ArcelorMittal Orbit
Sculpture and observation tower in the Olympic Park in Stratford, London.
Attractions in Newham
Photo: ArcelorMittal Orbit, you_only_live_twice from Lighthorne Heath, England (CC BY-SA 2.0)ArcelorMittal Orbit opens Newham’s list
73 of the 132 places to visit in and around Newham are museums or galleries. There are 7 places to visit inside Newham’s built-up area, and 125 more within 5 km of its edge. Visitor numbers at Tower of London reached 2.7M in 2016. On the list, 5 places are looked after: 3 by the National Trust and 2 by English Heritage. Set 11 km out, British Museum makes a day trip.
In Newham
7
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
125
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
73
in or near town
Castles & historic places
24
in or near town
Cared for
5
National Trust, English Heritage, Cadw and others
Best known
Highlights of Newham
Once you have seen ArcelorMittal Orbit, try 2 historic sites, a museum and a zoo.
AttractionArcelorMittal Orbitin town
MuseumV&A East Museumin townZooZooBiota!in townHeritage railwayHeritage railwayRoyal Docks Heritage Railwayin townHistoric siteHistoric siteHouse Millin townHistoric siteHistoric siteRobertin townEach 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 map view
At 9 km, Clissold Park is the farthest one out.
The dashed line is Newham’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
What you can see
The two biggest groups: museums or galleries (73) and castles or historic places (24).
Museums & galleries 50 museums · 23 art galleries1 in town · 72 nearby
Castles & historic places 5 historic sites · 5 historic houses · 5 historic ships · 3 castles · 3 abbeys or priories · 1 church · 1 cathedral · 1 ruins3 in town · 21 nearby
Gardens & estates 6 gardens0 in town · 6 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 10 piers · 3 zoos · 2 water parks · 1 heritage railway2 in town · 14 nearby
Other attractions 13 attractions1 in town · 12 nearby
Green: inside Newham. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
5 places are cared for: 3 by the National Trust and 2 by English Heritage (Sutton House, Eastbury Manor House, Breaker's Yard and Ranger's House, and 1 more).
Every place
Place after place
In town there are 7, and the list adds 125 more within 5 km of its edge.
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16Old Royal Naval College
Architectural landmark in Greenwich, London and UNESCO World Heritage Site.
17London Museum Docklands
Museum in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.
18
19Museum of the Home
Museum in London, specializing in the history of the English domestic interior.
20
Victoria Park
Urban park majority in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets and small part in Hackney, England.
Eastbury Manor House
Grade I listed historic house museum in London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, United Kingdom.
East End Women's Museum
Women's Museum in London Barking, United Kingdom.
Royal Artillery Museum
Closed military museum in London, United Kingdom.
Ragged School Museum
Museum in Tower Hamlets, London, England, United Kingdom.
Valence House
Local museum within a medieval manor house in Dagenham, United Kingdom.
Stuckism International Gallery
Gallery of the Stuckist art movement, open from 2002 to 2005.
The Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities, Fine Art & Natural History
Curiosity museum in Hackney, London.
Lesnes Abbey
Former abbey, now ruined, in Abbey Wood, London Borough of Bexley, England, UK.
The Former Ark Of The Covenant
Georgian Orthodox church in Upper Clapton, London.
Museum of Transology
Collection of artefacts and photographic portraiture from the trans community.
Trolley Gallery
Contemporary art gallery in Shoreditch, East London that shares some leadership with the publisher.
Fusiliers Museum
Regimental museum in Tower Hamlets, London, England, United Kingdom.
Honourable Artillery Company Museum
Regimental museum in London, England.
Royal London Hospital Museum
Medical museum in London, United Kingdom.
Royal Pharmaceutical Society Museum
Museum in London, United Kingdom.
The 7 inside Newham 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.
117 listed buildings and 2 scheduled monuments are on Newham’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Newham →
Big names nearby
Around the region
Worth the drive, British Museum (11 km) is first of the 11.
Big drawMuseumBritish Museum11 km west · 5.8M visitors a year (2023)
Cathedral · English HeritageWestminster Abbey12 km west
Historic houseBuckingham Palace13 km west
AttractionElizabeth Tower12 km west
CathedralSt Paul's Cathedral9.4 km west
AttractionLondon Eye11 km west
Big drawArt galleryNational Gallery12 km west · 709K visitors a year (2021)
Big drawArt galleryTate Modern9.6 km west · 1.2M visitors a year (2021)
MuseumMadame Tussauds13 km west
Big drawMuseumVictoria and Albert Museum15 km west · 858K visitors a year (2021)
Big drawMuseumNatural History Museum15 km west · 1.6M visitors a year (2021)Places well known beyond Newham (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.
Practical questions about Newham
What are the main attractions in Newham?
The best known inside Newham’s built-up area are ArcelorMittal Orbit, V&A East Museum, Biota! and Royal Docks Heritage Railway. In all, 7 places to visit are mapped inside the town, and 125 more within 5 km.
Does Newham have a museum?
73 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Newham: V&A East Museum, Royal Observatory Greenwich, National Maritime Museum and Cutty Sark.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Newham?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Newham, 5 places are cared for: 3 by the National Trust and 2 by English Heritage (Sutton House, Eastbury Manor House, Breaker's Yard and Ranger's House).
What are the best-known days out near Newham?
Within 40 km: British Museum (11 km), Westminster Abbey (12 km), Buckingham Palace (13 km), Elizabeth Tower (12 km).
Where are Newham’s historic buildings listed?
Newham has 117 listed buildings, 4 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 Newham 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 (69)
- ArcelorMittal Orbit: you_only_live_twice from Lighthorne Heath, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- V&A East Museum: The wub, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tower of London: Bob Collowan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Maritime Museum: Katie Chan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cutty Sark: Krzysztof Belczyński from Warsaw, POLAND, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Queen's House: Vladimír Procházka, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Palace of Placentia: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Whitechapel Gallery: Ham, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Young V&A: Bex Walton, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Old Royal Naval College: © Bill Bertram (Pixel8) 2007-08, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- London Museum Docklands: Joyofmuseums, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- White Tower: Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Museum of the Home: Cmglee, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Barking Abbey: MRSC at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Victoria Park: Matt Brown from London, England, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Waterloo Block: Paul Glazzard, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Vagina Museum: Matt Brown, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack the Ripper Museum: Mike Prior, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Morris Gallery: ProfDEH, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sutton House: Julian Mason from London, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eastbury Manor House: Gordon Joly, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- The Fan Museum: Visit Greenwich from Greenwich, United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Royal Artillery Museum: Glyn Baker, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Valentines Mansion: I M Chengappa, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clissold Park: Danny Robinson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wesley's Chapel: The wub, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brunel Museum: Original uploader was Mrbryanejones (Bryan Jones) at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Ragged School Museum: Pierre Terre, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dennis Severs' House: Matt Brown from London, England, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Canary Wharf Pier: mattbuck (category), CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Museum of Immigration and Diversity: Nangpa uk, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Valence House: Gordon Joly, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- North Greenwich Pier: Stephen Craven, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Barrier Gardens Pier: Peter Trimming, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cell Project Space: Goodboybadboy93, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities, Fine Art & Natural History: Jwslubbock, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hackney Museum: Tarquin Binary, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Lesnes Abbey: Ethan Doyle White, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Former Ark Of The Covenant: Fin Fahey, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Vestry House Museum: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Woolwich Arsenal Pier: Oxyman, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Walthamstow Pumphouse Museum: Electrolux2, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- West India Pier: .mw-parser-output .messagebox{margin:4px 0;width:auto;border-collapse:collapse;border:2px solid var(--border-color-progressive,#6485d1);background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#fbfcff)…, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nelson Dock Pier: Cnbrb, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Raven Row: Joseph2302, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Greenwich Pier: Concepcion AMAT ORTA…, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Greenland Pier: The wub, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- IMT Gallery: Casperhightower, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Masthouse Terrace Pier: mattbuck (category), CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- God's Own Junkyard: JRennocks, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Markfield Beam Engine & Museum: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- 20 Hoxton Square: Jwslubbock, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tower Bridge Quay: Secretlondon, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carl Freedman Gallery: Jwslubbock, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fusiliers Museum: Grazzer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Honourable Artillery Company Museum: Ykraps, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Redbridge Museum: JuliaC2006 from Rochester, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- V&A David Bowie Centre: The wub, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- British Museum: Ham, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Westminster Abbey: Σπάρτακος, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Buckingham Palace: Diliff, 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
- 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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