Town or village· Postcode IG11
Creekmouth
Greater London, London
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Days out & attractions in Creekmouth
Days out around Creekmouth – lakes, viewpoints, hills, nature reserves and more, including 3 in Creekmouth itself. Each comes with a description, photo, address and map where available.
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🏞️ Lakes & lochs
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🌄 Viewpoints
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⛰️ Hills & peaks
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🌿 Nature reserves
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🏛️ Museums
Eastbury Manor House
Thames View · 0.6 miles
A substantial Elizabethan residence survives in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, where Eastbury Manor House stands as a Grade I listed museum. The building occupies land that once formed part of the demesne of Barking Abbey and lies close to the Thames View area of Greater London. Ownership rests with the National Trust while day-to-day management is provided by the borough council; the house welcomes visitors for ten months each year. Construction began in the 1570s after merchant Clement Sisley acquired the former abbey lands. Contemporary records note brickwork bearing the dates 1572 and 1573, and dendrochronology places the timber roof in 1566, indicating a rapid build-up. The house was probably the first brick structure locally, featuring glass windows that may have been imported from Italy and unusually high chimneys, both signs of its original wealth. A later tradition links the house to the Gunpowder Plot, although no documentary evidence supports the claim. Following a period of decline from the late eighteenth century—during which the Great Tower Staircase was removed by 1814 and original flooring and fireplaces disappeared in the 1830s—only the west wing remained habitable by the nineteenth century’s end. The National Trust purchased the property in 1918, restored it, and opened it as the Museum of Barking in 1931. After being listed in 1954, the house benefited from Heritage Lottery Fund-backed restorations, the most recent completed in 2010, which added a permanent exhibition detailing the building’s architectural evolution and succession of owners.
Eastbury Square, Barking IG11 9RY
Source: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA
Redbridge Museum
Loxford · 1.9 miles
Clements Road, Ilford IG1 1EA
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🌳 Parks & gardens
Beckton District Park
Beckton · 1.9 miles
The area offers a sizeable green space within Beckton, part of the London Borough of Newham, and contributes to a designated Site of Borough Importance for Nature Conservation, Grade II, together with the adjacent King George V Park and Newham City Farm. The park is split by Tollgate Road, with the northern and southern sections often shown separately on maps. The northern side, reachable from Newham Way and Sheerwater Road, contains a fishing lake and is linked to the southern half by the Capital Ring footpath, which traverses the whole site. The southern portion includes a large grassed zone in the south-east that holds football pitches, a children’s playground and a small pond. To the north-west, a hilly area is managed for nature, featuring a wildflower meadow and woodland. Access points for this side are located on Stansfeld Road, Harper Road, Tollgate Road, Strait Road and via a walkway from Beckton DLR station. A neighbouring amenity, New Beckton Park, provides additional grassed areas, sports pitches, a running track and outdoor exercise equipment, with entry from Savage Gardens. The entire complex is maintained by the London Borough of Newham, and entry is unrestricted for the public.
Source: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA
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🏊 Lidos & swimming pools
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🗿 Monuments & memorials
Barking Park War Memorial
Loxford · 0.6 miles
Wall dedicated to those from Barking who lost their lives during the First and Second World War.
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🏚️ Ruins
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🖼️ Galleries
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🛝 Playgrounds
Data: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Distances are as the crow flies from Creekmouth.
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