Visit Gidea Park Places

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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Gidea Park

  

Gidea Park Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Gidea Park

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Gidea Park history

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Early history

Thomas Cooke, a Yorkshireman who became London Mayor in 1462, was granted a Royal Charter for Royal Liberty of Havering-atte-Bower, which enabled him to build a country house. The house remained unfinished for at least a century, because of his numerous incarcerations in the Tower of London for high treason. Upon his death in 1478, the estate was passed down through the Cooke family and eventually to his great-grandson, Anthony Cooke, who was a tutor for Edward VI. In 1657, the hall and its grounds were sold to Richard Emes, a local businessman, for £9,000.

Exhibition houses

Romford Garden Suburb was constructed between July 1910 and June 1911 on the Gidea Hall and Balgores estates. A total of 159 cottages and houses were designed by more than 100 architects. A further 35 houses, mostly of contemporary flat-roofed design, were built in 1934–35 in Heath Drive, Brook Road, and Eastern Avenue.

You can visit Gidea Park places with Walkfo Gidea Park to hear history at Gidea Park’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Gidea Park has 65 places to visit in our interactive Gidea Park 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 Gidea Park, 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 Gidea Park places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Gidea Park & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 65 audio facts unique to Gidea Park places in an interactive Gidea Park map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Gidea Park Places Map
65 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Walkfo Gidea Park tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Gidea Park

  

Best Gidea Park places to visit

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

Rush Green, London Rush Green is a suburban area in Romford in East London. It straddles the boundary of Barking and Dagenham and Havering. It is located 13.5 miles (22 km) east-northeast of Charing Cross.

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Visit Gidea Park plaques