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Alms Houses, South Weald, Brentwood, Essex

Brentwood (36 Pictures)

in the county of Essex (5.1 miles, 8.2 km, direction NE)

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

Ingress Park

Greenhithe (16 Pictures)

in the county of Kent (7.4 miles, 11.8 km, direction S)

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

Queen Elizabet 11 Bridge Dartford

Dartford (26 Pictures)

in the county of Kent (7.7 miles, 12.4 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...

Sikh Temple nearing completion

Gravesend (270 Pictures)

in the county of Kent (9.5 miles, 15.2 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...

Church Street looking north, Blackmore, Essex.

Blackmore (11 Pictures)

in the county of Essex (9.8 miles, 15.7 km, direction N)

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...

Chipping Ongar Main Street, Essex

Chipping Ongar (5 Pictures)

in the county of Essex (10.3 miles, 16.6 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...

Holy Trinity Church, Eltham

Eltham (37 Pictures)

in the county of Greater London (11.1 miles, 17.9 km, direction SW)

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

Epping, Essex

Epping (8 Pictures)

in the county of Essex (11.7 miles, 18.8 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 Royal Naval College, Greenwich, May 2006

Greenwich (331 Pictures)

in the county of Greater London (12.0 miles, 19.3 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...

View over the Ford towards Church

Eynsford (90 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Kent (13.2 miles, 21.2 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.....

St Marys Church Higham

Higham (12 Pictures)

in the county of Kent (13.3 miles, 21.4 km, direction SE)

An interesting village situated between Gravesend and Rochester in Kent, with links to the author Charles Dickens, the notorious highwayman Dick Turpin, and auctioneer and.....

St Mildred's Church (The Little Church in the Field)

Meopham (24 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Kent (13.7 miles, 22.0 km, direction S)

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Meopham Green windmill, Kent

Meopham Green (1 Pictures)

in the county of Kent (14.1 miles, 22.8 km, direction S)

This is an attractive Kentish village lying to the south of Gravesend. It is picked out by its Windmill of 1801, which has been lovingly restored back to its original working order and is now one of the best preserved in Kent...

The Turnpike House

Stamford Hill (28 Pictures)

in the county of Greater London (14.2 miles, 22.8 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...

St Mary's

Stoke Newington (149 Pictures)

in the county of Greater London (14.3 miles, 23.0 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...

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

Beauchamp Roding (4 Pictures)

in the county of Essex (14.7 miles, 23.6 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...

Face in the stone

Shoreham (27 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Kent (15.7 miles, 25.3 km, direction S)

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O' Neill's

St Pancras (44 Pictures)

in the county of Greater London (16.2 miles, 26.1 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...

Lord Mayor's Show

London (3316 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of Greater London (16.5 miles, 26.6 km, direction W)

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.....

Regents Canal, Camden Town

Camden Town (141 Pictures)

in the county of Greater London (16.8 miles, 27.0 km, direction W)

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

Recommended attractions near Upminster

Weald Country Park, Essex

Weald Country Park (3 Pictures)

(5.1 miles, 8.2 km, direction N)

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.....

West side of Hall Place, Bexley

Hall Place (36 Pictures)

(8.3 miles, 13.4 km, direction SW)

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

Red House (9 Pictures)

(8.6 miles, 13.9 km, direction SW)

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

A picture of Tilbury Fort

Tilbury Fort (16 Pictures)

(8.8 miles, 14.2 km, direction SE)

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A picture of New Tavern Fort

New Tavern Fort (2 Pictures)

(9.6 miles, 15.5 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.....

A picture of Epping Forest

Epping Forest (8 Pictures)

(11.0 miles, 17.7 km, direction NW)

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A picture of Three Mills

Three Mills (22 Pictures)

(11.2 miles, 18.0 km, direction W)

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

Eltham Palace

Eltham Palace (115 Pictures)

(11.6 miles, 18.7 km, direction SW)

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

Greenwich Park Flower Garden

Greenwich Park (141 Pictures)

(12.0 miles, 19.3 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)

(12.1 miles, 19.4 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 Observatory

The Royal Observatory, Greenwich (35 Pictures)

(12.2 miles, 19.6 km, direction SW)

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

Canary Wharf, London

Canary Wharf (53 Pictures)

(12.2 miles, 19.6 km, direction W)

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

The Cutty Sark Museum Ship, London

Cutty Sark Museum Ship (38 Pictures)

(12.2 miles, 19.7 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 Naval College from The Water Gate, Greenwich

Old Royal Naval College (77 Pictures)

(12.2 miles, 19.7 km, direction SW)

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Eynsford Castle, Eynsford, Kent

Eynsford Castle (10 Pictures)

(12.6 miles, 20.2 km, direction S)

The ruinous walls of Eynsford Castle in parts stand 30ft high, they are a relic of one of the earliest stone enclosure castles.....

Lullingstone Roman Villa, Kent.

Lullingstone Roman Villa (17 Pictures)

(13.1 miles, 21.0 km, direction S)

The remarkable remains of Lullingstone Roman Villa lay hidden for centuries, and were only revealed in excavations of 1939. Prior.....

Hylands house, Hylands park, Chelmsford, Essex

Hylands Park (8 Pictures)

(13.6 miles, 21.9 km, direction NE)

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Waltham Abbey Church

Waltham Abbey Church (10 Pictures)

(14.0 miles, 22.5 km, direction NW)

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Train

Lee Valley Park (4 Pictures)

(14.0 miles, 22.6 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.....

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

The Geffrye Museum (3 Pictures)

(14.1 miles, 22.7 km, direction W)

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