London Borough of Barking and Dagenham

Worth seeing in and around London Borough of Barking and Dagenham

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".

   3.3 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 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.

   3.9 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.

   1.9 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.

   2.1 km · park in Barking, east London, England · Wikipedia
6. 06
   East End Women's Museum

   East End Women's Museum is a virtual, pop-up museum and the only dedicated women's museum in England. It was established in 2015 as a positive protest to a "Jack the Ripper Museum" in Cable Street.

   3.4 km · women's Museum in London Barking, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
7. 07
   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.

   1.1 km · park in Dagenham, east London · Wikipedia
8. 08
   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.

   1 km · park in Becontree, east London · Wikipedia
9. 09
   St Mary's Church, Little Ilford

   St Mary's Church, or Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin, is a Church of England church in Little Ilford, east London. It is situated on Church Road between St Mary's Approach, St Winefride's Avenue and Rectory Road.

   4 km · church in Little Ilford, London · Wikipedia
10. 10
    St Margaret's Church, Barking

    St Margaret's Church or the Church of St Margaret of Antioch is a Church of England parish church in Barking, East London. The church is a Grade I listed building, on a site dating back to the 13th century, within the grounds of Barking Abbey, the ruins of a former Roman Catholic royal monastery originally established in the 7th century.

    3.3 km · church in Barking, London · Wikipedia

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Getting to London Borough of Barking and Dagenham

Airports

London Stansted (STN), 38 km · London Heathrow (LHR), 41 km · London Luton (LTN), 49 km

Stations

Barking station, 2.7 km · Upney tube station, 1.7 km · Becontree tube station, 1.3 km · Newbury Park tube station, 3.4 km · Dagenham East tube station, 3.4 km

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  53 km · quickest by road, 1h 32m · £6–9
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• Birmingham, West Midlands → London Borough of Barking and Dagenham

  174 km · quickest by road, 3h 12m · £19–25
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