Places to explore near Tottenham Hale StationTottenham Hale

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

5.8 km S

A Victorian burial ground of 1839 where Karl Marx and George Eliot lie.

6.4 km SW

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

8 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.

8.7 km S

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

8.8 km S · spans 7 counties

An Edwardian pergola of stone columns and wisteria built for soap magnate Lord Leverhulme.

8.9 km W

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

9 km S

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

9.3 km S

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

0.2 km E · spans 4 counties

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

0.2 km E · London, Hertfordshire & Essex

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

1.9 km S · London

A National Trust place in London.

4.5 km S

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

5.9 km S · London

Terraced lawns given to Londoners in 1889 as a garden for the gardenless.

6.3 km W

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

6.8 km E

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

7.2 km NE · spans 5 counties