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Recommended Towns & Villages near Harold Hill

Alms Houses, South Weald, Brentwood, Essex

Brentwood (36 Pictures)

in the county of Essex (4.4 miles, 7.1 km, direction E)

In the romantic days of coach travel Brentwood was a staging post on an old road to London...

Chipping Ongar Main Street, Essex

Chipping Ongar (5 Pictures)

in the county of Essex (7.4 miles, 11.9 km, direction N)

Chipping Ongar is a pleasing town, it is within easy driving distance of Waltham Abbey and is surrounded by several places of interest...

Blackmore village green, Essex

Blackmore (11 Pictures)

in the county of Essex (7.8 miles, 12.5 km, direction NE)

The village of Blackmore has a long and fascinating history. It lies in an area mentioned in the Doomsday Book of 1086, and one of its oldest and most attractive buildings is the Priory Church of St. Lawrence...

Epping, Essex

Epping (8 Pictures)

in the county of Essex (8.1 miles, 13.1 km, direction NW)

Queen Elizabeth 1st was a frequent visitor to Epping. It was in 1575 on a visit to Thomas Heneage at Copped Hall that the Queen costituted him Clerk of the Market with his heirs forever, she also granted further market rights...

The Dartford Crossing on the Thames in Kent

Dartford (26 Pictures)

in the county of Kent (10.7 miles, 17.2 km, direction S)

The interest of the town focus's on The Holy Trinity Church, this originated in the 11th century and has a Norman tower...

Ingress Park

Greenhithe (16 Pictures)

in the county of Kent (10.8 miles, 17.4 km, direction S)

Greenhithe is an area of Kent found sandwiched between the River Thames and Watling...

A view of St.Botolph's Church, Beauchamp Roding, across the fields.

Beauchamp Roding (4 Pictures)

in the county of Essex (12.0 miles, 19.2 km, direction N)

This is just one of a group of delightful Essex village's all bearing the name Roding. The name is probably taken from the River Roding which winds its way through the region watering fertile fields and meadows...

Taken in Greenwich, standing by the Observatory looking down over the hill.

Greenwich (331 Pictures)

in the county of Greater London (12.3 miles, 19.8 km, direction SW)

The might of british sea-power and the historic town of Greenwich are inseparable. Two famous English sea-faring vessels are here, one is the Cutty Sark, a famous old clipper that shipped tea from China in the 19th-century, and the other, from the 20th-century is Gypsy Moth 1V, sailed round the world by Sir Francis Chichester...

Eltham Palace

Eltham (37 Pictures)

in the county of Greater London (12.4 miles, 19.9 km, direction SW)

The attractive suburb of Eltham is part of the urban sprawl of Greater London...

The Weavers Arms

Stamford Hill (28 Pictures)

in the county of Greater London (12.7 miles, 20.5 km, direction W)

Stamford Hill lies in the north of the London Borough of Hackney. It is a popular residential area, and home to one of Europes' largest Orthodox Jewish communities...

Runtzmere Lake

Stoke Newington (149 Pictures)

in the county of Greater London (12.9 miles, 20.8 km, direction W)

Stoke Newington offers visitors a diverse cultural experience, it has restaurants of all types of cuisine, plenty of pubs, clubs, shops and markets, and is sufficiently close to all the historic attractions at the heart of the City of London...

Statue of Pocahontas at St. George's Church, Gravesend.

Gravesend (270 Pictures)

in the county of Kent (13.0 miles, 20.9 km, direction SE)

Attractive old town overlooking the Thames estuary with walkways and picnic sites ideal for watching the busy water traffic, for this stretch of the river is said to be one of the busiest in the world...

Broxbourne, Hertfordshire

Broxbourne (4 Pictures)

in the county of Hertfordshire (14.0 miles, 22.5 km, direction NW)

This is an attractive place lying close to the eastern border of the county between the River Lee and the Lee Navigation system, with Hoddesdon being the closest town...

Canal boats at Dobbs wier, Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire

Hoddesdon (3 Pictures)

in the county of Hertfordshire (14.6 miles, 23.6 km, direction NW)

Hoddesdon is an ancient market town located in a spacious area of Hertfordshire close to its boundary with Essex...

O' Neill's

St Pancras (44 Pictures)

in the county of Greater London (15.3 miles, 24.6 km, direction W)

The name of the area is taken from the boy martyred in AD 304. Pancras was the orphaned Christian son of a Phrygian nobleman who was brought up at the court of the Emperor in Rome...

The Lock at Camden Town

Camden Town (141 Pictures)

in the county of Greater London (15.6 miles, 25.2 km, direction W)

Camden town is a vibrant cosmopolitan region of London...

Buckingham Palace, London

London (3316 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of Greater London (15.8 miles, 25.5 km, direction SW)

London is one of the top cities in the world, full of history and so many beautiful and fascinating places to visit.You will never tire of all the many fascinating and exciting.....

Poppies in the Darent Valley

Eynsford (90 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Kent (16.2 miles, 26.1 km, direction S)

This is a small town in the Darent Valley. Way back in the mists of history it was thought to be an important town, but is now not much bigger than a large village. It is.....

Terrace Across the Street from our Room at the Paddington Hotel

Westminster (131 Pictures)

in the county of Greater London (16.4 miles, 26.4 km, direction SW)

Of all the jewels in the City of Westminster, none shines more brightly than Westminster Abbey, stunning setting for the coronation of almost every English monarch since William the Conqueror was crowned there in 1066...

A picture of Piccadilly

Piccadilly (18 Pictures)

in the county of Greater London (16.4 miles, 26.5 km, direction SW)

One of the Capital's most noted places, Piccadilly sweeps uphill with handsome houses on one side and Green Park on the other...

Recommended attractions near Harold Hill

Weald Country Park, Essex

Weald Country Park (3 Pictures)

(3.2 miles, 5.1 km, direction NE)

At almost 500 acres and once a deer park used for hunting by the Abbots of Waltham in around 1063, Weald Park has plenty of.....

A picture of Epping Forest

Epping Forest (8 Pictures)

(7.8 miles, 12.6 km, direction NW)

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A picture of Three Mills

Three Mills (22 Pictures)

(10.6 miles, 17.1 km, direction SW)

A fascinating group of historic industrial buildings which include the House Mill, the largest tidal mill left standing in.....

Red House, Bexleyheath, home of William Morris, NT property

Red House (9 Pictures)

(10.6 miles, 17.1 km, direction S)

Philip Webb (1831-1915) was the first significant architect of the Arts and Crafts movement, and the Red House he built in 1859.....

Waltham Abbey Church

Waltham Abbey Church (10 Pictures)

(10.8 miles, 17.3 km, direction NW)

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Train

Lee Valley Park (4 Pictures)

(10.8 miles, 17.4 km, direction NW)

A 26 mile long stretch following the river Lee, the Lee Valley Park is made up of country parks, heritage sites, lake and.....

West side of Hall Place, Bexley

Hall Place (36 Pictures)

(10.8 miles, 17.4 km, direction S)

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Canary Wharf, London

Canary Wharf (53 Pictures)

(12.0 miles, 19.3 km, direction SW)

This is London's newest and brightest business district. It offers luxurious office buildings with up to the minute facilities,.....

A picture of Tilbury Fort

Tilbury Fort (16 Pictures)

(12.3 miles, 19.8 km, direction SE)

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Hylands house, Hylands park, Chelmsford, Essex

Hylands Park (8 Pictures)

(12.3 miles, 19.8 km, direction NE)

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Greenwich Park Flower Garden

Greenwich Park (141 Pictures)

(12.4 miles, 19.9 km, direction SW)

Greenwich Park covers 73 hectares (183 acres) and is the oldest enclosed Royal Park. Greenwich Park is situated on a hilltop with.....

Greenwich; The National Maritime Museum

The National Maritime Museum (17 Pictures)

(12.4 miles, 19.9 km, direction SW)

This museum is one of the most important of all the British museums, for it is a unique celebration of the history of the British.....

Royal Naval College from The Water Gate, Greenwich

Old Royal Naval College (77 Pictures)

(12.5 miles, 20.1 km, direction SW)

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The Cutty Sark Museum Ship, London

Cutty Sark Museum Ship (38 Pictures)

(12.5 miles, 20.1 km, direction SW)

The Cutty Sark is the only surviving extreme clipper in the world. She now sits in dry dock and is one of the great sights of.....

Royal Observatory

The Royal Observatory, Greenwich (35 Pictures)

(12.6 miles, 20.2 km, direction SW)

The Royal Observatory was constructed by Sir Christopher Wren following the appointment of John Flamsteed as Royal Astronomer in.....

Eltham Palace

Eltham Palace (115 Pictures)

(12.8 miles, 20.7 km, direction SW)

Once a favoured medieval palace and then a Tudor royal residence, Eltham Palace was transformed into a striking Art Deco mansion.....

A picture of New Tavern Fort

New Tavern Fort (2 Pictures)

(13.1 miles, 21.1 km, direction SE)

Amongst the fascination of the waterfront at Gravesend is New Tavern Fort, and although the fort was re-armed in 1904 and guns.....

The Geffrye Museum, London. One of the Historic Interiors decked for Christmas.

The Geffrye Museum (3 Pictures)

(13.2 miles, 21.3 km, direction SW)

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Tower Bridge, London

Tower Bridge (244 Pictures)

(14.0 miles, 22.6 km, direction SW)

London Tower Bridge was completed in 1894. It is a beautiful piece of Victorian engineering and is one of the many symbols of.....

Tower of London, London

Tower of London (249 Pictures)

(14.1 miles, 22.6 km, direction SW)

Historic epicentre of might and majesty, the tower has a history without parallel anywhere else in the world. With its icy past.....


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