Abbey or priory · Barking and Dagenham · London

Barking Abbey

Barking and Dagenham counts Barking Abbey among its places to visit. Around it, within 5 km, are 14 more places on our list. Its status is a scheduled monument.

Photo: Barking Abbey, MRSC at English Wikipedia (Public domain)

Where

In Barking and Dagenham

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 7%

#578 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 18–24°C

In brief

Abbey or priory in Barking and Dagenham

One of the best-known places to visit in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

#578 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (12 Wikipedias). About ↓

Inside Barking and Dagenham

Barking Abbey is inside Barking and Dagenham’s built-up area, with 14 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Scheduled monument

On the official list of protected heritage; Barking and Dagenham has 39 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Which month to go

Expect highs of 18–24°C in Barking and Dagenham from May to September.

Jan9° / 3°52 mm

Feb9° / 3°42 mm

Mar12° / 4°35 mm

Apr15° / 6°39 mm

May18° / 9°45 mm

Jun21° / 12°47 mm

Jul24° / 14°46 mm

Aug23° / 14°52 mm

Sep20° / 11°46 mm

Oct16° / 9°63 mm

Nov12° / 5°62 mm

Dec9° / 3°57 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Barking and Dagenham, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Barking and Dagenham. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Barking and Dagenham’s full climate →

About

Barking Abbey

There are Wikipedia articles on it in 12 languages. Top of the list nearby is British Museum, 14 km away.

Barking and Dagenham’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Abbey or priory
Listed: Scheduled monument
Wikipedias: Covered in 12 languages
Town: in Barking and Dagenham

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

Getting to Barking Abbey

Orange marks Barking Abbey, and the numbered points match the list of places below.

Towns near it

Bases for a visit

The most populous of the 8 is Newham, at 351,065. The towns are in order of distance, its own town first.

1 · It’s in town

Barking and Dagenham

218,236 people · 29 places to visit

2 · 300 m west of it

Newham

351,065 people · 133 places to visit

3 · 900 m north of it

Redbridge

309,509 people · 33 places to visit

4 · 3.6 km south of it

Greenwich

288,117 people · 125 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Barking Abbey is	People	Places to visit
Barking and Dagenham	It’s in town	218,236	29
Newham	300 m west of it	351,065	133
Redbridge	900 m north of it	309,509	33
Greenwich	3.6 km south of it	288,117	125
Bexley	4.2 km southeast of it	246,074	29
Waltham Forest	4.3 km northwest of it	278,129	73
Chelmsford	36 km northeast of it	110,612	10
Broomfield	38 km northeast of it	3,491	8

Make a day of it

Other places close by

Around it, within 15 km, lie 373 more, including 2 museums, 2 cathedrals and 2 attractions.

Big drawMuseumBritish Museum14 km away · 5.8M visitors a year (2023)2

Big drawCastleTower of London11 km away · 2.7M visitors a year (2016)3

Cathedral · English HeritageWestminster Abbey15 km away 4MuseumMuseumRoyal Observatory Greenwich8.4 km away 5

AttractionElizabeth Tower14 km away 6

CathedralSt Paul's Cathedral12 km away 7

AttractionLondon Eye14 km away 8

Big drawArt galleryNational Gallery14 km away · 709K visitors a year (2021)

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Visiting Barking Abbey: the answers

Where is Barking Abbey?

Barking Abbey is in Barking and Dagenham, London, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Barking Abbey?

Abbey or priory.

When is the best time to visit Barking Abbey?

May to September are the warmest months in Barking and Dagenham, with afternoon highs of 18–24°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Barking Abbey a listed building?

Yes: scheduled monument.

What else is there to see near Barking Abbey?

Within 15 km: British Museum (14 km), Tower of London (11 km), Westminster Abbey (15 km) and Royal Observatory Greenwich (8.4 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (8)

Barking Abbey: MRSC at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
British Museum: Ham, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Tower of London: Bob Collowan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Westminster Abbey: Σπάρτακος, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Elizabeth Tower: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
St Paul's Cathedral: Mark Fosh, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
London Eye: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
National Gallery: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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