Gidea Park
Gidea Park is a neighbourhood in the east of Romford in the London Borough of Havering, south-east England.
Gidea Park is a neighbourhood in the east of Romford in the London Borough of Havering, south-east England. Predominantly an affluent and residential area, it was historically located in the county of Essex. It saw significant expansion in the early 20th century, with exhibitions of housing and town planning and the construction of a railway station on the main line out from London Liverpool Street station.
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Worth seeing in and around Gidea Park
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Romford Market
Romford Market is a large outdoor retail market located in Romford in the London Borough of Havering, England. The market right was established by royal order in 1247.
2.1 km · Large open market in Greater London · Wikipedia - 02Parish Church of St Edward the Confessor
The Church of St Edward the Confessor is an Anglican church in Romford, in the London Borough of Havering, England. It is part of the Diocese of Chelmsford.
2.1 km · church in Romford, London Borough of Havering, England, UK · Wikipedia - 03Hare Hall
Hare Hall is a house and grounds located in Gidea Park in the London Borough of Havering, east London. It was built in 1769–70 as a country house for John A. Wallinger and since 1921 has housed the Royal Liberty School.
900 m · mansion in Gidea Park, London Borough of Havering, England, UK · Wikipedia - 04Langtons
Langtons House and Langtons Gardens are a grade II listed 18th century house and landscaped gardens located in Hornchurch, in the London Borough of Havering, Greater London. The house and gardens became local authority property in 1929 and are currently used as the borough register office and a public park.
3.2 km · grade II listed house in Hornchurch, London, UK · Wikipedia - 05Queen's Theatre
The Queen's Theatre is a 507-seat mid-scale producing theatre located in Hornchurch in the London Borough of Havering, East London, United Kingdom. The theatre was originally located on Station Lane, Hornchurch, on a site that was used as a cinema and had become derelict.
3.2 km · theatre in Hornchurch, Havering, London, England, UK · Wikipedia - 06Havering Museum
Havering Museum is a local museum located in the town of Romford, in the London Borough of Havering. It is primarily focused on the studies and artifacts from the five towns that encompass the borough of Havering.
2.3 km · local museum, United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 07The Brewery
The Brewery is a shopping and leisure centre in Romford town centre, in the London Borough of Havering, England. It is located on the site of the former Star Brewery, and it opened in 2001.
2.5 km · shopping mall in Romford, England · Wikipedia - 08Dagnam Park
Dagnam Park is a public park located in Harold Hill in the London Borough of Havering. It is a remnant of the grounds of Dagnams Park, the house of the manor of Dagnams.
3.4 km · park in London, named after the manor house · Wikipedia - 09Bower House
The Bower House is a Grade I listed Palladian mansion in Havering-atte-Bower, England. It was built in 1729 by Henry Flitcroft, and was his first commission.
2.6 km · country house in Havering, London, UK · Wikipedia - 10Tylers Common
Tylers Common, also known as Upminster Common, is common land in the London Borough of Havering. It is one of the largest areas of common land in Greater London, with 32.06 hectares of protected commons.
3.9 km · park in United Kingdom · Wikipedia
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Getting to Gidea Park
- Airports
- London Stansted (STN), 33 km · London Heathrow (LHR), 48 km · London Luton (LTN), 50 km
- Stations
- Romford railway station, 2.4 km · Harold Wood railway station, 2.2 km · Emerson Park railway station, 2.9 km · Gidea Park railway station, 1.2 km
- London → Gidea Park24 km · quickest by road, 1h 6m · £2.5–3.5
- Luton, Luton → Gidea Park54 km · quickest by road, 1h 25m · £7–9
- Birmingham, West Midlands → Gidea Park175 km · quickest by road, 3h 6m · £19–25
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No local-transport research exists yet for Gidea Park
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Gidea Park. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
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Next door to Gidea Park
Gidea Park is 22 km from Islington, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Romfordtown in north-east London, United Kingdom2.3 km
- Harold Woodsuburb of London2 km
- Havering-atte-Bowervillage in London Borough of Havering, United Kingdom3.2 km
- Collier Rowplace in the London Borough of Havering in east London, England2 km
- Ardleigh Greenarea of East London, England1.4 km
- Rush Greensuburban area of East London, England3.6 km