Hornchurch Marshes, Dagenham

#18 among attractions in Dagenham

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Hornchurch Marshes is a name for the marshes and an industrialised zone on the northern bank of the River Thames in Hornchurch; it is within the London Borough of Havering, in London, England. It includes the eastern part of the Ford Dagenham estate and turbine 2 of the Dagenham wind turbines. The land has been contaminated from landfill and industrial use. It is now an area of regeneration called Beam Reach and is the location of the Centre for Engineering and Manufacturing Excellence. It forms part of the London Riverside section of the Thames Gateway redevelopment area. ()

Coordinates: 51°31'5"N, 0°9'50"E

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Havering (South Hornchurch)Dagenham United Kingdom

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Hornchurch Marshes – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Crossness Pumping Station, Church of St Helen and St Giles, Rainham Hall, Crossness Nature Reserve.

1.3 miSW
Museum, Science museum
Crossness Pumping Station, London
33 min walk • The Crossness Pumping Station is a former sewage pumping station designed by the Metropolitan Board of Works's chief engineer Sir Joseph Bazalgette and architect Charles Henry Driver at the eastern end of the Southern Outfall Sewer and the Ridgeway path in the London Borough of Bexley.
1.1 miE
Church
Church of St Helen and St Giles, Dagenham
30 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.
1.1 miE
Museum, History museum, Historical place
Rainham Hall, London
30 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.
1.4 miSW
Park
Crossness Nature Reserve, London
35 min walk • Crossness Nature Reserve is a 25.5 hectare local nature reserve in Crossness in the London Borough of Bexley. It is part of the Erith Marshes Site of Metropolitan Importance for Nature Conservation.
1.1 miE
Memorial
Rainham War Memorial, Dagenham
29 min walk • The Rainham War Memorial commemorates soldiers killed in both World Wars as well as civilian casualties of World War II.
0.5 miN
Neighbourhood
Beam Park, Dagenham
14 min walk • Beam Park is a new neighbourhood in the south of the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham and the London Borough of Havering. It is named after the River Beam which forms the boundary between the boroughs.
1 miW
Neighbourhood
Dagenham Dock, Dagenham
26 min walk • Dagenham Dock is a place in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham in London, England. It is located to the south of Dagenham and on the River Thames.
~1290 ftNE
Neighbourhood
Beam Reach, Dagenham
7 min walk • Beam Reach is a redevelopment area in London, England and part of the London Riverside section of the Thames Gateway. It is an industrial area adjacent to the new neighbourhood of Beam Park.