Trips from Roydon Hamlet, starting with Harlow Town Park
With nothing inside Roydon Hamlet’s built-up area, the list has 4 places within 5 km of its edge. Look for a garden, a castle and a museum. At 29 km, British Museum is worth the journey.
Around Roydon Hamlet: where to begin
Once you have seen Harlow Town Park, try a castle, a museum and a zoo.
GardenHarlow Town Park4.1 km outside town, to the northeast
CastleRye House Gatehouse3 km outside town, to the northwest
MuseumLowewood Museum3.4 km outside town, to the westZooZooLee Valley Animal Adventure Park4.9 km outside town, to the southwestEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Plotted on the map
The map stretches to Lee Valley Animal Adventure Park, 5.6 km away.
The dashed line is Roydon Hamlet’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
The kinds on offer
Between them they are a garden, a castle and a museum.
Green: inside Roydon Hamlet. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
The whole list for Roydon Hamlet
Look within 5 km of its edge for all 4 places listed.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
2 listed buildings are on Roydon Hamlet’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Roydon Hamlet →
For a day out
British Museum (29 km) leads the 12 big names within reach.
Big drawMuseumBritish Museum29 km southwest · 5.8M visitors a year (2023)
Big drawCastleTower of London28 km south · 2.7M visitors a year (2016)
Historic houseBuckingham Palace31 km southwest
Cathedral · English HeritageWestminster Abbey31 km southwest
AttractionElizabeth Tower30 km southwest
Big drawArt galleryNational Gallery30 km southwest · 709K visitors a year (2021)
AttractionLondon Eye30 km southwest
CathedralSt Paul's Cathedral28 km south
Big drawArt galleryTate Modern29 km south · 1.2M visitors a year (2021)
MuseumMadame Tussauds29 km southwest
Big drawMuseumVictoria and Albert Museum32 km southwest · 858K visitors a year (2021)
Big drawMuseumNatural History Museum32 km southwest · 1.6M visitors a year (2021)Places well known beyond Roydon Hamlet (Wikipedia articles in several languages, published visitor counts, or a National Trust, English Heritage or Cadw property), close and famous first. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the town.
Before a day out in Roydon Hamlet
What is there to see near Roydon Hamlet?
No attraction is mapped inside Roydon Hamlet itself. Within 5 km of it are Harlow Town Park, Rye House Gatehouse, Lowewood Museum and Lee Valley Animal Adventure Park.
Does Roydon Hamlet have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Roydon Hamlet: Lowewood Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Roydon Hamlet?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Westminster Abbey (English Heritage), 31 km southwest.
What are the best-known days out near Roydon Hamlet?
Within 40 km: British Museum (29 km), Tower of London (28 km), Buckingham Palace (31 km), Westminster Abbey (31 km).
Where are Roydon Hamlet’s historic buildings listed?
Roydon Hamlet has 2 listed buildings. They are on its History page, from Historic England’s list, not repeated here.
How is this list made?
From OpenStreetMap (museums, galleries, zoos, theme parks and attractions, castles, forts and abbeys, and historic houses and gardens that are open to visitors) and Wikidata (what each place is, who runs it, its website and visitor counts). A place counts for Roydon Hamlet when it is inside the ONS 2022 built-up area, and as nearby within 5 km of its edge. Opening times and prices are not shown: check the official site.
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 (15)
- Harlow Town Park: Roger McLachlan, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rye House Gatehouse: Robert Edwards, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lowewood Museum: Geni, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- British Museum: Ham, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tower of London: Bob Collowan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Buckingham Palace: Diliff, 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
- National Gallery: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- London Eye: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Paul's Cathedral: Mark Fosh, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tate Modern: Christine Matthews, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Madame Tussauds: Citizen59, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Victoria and Albert Museum: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Natural History Museum: Christine Matthews, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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