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Mainly residential area within easy reach of Canary Wharf and the City

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Boathouse Cafe

Boathouse Cafe

Cafe and bar close to the river

The Red Lion

The Red Lion

Great pub, sourdough pizza and family friendly. Also makes a great cocktail and has a large and lovely garden.

The Larder

The Larder

Great Coffee and Cake - It has only just opened!

Dynamix Health Club

Dynamix Health Club

The perfect place to go to relieve stress after work. It has an amazing free weights room and a cafe serving healthy juices and shakes made from a choice of protein brands.

Panda's Kitchen

Panda's Kitchen

Chinese takeaway if you're in between the Forest Gate and Upton Park Area. All fresh ingredients, amazing portions and cooked with loads of colour and flavour!

Vijay's Chawalla

Vijay's Chawalla

A down to earth vegetarian Indian restaurant, with tasty, inexpensive, healthy and authentic food.

Ambala

Ambala

A fantastic Asian confectionary shop selling both sweet and savoury treats on Green Street, close to Upton Park Underground Station.

London Fish Bazaar

London Fish Bazaar

This excellent fish shop buys in their fish from Billingsgate Market. They cater for a variety of cultures, with a range of exotic fish.

Golden Fleece

Golden Fleece

A hidden gem in Forest Gate Village overlooking Wanstead Flats, this pub has recently undergone a full refurbishment and has a huge beer garden at the rear.

Pie Republic

Pie Republic

Great traditional pie and mash.

Tromso E7

Tromso E7

Amazing coffee and breakfast! Really cute ambiance.

Corner Kitchen

Corner Kitchen

Fantastic family orientated cafe serving unique stone baked pizzas, homemade cakes and featuring a basement playground with dedicated activities throughout the week for under 5's. Great place to take babies and toddlers.

The Black Lion Pub

The Black Lion Pub

Best Saturday lunch offer!

Compôtes

Compôtes

This cafe next to Wanstead Park Station makes a great cappuccino!

Wanstead Park

Wanstead Park

Home to a variety of wildlife, Wanstead Park and its pond are fantastic on a lazy Sunday; take a stroll and feed the ducks and geese.

Why not explore the nearby areas of Eastbury, Loxford, Thames, Longbridge, Clementswood, Ilford, Plashet, Upton Park, Manor Park and Becontree

"Beckton Gas Works was used as the location for a Japanese Internment Camp in Steven Spielberg's drama Empire of the Sun."

Barking has a lot to offer - shops, schools and river walks...and with a massive regeneration programme already under way, its future is very bright...

Joshua Mugume

Many people don't realise it's only a quick train ride into central London from Barking Station!

Natalie Mills

Investment from the Mayor's Out of London fund has made a marked difference with new public spaces and community projects...

Joshua Mugume

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What locals say about Barking

  1. Barking is close to parks. Plenty of shopping facilities including ethnic shopping. Close to A13 and North Circular so can go to rest of Essex, Lakeside or Southend or go to Central London, North and East London.

  2. Broadway theatre near the town hall has good comedy nights. (It was formerly called the Asembely hall and Neil Young recorded there) Living in Barking's town centre is handy for transport and nice and compact for local amenities like the new library and mall - As a commuter I originally came there for the frequent C2C intercity trains which plonk you in Fenchurch Street within 20 minutes. The tube is not bad for Canary Wharf and Kings X either but if you want some hilly scenery (Barking is more flat essex than high rise/river view east end) then the overground is only half an hour across North London to Gospel Oak.

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About Barking

Barking is a suburban town in east London and is located 8.8 miles (14.2 km) east of Charing Cross. In addition to an extensive and fairly low density residential area, the town centre forms a large retail and commercial district. The former industrial lands to the south are also being redeveloped as Barking Riverside. Barking station is a local transport hub and is served by the London Underground, London Overground, National Rail operator c2c and many London Bus routes. The east of Barking is served by Upney tube station.

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