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Photo of Thorndon Country Park, a country park near West Horndon, Essex, eastern England.

Thorndon Country Park© Roger Jones / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Places to explore near Ockendon StationSouth Ockendon

32 places within 10 km — the standouts first, nearest first within each group.

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Worth the tripnational icons and local highlights within reach

Photo of Thorndon Country Park, a country park near West Horndon, Essex, eastern England.Highlight

Thorndon Country Park

Country park near West Horndon

A deer park reworked by Capability Brown around James Paine's Palladian hall.

6.9 km NE

Photo of Tilbury Fort, an artillery fort near Rochester, Essex, eastern England.Highlight

Tilbury Fort

Artillery fort near Rochester

Star-shaped 17th-century artillery fort on the Thames, England's best-preserved of its kind.

9.7 km SE

Also nearbygood places nearby, nearest first

Photo of Belhus Woods Country Park, a country park near Ockendon, Essex, England.

Belhus Woods Country Park

Country park near Ockendon

A country park in Essex.

1.4 km W

Photo along the London LOOP, a 150-mile long-distance path running from Erith to Purfleet, England.

London LOOP

Long-distance path

The 'M25 for walkers' — an orbital path through outer London's woods, commons and river valleys from Erith to Purfleet.

5 km NW · spans 5 counties

Photo of Hornchurch Country Park, a country park near Rainham (London), London, England.

Hornchurch Country Park

Country park near Rainham (London)

A country park in London.

5 km W

Photo along the King Charles III England Coast Path, a 2,700-mile National Trail in England.

King Charles III England Coast Path

National Trail

One path around a whole country — beach, clifftop and seawall the entire way round England's coast, opening stretch by stretch.

6.6 km S · spans 24 counties

Photo of Rainham Hall, a house & garden near Rainham (London), London, England.

Rainham Hall

House & garden near Rainham (London)

A National Trust place in London.

6.8 km W

Photo of Eastbrookend Country Park, a country park near Romford, London, England.

Eastbrookend Country Park

Country park near Romford

A country park in London.

7.7 km NW

Photo of Beam Valley Country Park, a country park near Dagenham Dock, London, England.

Beam Valley Country Park

Country park near Dagenham Dock

A country park in London.

7.8 km W

Swanscombe Heritage Park

Country park near Eynsford

A country park in Kent.

8 km S

Photo along the Green Chain Walk, a 50-mile long-distance path running from Thamesmead to Nunhead, England.

Green Chain Walk

Long-distance path

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

8.9 km SW · London

Everything else within 10 km (21) — reserves, earthworks & places to check before travelling

Ordered by how far each place is worth travelling for, then by distance. Distances are straight-line to the nearest edge of each place — paths wind, of course.