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Photo: Ewan Munro from London, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
A pleasant green area, Essex County Cricket team used to play on the pitch in the western side of the park.
Valentines Park is a 52-hectare (130-acre) park, south of Gants Hill, it is the largest green space in the London Borough of Redbridge. The park was originally the grounds of Valentines Mansion, a residence built in 1696. Valentines Park holds a Green Flag Award and was voted one of the ten best parks in Britain in 2019.
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Interesting structure from an architectural point of view. Unfortunately it is also the locale of choice for the native rude-boys to hang out, alas this is not due to the educational value of the institution.
Remaining grounds of the 18th century mansion Wanstead House, with woods and ornamental lakes. The Temple (opening hours vary, check website) is the visitor centre covering the history of the park.
Elizabethan gentry house with gardens.
Historic manor house, the only one surviving in Dagenham, and now a local museum and gallery.
A museum of sorts in a converted warehouse displaying hundreds of illuminated signs (neon and bulb signs) including signs of businesses, decorative signs, movie props and artworks.
Watch a live performance: comedy, music and more.