Wanstead

Worth seeing in and around Wanstead

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
   Brisbane Road

   Brisbane Road, currently known as the BetWright Stadium for sponsorship reasons and originally known as Osborne Road, is a football stadium in Leyton, East London, England. It has been the home ground of Leyton Orient since 1937, before which it was the home of amateur football team Leyton, who moved to the Hare and Hounds ground.

   3.5 km · Football Stadium in east London · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Wanstead Park

   Wanstead Park is a municipal park covering an area of about 140 acres, in Wanstead, in the London Borough of Redbridge. It is also a district of the London Borough of Redbridge, which was in Essex until 1965.

   1.4 km · municipal park covering an area of about 140 acres (57 hectares), located in Wanstead, in the London Borough of Redbridge · Wikipedia
3. 03
   William Morris Gallery

   The William Morris Gallery is a museum devoted to the life and works of William Morris, an English Arts and Crafts designer and early socialist. It is located in Walthamstow at Water House, a substantial Grade II* listed Georgian home.

   3.7 km · museum in Walthamstow, London, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
4. 04
   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
5. 05
   Church of St Mary

   St Mary the Virgin, Wanstead is a Church of England church in Wanstead, east London. It is located on Overton Drive and now shares its parish with Christ Church, Wanstead.

   800 m · historic church in Wanstead, Redbridge, London, England, UK · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Sukkat Shalom Reform Synagogue

   Sukkat Shalom Reform Synagogue is a Reform Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in Wanstead, in the Borough of Redbridge, London, England, in the United Kingdom. The congregation is a member of the Movement for Reform Judaism.

   800 m · synagogue in the UK · Wikipedia
7. 07
   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.

   2.7 km · UK historic house museum, Ilford · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Waltham Forest Town Hall

   Waltham Forest Town Hall is a municipal building located in Walthamstow, East London. The town hall, which is the headquarters of Waltham Forest London Borough Council, is a Grade II Listed Building.

   3.3 km · municipal building of the London Borough of Waltham Forest, Greater London · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Our Lady of Lourdes, Wanstead

   Our Lady of Lourdes church is the Catholic parish church for Wanstead in the London Borough of Redbridge and parts of Leytonstone in the London Borough of Waltham Forest. The parish is part of the Diocese of Brentwood.

   500 m · Catholic church in London, UK · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Highams Park Lake

    Highams Park Lake is a water feature in The Highams Park, in the district of Highams Park in the London Borough of Waltham Forest.

    3.9 km · lake in the London Borough of Waltham Forest, England, UK · Wikipedia

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Getting to Wanstead

Airports

London Heathrow (LHR), 36 km · London Stansted (STN), 37 km · London Luton (LTN), 43 km

Stations

Woodford tube station, 3.3 km · Walthamstow Central station, 3.4 km · Gants Hill tube station, 2.6 km · Leyton tube station, 3.3 km · Snaresbrook tube station, 600 m

• London → Wanstead

  13 km · quickest by road, 51 min · £1.5–2
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• Luton, Luton → Wanstead

  45 km · quickest by road, 1h 23m · £6–8
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• Birmingham, West Midlands → Wanstead

  166 km · quickest by road, 3h 4m · £18–24
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No local-transport research exists yet for Wanstead

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 Wanstead. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

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