Location: Upminster
Top Things to do in Upminster
8 Nature & Parks in Upminster That You Shouldn't Miss
Upminster is a suburban town in east London, England, and part of the London Borough of Havering. Located 16.5 miles (26.6 km) east-northeast of Charing Cross, it is one of the locally important district centres identified in the London Plan, and comprises a number of shopping streets and a large residential area. Historically in Essex, Upminster was originally a rural village and formed an ancient parish. Although peripheral to London, the town has good transport links; it was first connected to central London by rail in 1885 and has a terminal station on the London Underground network. The economic history of Upminster is characterised by a shift from farming to garden suburb. As part of the suburban growth of London in the 20th century, Upminster significantly expanded and increased in population, becoming part of Hornchurch Urban District in 1934, and has formed part of Greater London since 1965.
Restaurants in Upminster
1. Upminster Park
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 25 reviews
Reviewed By RonGLondon
Upminster Park has always been a Magnet for Parents, it has a Great Play area, a Tea and Ice cream Hut, next to the shops and Pub, great flat grass play areas , Cricket in the Summer, good transport links to everywhere, people living some way off bring children to the Park for the play area.
2. Thames Chase Forest Centre
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 159 reviews
The Thames Chase Trust aims to make the Thames Chase Community Forest an inspirational example of landscape regeneration through cost effective environmental improvements that changes lives and demonstrates these values through exemplar community led management at the Thames Chase Forest Centre. Thames Chase Forest covers 40 square miles of countryside around the London/Essex borders. Thames Chase Community Forest encompasses countryside in Barking and Dagenham, Brentwood, Havering and Thurrock. Within its boundaries there has been a concerted effort, over the last 20+ years to re-generate despoiled landscape and enhance the natural environment for the benefit of local people and wildlife.
Reviewed By RonGLondon
We arrived in the morning and Parked the car £2 all day, we went down one of the Trails that go through the woods, loads of lovely Birds in the tree's out in the fresh air, there were lots of other people all on different Trails with their children, the Car Park is very large with many cars, I would say it is a cheap day out in the Country and Woods.
3. Cely Woods
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 12 reviews
Reviewed By 644guyw - Upminster, United Kingdom
Lovely place to walk and great for walking dogs. Good, well maintained paths. Can go over a crossing to get to Belhus Woods
4. Pages Wood
5. Parklands Open Space
6. Bonnetts Wood
7. Clockhouse Gardens
Overall Ratings
3.5 based on 18 reviews
Reviewed By RonGLondon
We go here quite a lot, it is near the shops so we pop- in to sit and watch all the ducks especially when you feed them, a lot of Families take the children along and give the some seed for the ducks, on hot days in the Summer it can get quite crowded, with all the cut-backs flowers have been replaced by flowering shrubs.
