Barking Creek Barrier — Attraction in London

It's closed until Janary 2024 as engineering works happening in area.

My visit prior to now...took EL3 bus from across the road outside Barking Station,got off before it turned left into Long Reach Road. Carried on straight down river road. Narrow park entrance on right hand side on River road in between industrial plants. (More or less walk with the Barrier in sight till you feel to be alongside it and you will see gate). Majestic structure and beautiful part of river if you walk past structure and look back. It's beauty: being something noteworthy amongst dirty industry. Another way out is left just past locked fence at entrance to Barrier structure. Narrow road with a curve. Quite close to...

5 stars not to the barrier but to the confluence of Roding River with River Thames. While it’s a magnificent location to witness a natural event, access to it is equally miserable. On both sides to Roding it’s industrial areas making access not convenient to general populace. The approach on west side is through a place called Creekmouth open place. There are two problems with this entrance. There’s no parking on the main road and it’s double yellow lines. Second the park itself is deserted and have noticed drug peddlers exchanging the stash in there. Better to...

Worth the effort of cycling along A13 and hearing its roar fading as you disappear closer to the Thames! On a sunny day the river is stunning and vast. Great for Peregrine Falcons which roost on the top and can be seen flying amongst the gulls and calling to each other. Picnic in Barking Creekside Nature Reserve. Barking Creek Park has sadly a lot of rubbish building up and can smell as down wind front sewage works, but has access down to the beach and from the stairs you have a great viewing point of waterside industry, Thamesmead...