Goodmayes

Worth seeing in and around Goodmayes

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.

1. 01
   Barking Abbey

   The Abbey of St Mary and St Ethelburga, founded in the 7th century and commonly known as Barking Abbey, is a former Roman Catholic, royal monastery located in Barking, in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham. It has been described as having been "one of the most important nunneries in the country".

   4 km · building in London, England, UK · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Victoria Road

   Victoria Road, currently known as the Chigwell Construction Stadium for sponsorship purposes, is a football stadium located in Dagenham, Greater London, England. The stadium has a capacity of 6,078 and is the home ground of Dagenham & Redbridge and West Ham United Women.

   3.6 km · football stadium · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Valentines Park

   Valentines Park is a 52-hectare park, south of Gants Hill, it is the largest green space in the London Borough of Redbridge. The park was originally the grounds of Valentines Mansion, a residence built in 1696.

   3 km · park in the London Borough of Redbridge, UK · Wikipedia
4. 04
   South Park

   South Park is an Edwardian park to the south of Ilford, East London. It is one of the largest open spaces in the London Borough of Redbridge.

   1.7 km · public park near London · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Barking Park

   Barking Park is a public park covering 30 hectares to the northeast of Barking town centre in east London. It was opened as the Recreation Ground in 1898 by the Barking Town Urban District Council and is now the oldest public park in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham.

   2.7 km · park in Barking, east London, England · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Mayesbrook Park

   Mayesbrook Park is a 43-hectare public park in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham and in the post town of Dagenham and the pre-1965 borough of Barking. It is owned and managed by the borough council.

   2.5 km · park in Dagenham, east London · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Parsloes Park

   Parsloes Park is a 58 hectare public park in Becontree in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham. It is owned and managed by the borough council.

   2.2 km · park in Becontree, east London · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Valentines Mansion

   Valentines Park is a 52-hectare park, south of Gants Hill, it is the largest green space in the London Borough of Redbridge. The park was originally the grounds of Valentines Mansion, a residence built in 1696.

   3.4 km · UK historic house museum, Ilford · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Eastbury Manor House

   Eastbury Manor House is a Grade I listed building situated in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham in Greater London, England. It dates to the Elizabethan period, although the land on which it was built was formerly part of the demesne of Barking Abbey.

   3.3 km · Grade I listed historic house museum in London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
10. 10
    The Broadway

    The Broadway is a performance venue in Barking town centre. The building was previously a facility known as Barking Assembly Hall, forming part of Barking Town Hall.

    3.9 km · theatre in Barking, London, England, part of Barking Town Hall · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

East Londoners are fortunate enough to have access to an amazing coast line with white sand beaches and excellent surfing spots like Nahoon Reef. "Vaalies" (as visitors from Gauteng, formerly Transvaal, are called) flock down to East London for sun, sea and sand over the Christmas/New Year and Easter periods. The East London Harbour is the only natural deep-water port South Africa has.

1. 01
   East London Museum

   319 Oxford Street, Southernwood (Entrance from Dawson Road), derekh@elmuseum.za.org.

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Things to do

Inkwenkwezi Game Reserve, +27 43 734 3234, email: pdr@inkwenkwezi.co.za, website: www.inkwenkwezi.com. It has all of the Big Five game animals for a reasonable price. Mpongo Private Game Reserve, info@mpongo.com. Mpongo Private Game Reserve features rolling hills and river valleys on more than 3,500 hectares of conservation land. The Lion Park, info@thelionpark.co.za. Tue-Sun 8AM - 5PM.

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Where to eat

The Guidos beach front should be visited while here, not forgetting the Milkshake Shop and the locally legendary Windmill. Cafe Neo, Windmill, 128 Moore Street Quigney (From East London Central drive along Fleet Street, turning left into Fitspatrick Road. Turn right into Moore continue straight ahead until Windmill Park.), info@neocafe.co.za. 7:30AM-10:30PM. Greek cafe, opened in 2017. R28.

From Wikivoyage: Goodmayes, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Getting to Goodmayes

Airports

London Stansted (STN), 37 km · London Heathrow (LHR), 41 km · London Luton (LTN), 48 km

Stations

Barking station, 3.4 km · Gants Hill tube station, 3.6 km · Barkingside tube station, 3.1 km · Fairlop tube station, 4 km · Newbury Park tube station, 2.1 km

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  51 km · quickest by road, 1h 30m · £6–8
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  171 km · quickest by road, 3h 11m · £19–25
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