Hacton
Hacton is a small dispersed settlement in Greater London, England, located within the London Borough of Havering and in East London, and beyond London urban sprawl.
Hacton is a small dispersed settlement in Greater London, England, located within the London Borough of Havering and in East London, and beyond London urban sprawl. Surrounded by the Metropolitan Green Belt, located in the countryside between two London suburban towns.
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Worth seeing in and around Hacton
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.
- 01Langtons
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.
2.6 km · grade II listed house in Hornchurch, London, UK · Wikipedia - 02Queen'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.
2.5 km · theatre in Hornchurch, Havering, London, England, UK · Wikipedia - 03Church of St Mary Magdalene, North Ockendon
The church of St Mary Magdalene is a Church of England religious building in North Ockendon, Greater London, England. It is a Grade I listed building and is dedicated to Jesus' companion Mary Magdalene.
3.9 km · Grade I listed church in the London Borough of Havering, England,UK · Wikipedia - 04Church of St Laurence, Upminster
The church of St Laurence, Upminster, is the Church of England parish church in Upminster, England. It is a Grade I listed building.
1.7 km · church in Upminster, London · Wikipedia - 05St Andrew's Church, Hornchurch
The church of St Andrew's, Hornchurch, is a Church of England religious building in Hornchurch in England. It is a Grade I listed building.
1.8 km · church in Hornchurch, London · Wikipedia - 06Beam Valley Country Park
Beam Valley Country Park is a 74-hectare park in Dagenham in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham. Most of it is designated as a Local Nature Reserve called Beam Valley, but a narrow strip next to the River Beam south from Western Avenue is a separate LNR called Beam Valley.
3.6 km · park in London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 07Harrow Lodge Park
Harrow Lodge Park is a large public park in Hornchurch in the London Borough of Havering. It was created by Hornchurch Urban District Council, partly on land donated by Richard Costain and Sons Ltd., the developers of Elm Park Garden City housing development.
2.9 km · park in United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 08Rainham War Memorial
The Rainham War Memorial commemorates soldiers killed in both World Wars as well as civilian casualties of World War II.
4 km · war memorial in London · Wikipedia - 09Upminster Tithe Barn Museum of Nostalgia
The Upminster Tithe Barn is a historic building and scheduled monument located in Upminster in the London Borough of Havering, London, England. It is a medieval agricultural building originating from around 1450.
3.1 km · Museum in Upminster, London · Wikipedia - 10Church of All Saints, Cranham
All Saints' Church in Cranham, London, is a Grade II listed building. James Oglethorpe, the founder of the state of Georgia, is buried with his wife at the centre of its chancel.
2.6 km · church in Cranham, London Borough of Havering, England, UK · Wikipedia
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Getting to Hacton
- Airports
- London Stansted (STN), 38 km · London Heathrow (LHR), 49 km · London Gatwick (LGW), 53 km
- Stations
- Upminster station, 2.2 km · Upminster Bridge tube station, 1.6 km · Elm Park tube station, 2.4 km · Hornchurch tube station, 1.4 km · Emerson Park railway station, 2.8 km
- London → Hacton24 km · quickest by road, 1h 5m · £2.5–3.5
- Luton, Luton → Hacton57 km · quickest by road, 1h 32m · £7–9
- Birmingham, West Midlands → Hacton82 km · quickest by road, 2h 23m · £10–13
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Hacton
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 Hacton. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inUse Woolwich Ferry then for destinations in south London.
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Next door to Hacton
Hacton is 23 km from Islington, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- London Borough of Haveringborough in the London Region in England1.2 km
- Upminstersuburban town in east London, England1.9 km
- Hornchurchtown in Havering, London, England1.9 km
- Cranhamarea in the London Borough of Havering, England, UK3.2 km
- Rainhamsuburban town in outer London, England, part of the London Borough of Havering3.9 km
- Elm Parkarea in the London Borough of Havering2.3 km