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Attractions in Havering

Havering’s places to visit, starting with Rainham Hall

Havering’s list takes in 10 museums, 2 historic houses and 2 attractions. Look within 5 km of its edge and the list grows by 16 beyond the 5 inside Havering’s built-up area. 2 of them are cared for by the National Trust. For a longer trip, British Museum lies 24 km away.

Photo: Rainham Hall, JRennocks (CC BY-SA 4.0)
In Havering
5
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
16
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
10
in or near town
Castles & historic places
6
in or near town
Cared for
2
National Trust, English Heritage, Cadw and others
Best known

Must-know places in Havering

Rainham Hall aside, the next best known are 3 museums, a historic site and a cathedral.

Museum · National TrustRainham Hallin townMuseumHavering Museumin townMuseumMuseumRAF Hornchurch Heritage Centrein townHistoric siteHistoric siteUpminster Windmillin townMuseumMuseumUpminster Tithe Barnin townCathedralBrentwood Cathedral2.9 km outside town, to the northeast

Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.

The map

The places, mapped

Furthest out is Hall Place and Gardens, at 14 km.

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The dashed line is Havering’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022

By kind

By kind

The two biggest groups: museums or galleries (10) and castles or historic places (6).

Museums & galleries 10 museums4 in town · 6 nearby
Castles & historic places 2 historic houses · 1 historic site · 1 cathedral · 1 abbey or priory · 1 fort1 in town · 5 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 2 water parks · 1 zoo0 in town · 3 nearby
Other attractions 2 attractions0 in town · 2 nearby

Green: inside Havering. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

2 places are cared for by the National Trust (Rainham Hall and Eastbury Manor House).

Every place

Every place, in and near Havering

The town has 5; within 5 km of its edge, the list finds 16 more.

Valence House

Museum · 1.4 km outside town, to the west

Local museum within a medieval manor house in Dagenham, United Kingdom.

Run by London Borough of Barking and Dagenham
About Valence House →

The 5 inside Havering come first, best known first; then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.

108 listed buildings and 2 scheduled monuments are on Havering’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Havering →

Big names nearby

Further afield: the best known within 40 km

British Museum, 24 km away, is the best known of the 12.

Big drawMuseumBritish Museum24 km west · 5.8M visitors a year (2023)Big drawCastleTower of London21 km west · 2.7M visitors a year (2016)Cathedral · English HeritageWestminster Abbey25 km westHistoric houseBuckingham Palace25 km westAttractionElizabeth Tower24 km westBig drawArt galleryNational Gallery24 km west · 709K visitors a year (2021)CathedralSt Paul's Cathedral22 km westAttractionLondon Eye24 km westMuseumMuseumRoyal Observatory Greenwich18 km southwestBig drawArt galleryTate Modern22 km west · 1.2M visitors a year (2021)MuseumMadame Tussauds26 km westBig drawMuseumVictoria and Albert Museum28 km west · 858K visitors a year (2021)

Places well known beyond Havering (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.

What people ask about Havering

What are the main attractions in Havering?

The best known inside Havering’s built-up area are Rainham Hall, Havering Museum, RAF Hornchurch Heritage Centre and Upminster Windmill. In all, 5 places to visit are mapped inside the town, and 16 more within 5 km.

Does Havering have a museum?

10 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Havering: Rainham Hall, Havering Museum, RAF Hornchurch Heritage Centre and Upminster Tithe Barn.

Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Havering?

Yes. In or within 5 km of Havering, 2 places are cared for by the National Trust (Rainham Hall and Eastbury Manor House).

What are the best-known days out near Havering?

Within 40 km: British Museum (24 km), Tower of London (21 km), Westminster Abbey (25 km), Buckingham Palace (25 km).

Where are Havering’s historic buildings listed?

Havering has 108 listed buildings, 5 of them Grade I. 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 Havering 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).

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