Romford
Romford is a large town in east London, England, located 14 mi (23 km) northeast of Charing Cross.
Part of the London Borough of Havering, the town is one of the major metropolitan centres of Greater London identified in the London Plan.
Getting to Romford
- 01London City Airport
A commuter airport close to the City's financial district, and specialising in short-haul business flights to other major European cities.
- 02Stratford
Mainline station with National Rail, London Overground and Elizabeth Line services.
Worth seeing
- 01Epping Forest
- 02Queen Elizabeth's Hunting Lodge
6 Ranger's Road, Chingford, London E4 7QH (Within walking distance of Chingford WEA station (London Overground from Liverpool Street, Zone 5)),.
- 03Wanstead Park / The Temple
Remaining grounds of the 18th century mansion Wanstead House, with woods and ornamental lakes.
- 04Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
- 05House Mill
Three Mill Lane E3 3DU (Tube: Bromley-by-Bow DIS H&C ).
- 06V&A East Museum
Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, Stratford, London..
Things to do
- 01Theatre Royal Stratford East
Gerry Raffles Square, E15 1BN (tube: Stratford CEN JUB DLR MLD ELI ),.
- 02West Ham United
London Stadium E20 2ST (tube: Statford / Stratford International DLR ),.
- 03ABBA Voyage
ABBA Arena, Pudding Mill Lane, London E15 2RU (Pudding Mill Lane DLR ).
- 04ExCeL London
1 Western Gateway, Royal Victoria Dock (DLR and rail: Custom House DLR ELI ), info@excel-london.co.uk.
- 05London Royal Docks
Open water swimming in the docks operated by Love Open Water.
- 06Leyton Orient F.C
Where to eat
Goodmayes is a great area for really good cheap Indian/Pakistani food.
- 01The Pantry Café
357 High St, E15 4QZ (ten seconds' walk from Stratford High Street DLR, on the same side of the road).
- 02Albina
239 Barking Rd, Plaistow, E13 8EQ (directions: Canning Town JUB DLR ),.
- 03Kebabish
411 Hoe St, Walthamstow, E17 9AP (tube: Walthamstow Central OGD VIC or Leyton Midland Road OGD ).
- 04Thainese
Hoe St (turn right from Walthamstow Central),.
- 05Supperclub.tube
South Access Road, E17 8AX (in Walthamstow Pumphouse Museum), dining@supperclub.tube.
Getting around Romford the local way
- Get inUse Woolwich Ferry then for destinations in south London.
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