Old Macdonald Farm
Head 700 m north of Havering for Old Macdonald Farm, a zoo. Our list has 36 more places within 15 km; first among them is Brentwood Cathedral, at 4.8 km.
Zoo near Havering
Just outside Havering
Old Macdonald Farm is 700 m north of Havering. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Warm months and wet ones
Warmest in Havering are May to September, at 18–23°C.
Old Macdonald Farm
Zoo.
- Type
- Zoo
- Town
- 700 m north of Havering
- Official site
- omdfarm.co.uk
The map
Old Macdonald Farm is in orange, with the places near it numbered as below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Where people come from
The biggest base of the 4 is Havering (259,401 people). Pick a base: each town is a page of its own, with what else there is to see.
Havering
Brentwood
Stapleford Abbotts
Kelvedon Hatch
Compare the 4 towns
| Town | Where Old Macdonald Farm is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Havering | 700 m south of it | 259,401 | 22 |
| Brentwood | 2.2 km east of it | 55,339 | 10 |
| Stapleford Abbotts | 3.1 km west of it | 742 | 5 |
| Kelvedon Hatch | 4.6 km northeast of it | 2,493 | 4 |
What else is near Old Macdonald Farm
Also close at hand are 3 historic houses, 2 museums and a cathedral, among 36 within 15 km.
CathedralBrentwood Cathedral4.8 km away2
Historic houseThorndon Hall7.2 km away3
Heritage railwayEpping Ongar Railway10 km away4
FortKelvedon Hatch Secret Nuclear Bunker5.3 km away5
Historic houseIngatestone Hall11 km away6
MuseumHavering Museum6.7 km away7
Museum · National TrustRainham Hall12 km away8
Historic houseHill Hall8 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Visiting Old Macdonald Farm
Where is Old Macdonald Farm?
Old Macdonald Farm is 700 m north of Havering, London.
What is Old Macdonald Farm?
Zoo.
When is the best time to visit Old Macdonald Farm?
May to September are the warmest months in Havering, with afternoon highs of 18–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Old Macdonald Farm?
Within 15 km: Brentwood Cathedral (4.8 km), Thorndon Hall (7.2 km), Epping Ongar Railway (10 km) and Kelvedon Hatch Secret Nuclear Bunker (5.3 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)
- Brentwood Cathedral: Brentwood_Cathedral_-_Rfry.jpg: Rhyddfrydol derivative work: Rabanus Flavus, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thorndon Hall: Tomharveybolton, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Epping Ongar Railway: PeterSkuce, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kelvedon Hatch Secret Nuclear Bunker: Genesisman26 at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ingatestone Hall: John S Turner, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Havering Museum: Mx. Granger, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rainham Hall: JRennocks, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hill Hall: Stephen Richards, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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