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St Albans Cathedral

St Albans

in the county of Hertfordshire

Chimney at Keble College, Oxford

Oxford

a Historic City in the county of Oxfordshire

Kirkstile Inn

Loweswater

in the county of Cumbria

Recommended Towns & Villages near Aveley

Ingress Abbey

Greenhithe (16 Pictures)

in the county of Kent (3.5 miles, 5.7 km, direction SE)

Greenhithe is an area of Kent found sandwiched between the River Thames and Watling...

Queen Elizabeth 11 Bridge, Dartford

Dartford (26 Pictures)

in the county of Kent (4.0 miles, 6.4 km, direction S)

The interest of the town focus's on The Holy Trinity Church, this originated in the 11th century and has a Norman tower...

Sunrise on the Thames at Gravesend

Gravesend (270 Pictures)

in the county of Kent (6.5 miles, 10.4 km, direction SE)

Attractive old town overlooking the Thames estuary with walkways and picnic sites ideal for watching the busy water traffic, for this stretch of the river is said to be one of the busiest in the world...

Alms Houses, South Weald, Brentwood, Essex

Brentwood (36 Pictures)

in the county of Essex (8.7 miles, 14.0 km, direction N)

In the romantic days of coach travel Brentwood was a staging post on an old road to London...

View of the house and gardens at Eltham Palace, South London.

Eltham (37 Pictures)

in the county of Greater London (9.2 miles, 14.8 km, direction SW)

The attractive suburb of Eltham is part of the urban sprawl of Greater London...

Pretty pub in the village of Eynsford, Kent

Eynsford (90 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Kent (9.3 miles, 15.0 km, direction S)

This is a small town in the Darent Valley. Way back in the mists of history it was thought to be an important town, but is now not much bigger than a large village. It is.....

St Mildred's Church (The Little Church in the Field)

Meopham (24 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Kent (10.0 miles, 16.1 km, direction SE)

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Meopham Green windmill, Kent

Meopham Green (1 Pictures)

in the county of Kent (10.4 miles, 16.8 km, direction SE)

This is an attractive Kentish village lying to the south of Gravesend. It is picked out by its Windmill of 1801, which has been lovingly restored back to its original working order and is now one of the best preserved in Kent...

St Marys Church Higham

Higham (12 Pictures)

in the county of Kent (10.6 miles, 17.1 km, direction SE)

An interesting village situated between Gravesend and Rochester in Kent, with links to the author Charles Dickens, the notorious highwayman Dick Turpin, and auctioneer and.....

Greenwich Royal Palace, Greenwich, Greater London. Spring 2005

Greenwich (331 Pictures)

in the county of Greater London (11.1 miles, 17.9 km, direction W)

The might of british sea-power and the historic town of Greenwich are inseparable. Two famous English sea-faring vessels are here, one is the Cutty Sark, a famous old clipper that shipped tea from China in the 19th-century, and the other, from the 20th-century is Gypsy Moth 1V, sailed round the world by Sir Francis Chichester...

Shoreham village, Kent

Shoreham (27 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Kent (11.9 miles, 19.1 km, direction S)

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Stocks on the Village Green

Blackmore (11 Pictures)

in the county of Essex (13.6 miles, 21.8 km, direction N)

The village of Blackmore has a long and fascinating history. It lies in an area mentioned in the Doomsday Book of 1086, and one of its oldest and most attractive buildings is the Priory Church of St. Lawrence...

Chipping Ongar Main Street, Essex

Chipping Ongar (5 Pictures)

in the county of Essex (14.3 miles, 23.0 km, direction N)

Chipping Ongar is a pleasing town, it is within easy driving distance of Waltham Abbey and is surrounded by several places of interest...

Runtzmere Lake

Stoke Newington (149 Pictures)

in the county of Greater London (15.0 miles, 24.2 km, direction W)

Stoke Newington offers visitors a diverse cultural experience, it has restaurants of all types of cuisine, plenty of pubs, clubs, shops and markets, and is sufficiently close to all the historic attractions at the heart of the City of London...

The Weavers Arms

Stamford Hill (28 Pictures)

in the county of Greater London (15.1 miles, 24.2 km, direction W)

Stamford Hill lies in the north of the London Borough of Hackney. It is a popular residential area, and home to one of Europes' largest Orthodox Jewish communities...

Epping, Essex

Epping (8 Pictures)

in the county of Essex (15.2 miles, 24.5 km, direction NW)

Queen Elizabeth 1st was a frequent visitor to Epping. It was in 1575 on a visit to Thomas Heneage at Copped Hall that the Queen costituted him Clerk of the Market with his heirs forever, she also granted further market rights...

Riverside view

London (3316 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of Greater London (16.3 miles, 26.3 km, direction W)

London is one of the top cities in the world, full of history and so many beautiful and fascinating places to visit.You will never tire of all the many fascinating and exciting.....

O' Neill's

St Pancras (44 Pictures)

in the county of Greater London (16.4 miles, 26.3 km, direction W)

The name of the area is taken from the boy martyred in AD 304. Pancras was the orphaned Christian son of a Phrygian nobleman who was brought up at the court of the Emperor in Rome...

A strong tidal current passes under Aylesford Bridge, Kent

Aylesford (50 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Kent (16.6 miles, 26.8 km, direction SE)

Aylesford is a large village in Kent, 4 miles NW of the county town of Maidstone. It sits on the river Medway, and has many interesting and historic buildings including the 14th.....

Terrace Across the Street from our Room at the Paddington Hotel

Westminster (131 Pictures)

in the county of Greater London (16.6 miles, 26.8 km, direction W)

Of all the jewels in the City of Westminster, none shines more brightly than Westminster Abbey, stunning setting for the coronation of almost every English monarch since William the Conqueror was crowned there in 1066...

Recommended attractions near Aveley

West side of Hall Place, Bexley

Hall Place (36 Pictures)

(5.1 miles, 8.3 km, direction SW)

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A picture of Tilbury Fort

Tilbury Fort (16 Pictures)

(6.0 miles, 9.7 km, direction SE)

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Red House, Bexleyheath, home of William Morris, NT property

Red House (9 Pictures)

(6.1 miles, 9.7 km, direction SW)

Philip Webb (1831-1915) was the first significant architect of the Arts and Crafts movement, and the Red House he built in 1859.....

A picture of New Tavern Fort

New Tavern Fort (2 Pictures)

(6.7 miles, 10.7 km, direction SE)

Amongst the fascination of the waterfront at Gravesend is New Tavern Fort, and although the fort was re-armed in 1904 and guns.....

Eynsford Castle, Eynsford, Kent

Eynsford Castle (10 Pictures)

(8.7 miles, 14.0 km, direction S)

The ruinous walls of Eynsford Castle in parts stand 30ft high, they are a relic of one of the earliest stone enclosure castles.....

Weald Country Park, Essex

Weald Country Park (3 Pictures)

(9.0 miles, 14.5 km, direction N)

At almost 500 acres and once a deer park used for hunting by the Abbots of Waltham in around 1063, Weald Park has plenty of.....

Lullingstone Roman Villa, Kent.

Lullingstone Roman Villa (17 Pictures)

(9.3 miles, 14.9 km, direction S)

The remarkable remains of Lullingstone Roman Villa lay hidden for centuries, and were only revealed in excavations of 1939. Prior.....

Eltham Palace

Eltham Palace (115 Pictures)

(9.6 miles, 15.5 km, direction SW)

Once a favoured medieval palace and then a Tudor royal residence, Eltham Palace was transformed into a striking Art Deco mansion.....

Greenwich Park Flower Garden

Greenwich Park (141 Pictures)

(11.0 miles, 17.6 km, direction W)

Greenwich Park covers 73 hectares (183 acres) and is the oldest enclosed Royal Park. Greenwich Park is situated on a hilltop with.....

Greenwich; The National Maritime Museum

The National Maritime Museum (17 Pictures)

(11.1 miles, 17.9 km, direction W)

This museum is one of the most important of all the British museums, for it is a unique celebration of the history of the British.....

Royal Observatory

The Royal Observatory, Greenwich (35 Pictures)

(11.2 miles, 17.9 km, direction W)

The Royal Observatory was constructed by Sir Christopher Wren following the appointment of John Flamsteed as Royal Astronomer in.....

A picture of Three Mills

Three Mills (22 Pictures)

(11.3 miles, 18.2 km, direction W)

A fascinating group of historic industrial buildings which include the House Mill, the largest tidal mill left standing in.....

The Cutty Sark Museum Ship, London

Cutty Sark Museum Ship (38 Pictures)

(11.3 miles, 18.3 km, direction W)

The Cutty Sark is the only surviving extreme clipper in the world. She now sits in dry dock and is one of the great sights of.....

Royal Naval College from The Water Gate, Greenwich

Old Royal Naval College (77 Pictures)

(11.3 miles, 18.3 km, direction W)

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Canary Wharf, London

Canary Wharf (53 Pictures)

(11.8 miles, 19.0 km, direction W)

This is London's newest and brightest business district. It offers luxurious office buildings with up to the minute facilities,.....

Guildhall Museum in Rochester, Kent

Guildhall Museum (9 Pictures)

(12.8 miles, 20.7 km, direction SE)

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Rochester Castle

Rochester Castle (88 Pictures)

(13.2 miles, 21.2 km, direction SE)

The impressive ruins of Rochester Castle at the side of the Medway River make up one of the most spectacular riverside views in.....

Upnor Castle

Upnor Castle (61 Pictures)

(13.4 miles, 21.6 km, direction SE)

The romantic ruins of this fabled centuries old fortress occupies one of the most delightful sites in England. The castle was.....

Coldrum Long Barrow - the least-damaged megalithic longbarrow in Kent.

Coldrum Long Barrow (9 Pictures)

(13.4 miles, 21.6 km, direction SE)

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Charles Dickens Chalet, Rochester, Kent

Charles Dickens Chalet (4 Pictures)

(13.4 miles, 21.6 km, direction SE)

Unfortunately due to its fragility, the Dickens Chalet is not open to the public although it can be viewed from outside. The.....


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