Visit Park Royal Places

Welcome to Visit Park Royal Places
The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Park Royal

  

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

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Park Royal history

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Park Royal was opened in 1903 by the Royal Agricultural Society as a permanent exhibition site for the society’s annual show. After only three years the society sold the site, and returned to a touring format for its shows. The first ever rugby league test match between Great Britain and Australia took place at the Park Royal Ground in 1908.

You can visit Park Royal places with Walkfo Park Royal to hear history at Park Royal’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Park Royal has 196 places to visit in our interactive Park Royal 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 Park Royal, 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 Park Royal places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Park Royal & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 196 audio facts unique to Park Royal places in an interactive Park Royal map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Park Royal Places Map
196 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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

  

Best Park Royal places to visit

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

St Mary’s Church, Acton, London St Mary’s Church is a Church of England parish church in Acton in the London Borough of Ealing . The present church was designed by Horace Francis and constructed 1865–1867 . The church was listed Grade II in 1981 .

Compass Box Compass Box Whisky was founded in 2000 by American entrepreneur John Glaser, a former marketing director at Johnnie Walker . Jill Boyd began blending whisky for Compass Box in 2017 and was joined by James Saxon in 2019 .

Ealing Common Ealing Common is a large open space (approx 47 acres) in Ealing, West London . It is the largest open space in the world, with an area of 47 acres .

Hanger Hill Hanger Hill or Haymills Estate is a local area and ward of the London Borough of Ealing . It was developed in the interwar period when affluent Londoners moved out of Central London for more green spaces . The estate features spacious houses and flats designed by architects Douglas Smith and Barley .

Ealing Grove Ealing Grove was a mansion and estate in Ealing, Middlesex, west London . It was adjacent to the Ealing House estate, but distinct from it, and stood amongst trees .

Hanger Hill Wood Hanger Hill Wood is a small remnant of ancient woodland to the east of the Hanger Hill Park and North Circular Road at Hanger Lane in Ealing in the London Borough of Ealing . Named from ‘Hangra’, the Old English word for wooded slope .

St Peter’s Church, Ealing St Peter’s Church is an Anglican parish church in North Ealing, in the Diocese of London . Grade II* Listed building is noted for its combination of Arts & Crafts and late-Victorian Gothic .

Horsenden Hill Horsenden Hill is a hill and open space in West London . It is one of the higher eminences in the local area, rising to 85m (276 ft) above sea level . The summit forms part of an ancient hillfort and is the site of a trig point .

Castlebar Hill Castlebar Hill is 167 feet (51 m) high . In the 18th century, it was the location of Castle Beare, a grand mansion or country seat .

Embassy of North Korea, London The Embassy of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea in London is located in Ealing, west London. It is notable for being one of the few embassies in London located in a suburban area. The embassy was purchased by the North Korean government for £1.3 million in 2003.

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