Places to explore near Forest Gate StationForest Gate

London's first public park, opened in 1845 and long known as the People's Park.

4.8 km W

The river from its Cotswold trickle to the Thames Barrier — the gentlest long walk in Britain.

5.2 km S · spans 7 counties

London's flood defence across the tideway at Woolwich — ten steel gates that rise from the riverbed when a surge threatens the city.

5.8 km S

Royal park climbing to the Observatory and the Prime Meridian.

8.2 km S

William the Conqueror's Thames fortress, home of the Crown Jewels.

8.3 km SW

Victorian bascule bridge beside the Tower of London, opened in 1894, with glass-floored high walkways and steam-age engine rooms.

8.5 km SW

Planting threaded through brutalist walkways on the site of London's first public park.

8.9 km W

The triangular Georgian tower folly on Shooter's Hill, its viewing platform looking out over London and, on a clear day, seven counties.

9.2 km S

Wren's domed cathedral on Ludgate Hill, finished in 1710 after the Great Fire, with its Whispering Gallery and the tombs of Nelson and Wellington.

9.4 km SW

The surviving lakes and grotto of a grand Georgian mansion demolished by a gambling owner.

2.1 km N

London's inner orbital walk, stringing together 78 miles of parks, canals and viewpoints through the middle suburbs.

2.2 km SW · London

The Lea made navigable — from Hertford through the Lee Valley's reservoirs and marshes to Bow Locks on the edge of the Thames.

2.9 km W · London, Hertfordshire & Essex

Down the Lea from its source at Leagrave to the Thames at Limehouse — flat towpath walking through Hertford and the Olympic Park.

3.2 km W · spans 4 counties

London's canal — from Little Venice round Regent's Park and through Camden Town to the Thames at Limehouse.

5.1 km SW · London

A National Trust place in London.

5.2 km W

A National Trust place in London.

5.5 km E

A web of green corridors across south-east London, joining the Thames marshes to Nunhead Cemetery park by park.

6.1 km S · London