, Mayflower Retail Park, A127 Basildon
  • Friday December 22 from 6.30pm: The Vale, Brookside, Longtail, Mercer Road, Broome Road, Meade Road, Carson Road, Smythe Road, Martingale Road
  • Saturday December 23 from 9am: Waitrose Supermarket, High Street Billericay
  • Saturday December 23 from 5pm: Cromwell Avenue, Lake Avenue, Cater Wod, St Andrews, Needham Close, Coulter Mews, Norsey Road, Horace Road, Headley Road, Little Norsey Road, Dukes Road, The Grove, Lilford Road, Juniper Close, Norsey Road, Potash Road

Canvey

  • Wednesday December 6: Haven Road, Coker Road, Ormsby Road, Clinton Road, Malvern Road, Tudor Road, Laburnum Grove, St Michaels, St Johns, St AGnes, St Christophers, St Makrs, Picketts, Dyke Crescent, Limberg Road, Holland Avenue, Haarlem Road
  • Thursday December 7: Maurice Road, Lottern Road, Marcos Road, San Remo Road, Margraten Road, Shellbeach Road, Taranto Road, Hope Road, Keer Avenue, Weel Road, Crescent Road, Gainsborough Avenue, Park View, Gafzelle Drive
  • Friday December 8: The Parkway, The Driveway, The Avenue, Marine Approach, Jesmond Road, Leigh Road, Cleveland Road, Seaway, Beachway, Altherstone Road, Meynell Avenue, Grafton Road, Labworth Road
  • Monday December 11: Thorney Bay Road, Lambourne, Wayland Avenue, Welbeck Road, Westwood Road, Clifton Road, Runnymede Road, Rose Road, Beverly Avenue, Southwick Road, Cambridge Road, Hertford Road, Downham Road, Coniston Road, Avon Road, Stanford Road, Craven Avenue
  • Wednesday December 13: Beach House Gardens, Seaview Road, Station Road, Marine Avenue, Sheldon Road, Dovercliff Road, South Parade, Leigh Beck Lane, Park Road, Leigh Beck Road, Park Avenue, Marine Parade, Southfalls Road, Point Road, Corsel Road, Winterswyk Avenue, High Street
  • Thursday December 14: Denham Road, Thisselt Road, Linde Road, Waarden Road, Sydervelt Road, Tongres Road, Metz Avenue, Delfzul Road, Letzen Road, Daarle Road, Surig Road, Tilburg Road
  • Friday December 15: Wittem Road, Waalwyk Drive, Rainbow Road, Monington Road, Kamerwyk Avenue, Goirle Avenue, Larup Avenue, Laars Avenue, Miltson Avenue, Komberg Crescent, Whernside Avenue, Athos Road, Nevada Road, Newlands Road, Brandenburg Road, Corona Road, Heidenburg Road, Stanely Road, Munsterburg Road, Wimslowe, Holmswood, Doverdale
  • Monday December 18: Maple Wway, Link Road, First Avenue, Second Avenue, Lincoln Way, Eastways, Fairview, Hilton Road, Harvest Road
  • Tuesday December 19: Fairlop Avene, Warrem Avenue, Paarl Road, Borrett Avenue, Daarle Road, Roosevelt Avenue, Urmond Road, Thelma Avenue, Lionel Road, Convent Road
  • Wednesday December 20: Steli Avenue, Central Avenue, Dinant Avenue, Church Parafe, Station Approach, Elisnor Avenue, Hardys Way, Chalk Road, Papenburg Road, Meppel Avenue, Fenwick Way, Jarvis Rad, Ameland Road, Castle View Road, Hudson Way

Benfleet

  • Tuesday 5: Benfleet - Linden Road, Waverley Road, Manor Road (South end), Selbourne Road, Hazlemere Road, Spencer Road and Chesterfield Avenue
  • Monday 11: Thundersley - Kenneth Road, Bradley Avenue, Dorothy Gardens, The Chase (West End), Villiers Road, Broadlands, Princes Avenue, Kings Park, Raymonds Drive and Langford Crescent.
  • Tuesday 12: Benfleet - Hatley Gardens, Croft Road, New Park Road, Stanway Road, St Clements Road, Gifford Road, Kents Hill Road (South end)
  • Monday 18: Benfleet – Woodside Avenue, Moreland Avenue, Overton Road, Roseberry Avenue, Manor Road (North end), Eversley Road, The Lawns & Arundel Road
  • Tuesday 19: Benfleet - Benfleet Park Road, Saxon Way, Woodside Park Avenue, Dove Drive, Linnet Drive, Kingfisher Drive, Curlew Drive, Raven Drive, Swallow Drive and Peregrine Drive
  • Wednesday 20: Benfleet – Wincoat Drive, Cumberland Avenue, Clarence Road, Oakfield Road, Kimberley Road.

Thorpe Bay/Southend

  • December 6 - Ilfracombe Avenue and Road, Lovelace Gardens and Avenue, Surbiton Avenue and Road.
  • December 7 - Archer Avenue, Newington Avenue, Canterbury Avenue
  • December 8 - The Garrison Estate
  • December 9 - Barling Frost Fayre
  • Decmber 11 - Warwick Road, Clevendon Road, Walton Road Lynton Road, Burgess Road,
  • December 12 - Aylesbeare and Bishopstagnton
  • December 13 - Portland Avenue, St Andrews Eoad, Connaught Gardens, Tudor Gardens, Thorpedene Gardens
  • December 14 - Shaftesbury Avenue, Camper Road, Chester Avenue, Chelsea Avenue, Elizabeth Road, Bryant Avenue, Lifstan Way