Purfleet Road
#3299 among destinations in the United Kingdom
Facts and practical information
Purfleet Road, Aveley is a 4 hectare geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Aveley in Essex. ()
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Purfleet Road – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: intu Lakeside, Arena Essex Raceway, London Outer Orbital Path, Erith Dockyard.
Shopping, Shopping centreintu Lakeside, Grays
53 min walk • Lakeside Shopping Centre, is a large out-of-town shopping centre located in West Thurrock, in the borough of Thurrock, Essex just beyond the eastern boundary of Greater London. It was constructed on the site of a former chalk quarry.
Racetrack, Sport venue, SportArena Essex Raceway, Grays
50 min walk • Arena Essex Raceway was a stock car and speedway racing track located near Purfleet, Essex. It opened in 1978 and closed in 2018. The Lakeside Shopping Centre was built alongside the venue.
Hiking, Hiking trailLondon Outer Orbital Path, London
70 min walk • The London Outer Orbital Path — more usually the "London LOOP" — is a 150-mile signed walk along public footpaths, and through parks, woods and fields around the edge of Outer London, England, described as "the M25 for walkers".
TheaterErith Dockyard, Purfleet
68 min walk • Erith Dockyard located at Erith, Kent, England was an early Tudor naval dockyard operated by the English Navy that opened in 1512 due to persistent flooding the dockyard closed in 1521.
ChurchChurch of St Helen and St Giles, Dagenham
64 min walk • St Helen and St Giles is a church and landmark of Rainham and is the oldest building in the London Borough of Havering. The church retains many of its original features, for example the round-headed arches.
GolfBelhus, South Ockendon
42 min walk • Belhus is a golf course, country park, former stately home and manor in the parish of Aveley in Essex, England. The historic manor was known in ancient times variously as "Bellhouse, Belhouse, Bell House", etc. It is now an integral part of the Thames Chase woodland planned for the area.
Museum, History museum, Historical placeRainham Hall, London
64 min walk • Rainham Hall is a Grade II* listed Georgian house, owned by the National Trust, in Rainham, in the London Borough of Havering. Built in 1729 for Captain John Harle, the house was transferred to the National Trust in 1949; let to a number of private tenants, it remained closed to the public until late 2015.
Monuments and statuesThe Diver, London
61 min walk • The Diver is a sculpture by John Kaufman located in the River Thames at Rainham, east London. The Diver is made of galvanised steel bands on a steel frame and is 15 feet tall and approximately 6 feet wide and is partly submerged every high tide and totally submerged by spring and neap tides.
ChurchSt. Augustine's Church, London
70 min walk • St Augustine's Church is a Victorian Church of England parish church in Slade Green, in the Diocese of Rochester. Established as a daughter of the Church of St Paulinus, Crayford in 1900, St Augustine's became its own parish in 1925. The church is dedicated to the patron saint Augustine of Canterbury.
ParkRainham Marshes Nature Reserve, London
37 min walk • Rainham Marshes is an RSPB nature reserve in the east of London, adjacent to the Thames Estuary in Purfleet, Thurrock and the London Borough of Havering. In 2000, the area of land was bought from the Ministry of Defence, who used it as a test firing range.
NightlifeCircus Tavern, Purfleet
22 min walk • The Circus Tavern is an entertainment venue in Purfleet, Essex, England which hosts functions, cabaret acts and is also a nightclub venue. First opened in 1974, it is most famous as having been a long-time venue of the PDC World Darts Championship. Its capacity is 1100 seated.
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