London: Area
Places and attractions in the Area category
Categories
- Park
- Museum
- Church
- Nightlife
- Shopping
- Theater
- Monuments and statues
- Street
- History museum
- Art museum
- Vernacular architecture
- Memorial
- Historical place
- Gothic Revival architecture
- Concerts and shows
- Square
- Specialty museum
- Georgian architecture
- Shopping district
- Cemetery
- Art gallery
- Shopping centre
- Market
- Bridge
- Sport
- Sport venue
- Baroque architecture
- Dancing
- Architecture
- City hall
- Music venue
- Neighbourhood
- Cinema
- Garden
- Music and shows
- Palace
- Arenas and stadiums
- Edwardian architecture
- Christopher Wren
- Skyscraper
- Greek Revival architecture
- Area
- Modern art museum
- Concert hall
- Sacred and religious sites
- Neoclassical architecture
- Science museum
- Bars and clubs
- Outdoor activities
- Golf
- Canal
- Synagogue
- Flea market
- Sport complex
- Amusement park
- Swimming
- Performing arts
- Sculpture
- Town
- Mosque
- Swimming pool
- Amusement
- Military museum
- Restaurant
- Event space
- Lake
- Tower
- Amusement ride
- Watersports
- Reportedly haunted
- Farmer's market
- Unesco
- Natural attraction
- Romanesque architecture
- Forts and castles
- Archaeological museum
- Football
- Temple
- Department store
- Art Nouveau architecture
- Nature
- Memorial site
- Library
- Hiking trail
- Hiking
- View point
- Monastery
- Playground
- Children's museum
- Theme park
- Natural history museum
- Sailing
- Bookshop
- Cafe
- Spa
- Entertainment district
- Victorian architecture
- Fashion museum
- Romanesque revival architecture
- Botanical garden
- Art Deco architecture
- Universities and schools
- Marina
- Edwin Lutyens
- Observatories and planetariums
- Harbor
- Piers and boardwalks
- Ruins
- Comedy club
- Gym
- Inigo Jones
- William Shakespeare
- Observation decks and towers
- Zoo
- Opera
- City
- John Soane
- Ship
- Frank Matcham
- Nature and wildlife
- Modernist architecture
- Hill
- National park
- Nicholas Hawksmoor
- Protected area
- Game and entertainment center
- Island
- Village
Orpington
Orpington is a town and area in south east London, England, within the London Borough of Bromley. It is 13.4 miles south east of Charing Cross.
Sutton
Sutton is the principal town in the London Borough of Sutton in South London, England. It lies on the lower slopes of the North Downs, and is the administrative headquarters of the Outer London borough.
London/Westminster
The City of Westminster is a city and borough in Inner London which forms a core part of Central London. It is the site of the United Kingdom's Houses of Parliament and much of the British government.
London/Hornchurch
Hornchurch is a suburban town in East London, England, and part of the London Borough of Havering. It is located 15.2 miles east-northeast of Charing Cross. It comprises a number of shopping streets and a large residential area.
Croydon
Croydon is a large town in South London, England that gives its name to the London Borough of Croydon. It is one of the largest commercial districts in Greater London, with an extensive shopping district and night-time economy.
London/City of London
The City of London is a city, ceremonial county and local government district that contains the historic centre and constitutes, alongside Canary Wharf, the primary central business district of London.
London/South Kensington-Chelsea
The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea is an Inner London borough with royal status. It is the smallest borough in London and the second smallest district in England; it is one of the most densely populated administrative regions in the United Kingdom.
Isleworth
Isleworth is a town located within the London Borough of Hounslow in West London, England. It lies immediately east of the town of Hounslow and west of the River Thames and its tributary the River Crane. Isleworth's original area of settlement, alongside the Thames, is known as 'Old Isleworth'.
Hayes
Hayes is a town in west London, historically situated within the county of Middlesex, and now part of the London Borough of Hillingdon.
Brentford
Brentford is a suburban town in West London, England and part of the London Borough of Hounslow. It lies at the confluence of the River Brent and the Thames, 8 miles west of Charing Cross.
Wallington
Wallington is a town in the London Borough of Sutton, in South London, England. It is 9.7 miles south south-west of Charing Cross.
Stoneyfields Park
Stoneyfields Park is a three hectare public park in The Hale in the London Borough of Barnet. The park is a mainly grassland area with a small wood, hedgerows and two play areas.
Edgwarebury Park
Edgwarebury Park is a 22-hectare park in Edgware in the London Borough of Barnet. It was once part of the manor of Earlsbury, which was first mentioned in 1216.
Hanwell
Hanwell is a town in the London Borough of Ealing, in the historic County of Middlesex, England. It is about 1.5 miles west of Ealing Broadway and had a population of 28,768 as of 2011. It is the westernmost location of the London post town. Hanwell is mentioned in the Domesday Book.
Elstree
Elstree is a large village in the Hertsmere borough of Hertfordshire, England. It is about 15 miles northwest of central London on the former A5 road, that follows the course of Watling Street. In 2011, its population was 5,110. It forms part of the civil parish of Elstree and Borehamwood, originally known simply as Elstree.
Brent Park
Brent Park is a small public park of 2.24 hectares in Hendon in the London Borough of Barnet. It is part of the 'Lower Dollis Brook' Site of Borough Importance for Nature Conservation, Grade II.
Balls Wood
Balls Wood is a 58.5 hectare nature reserve managed by the Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust in Hertford Heath in East Hertfordshire. The wood was purchased by the Trust from the Forestry Commission. The northern part has mature coppiced hornbeams together with ash and field maple.
Barking
Barking is a town and area in East London, England, within the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham. It is 9.3 miles east of Charing Cross. The total population of Barking was 59,068 at the 2011 census.
Ilford
Ilford is a large town in East London, England in the London Borough of Redbridge. Identified as a metropolitan centre in the London Plan, Ilford is classed as a significant commercial and retail centre for the wider south east of England.
Edgware Way Grassland
Edgware Way Grassland or Edgware Way Rough is a 6.7 hectare Site of Metropolitan Importance for Nature Conservation in Edgware in the London Borough of Barnet.
Northolt
Northolt is a town in West London, England, spread across both sides of the A40 trunk road. It is 11 miles west-northwest of Charing Cross and is one of the seven major towns that make up the London Borough of Ealing.
Welling
Welling is an area of South East London, England, within the London Borough of Bexley and the boundaries of the historic county of Kent. It is 1.5 miles west of Bexleyheath, 4 miles south east of Woolwich and 10.5 miles east-southeast of Charing Cross, the traditional centre of London.
Purley
Purley is an area of the London Borough of Croydon in London, England. It was part of the county of Surrey until 1965. It is located south of the town of Croydon, and 11.7 miles south of Charing Cross. It had a population of about 14,000 in 2011.
Bermondsey
Bermondsey is a district in South East London in the London Borough of Southwark, England, 2.5 miles southeast of Charing Cross.
Friary Park
Friary Park is a nine hectare formal Edwardian park in Friern Barnet in the London Borough of Barnet.
Burtonhole Lane and Pasture
Burtonhole Lane and Pasture is a 6.5 hectare Site of Borough Importance for Nature Conservation, Grade II, between Mill Hill and Totteridge in the London Borough of Barnet.
Woodberry Wetlands
Woodberry Wetlands is a nature reserve and designated Site of Metropolitan Importance on the site of the East Reservoir in Woodberry Down, Hackney, London. The site opened to the public for the first time in 200 years on 1 May 2016.
Highgate Wood
Highgate Wood is a 28 hectare area of ancient woodland in North London, lying between East Finchley, Highgate and Muswell Hill.
Raven's Ait
Raven's Ait is an ait in the Thames between Surbiton, Kingston and Hampton Court Park in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, London, England, in the reach of the river above Teddington Lock.
King George's Fields
King George's Fields is a 28 hectare Site of Borough Importance for Nature Conservation, Grade II, in Monken Hadley in the London Borough of Barnet.
Arkley Lane and Pastures
Arkley Lane and Pastures is a 50-hectare Site of Borough Importance for Nature Conservation, Grade II, in Arkley in the London Borough of Barnet. Arkley Lane, off Barnet Road, is an old drovers' road. Located on the Barnet Plateau, it is now a quiet country lane with a traditional bank and ditch.
Arrandene Open Space and Featherstone Hill
Arrandene Open Space and Featherstone Hill is a 25 hectare Site of Metropolitan Importance for Nature Conservation in Mill Hill in the London Borough of Barnet.
Avenue House Grounds
Avenue House Grounds is a ten-acre Site of Local Importance for Nature Conservation on East End Road in Church End, Finchley in the London Borough of Barnet. The estate is now known as Stephens House and Gardens.
Crane Park
Crane Park is a 30 hectare public park next to the River Crane in western Twickenham. The park north of the river is in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, and the south in the London Borough of Hounslow.
Golders Hill Park
Golders Hill Park is a formal park in Golders Green, London. It is managed by the City of London Corporation as part of the parkland and commons in and near Hampstead Heath, and is part of the Hampstead Heath Site of Metropolitan Importance for Nature Conservation.
Uxbridge Moor
Uxbridge Moor is a nature reserve managed by the London Wildlife Trust in Uxbridge in the London Borough of Hillingdon. It is a Site of Metropolitan Importance for Nature Conservation. The site is on an island in the River Colne. It has two meadows and willow woodland.
Park Road Pond
Park Road Pond is a pond in Uxbridge in the London Borough of Hillingdon. It is managed as a nature reserve by the London Wildlife Trust, and is a Site of Borough Importance for Nature Conservation, Grade I.
Uxbridge Alderglade
Uxbridge Alderglade is a 2.9 hectare nature reserve in Uxbridge in the London Borough of Hillingdon. It is managed by the Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust. The site is a narrow strip of land between the Frays River and the Shire Ditch, and it was formerly a railway embankment on the Uxbridge High Street branch.
Uxbridge College Pond
Uxbridge College Pond is a small pond in the grounds of Uxbridge College in Uxbridge in the London Borough of Hillingdon. It is managed as a nature reserve by the London Wildlife Trust, and is a Site of Borough Importance for Nature Conservation, Grade I.
Barfield Allotments Nature Park
Barfield Allotments Nature Park is a small Site of Local Importance for Nature Conservation in Whetstone in the London Borough of Barnet.
Barnet Countryside Centre
Barnet Countryside Centre is a 3.3 hectare Site of Local Importance for Nature Conservation in High Barnet in the London Borough of Barnet.
Northern Line Embankment
The Northern line Embankment between Totteridge and Whetstone and High Barnet tube stations on the Northern line is a Site of Borough Importance for Nature Conservation, Grade II, in the London Borough of Barnet.
Kew Bridge Ecovillage
Kew Bridge Ecovillage was an ecovillage and social centre in Brentford on squatted land overlooking the River Thames at the north end of Kew Bridge in west London.
Bellenden Road Nature Garden
Bellenden Road Nature Garden is a very small nature reserve in Peckham in the London Borough of Southwark. It is managed by the London Wildlife Trust and it opened in August 2010.
Belmont Open Space
Belmont Open Space is a one hectare public park and Site of Local Importance for Nature Conservation in Cockfosters in the London Borough of Barnet. It is a small, mainly grass area, behind local residential streets. It has a fair number of wild flowers, such as garlic mustard and cow parsley.