Visit Barking Riverside Places

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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Barking Riverside

  

Barking Riverside Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Barking Riverside

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Barking Riverside history

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Barking Riverside Ltd is taking place on brownfield land that was formerly occupied by Barking Power Station. The power station closed in 1981, with a concentration of National Grid pylons, overhead lines, cables and sub stations remaining. The site is in the London Riverside section of the Thames Gateway.

Toponymy

Barking is an ancient parish name found in the Domesday Book of 1086. The appellation ‘Barking Riverside’ refers to the location adjacent to the River Thames.

Barking Riverside geography / climate

The 443 acres (1.79 km) site has planning permission for 10,800 homes. It is expected to have a population of approximately 26,000 people. The intention is to create three neighbourhood centres.

You can visit Barking Riverside places with Walkfo Barking Riverside to hear history at Barking Riverside’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Barking Riverside has 106 places to visit in our interactive Barking Riverside map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Barking Riverside, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Barking Riverside places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Barking Riverside & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 106 audio facts unique to Barking Riverside places in an interactive Barking Riverside map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Barking Riverside Places Map
106 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Barking Riverside historic spots	Barking Riverside tourist destinations	Barking Riverside plaques	Barking Riverside geographic features
Walkfo Barking Riverside tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Barking Riverside

  

Best Barking Riverside places to visit

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Barking Riverside has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Barking Riverside’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Barking Riverside’s information audio spots:

Beckton Beckton is within the London Borough of Newham and is 8 miles (12.9 km) east of Charing Cross. Historically part of Essex, Beckton was unpopulated marshland adjacent to the River Thames until the development of major industrial infrastructure in the 19th century. Housing was created in Beckton for workers of the gas and sewage works.

East London East London is a popularly and informally defined part of London. It is east of the ancient City of London and north of the River Thames. It comprises the London boroughs of Barking and Dagenham, Hackney, Havering, Newham, Redbridge, Tower Hamlets and Waltham Forest.

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