Walthamstow is a Town in the county of Greater London.

Retail in Walthamstow

There are great places to visit near Walthamstow including some great cities, castles, museums, historic buildings, rivers and streams, shopping centres, towns, country parks, nature reserves, historic monuments, airports and bluebell woods.

Walthamstow is near some unmissable cities like London,

Walthamstow is near some unmissable castles like The Tower of London,

The Tower of London, National Maritime Museum Greenwich, and Cutty Sark are some of Walthamstow best museums to visit near Walthamstow.

The area around Walthamstow boasts some of the best historic buildings including The Tower of London, Millenium Bridge, Sutton House and Breaker's Yard, and Osterley Park and House.

There are a number of rivers and streams near to Walthamstow including River Thames at London.

Shopping Centres to visit near Walthamstow include Westfield London, Westfield Stratford City, Brent Cross Shopping Centre, and Whitgift Centre.

There are a several good towns in the Walthamstow area like Hendon, Greenwich, Croydon, Chislehurst, Enfield, and Isleworth.

Walthamstow's best nearby country parks can be found at Fryent Country Park, South Norwood Country Park, Morden Hall Park, Bedfont Lakes Country Park, Scadbury Estate Country Park, Stanmore Country Park, and Whitewebbs Country Park.

The area close to Walthamstow boasts some of the best nature reserves including Morden Hall Park.

Cutty Sark is a great place to visit close to Walthamstow if you like historic monuments.

Don't miss London Biggin Hill Airport, Heathrow Airport, London City Airport, and London Heliport's airports if visiting the area around Walthamstow.

There are a number of bluebell woods near to Walthamstow including Stanmore Country Park.

Walthamstow History

There are some historic monuments around Walthamstow:

• London Wall: remains of Roman fort wall and east gate under Aldermanbury
• Abbey buildings, Bermondsey
• Monument
• The London Greyfriars, site of, Newgate Street, Farringdon
• London Wall: section of Roman wall and medieval bastion in Postman's Park and King Edward Street
• Remains of Winchester Palace, Clink Street and waterfront
• Stationers' Hall
• Ambresbury Banks slight univallate hillfort
• London Wall: section bounding All Hallows Churchyard
• Barnard's Inn Hall (Mercers' School)
• Parnell Road Bridge
• Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite including Anti-Tank Blocks on Lippitts Hill
• London Wall: section of Roman wall and Roman, medieval and post-medieval gateway at Aldersgate
• Tallow Chandlers' Hall
• Second World War anti-aircraft gun emplacements, Beckton
• Medieval moated site, 408m ENE of Highland's School
• Stratford Langthorne Abbey (part of area within precincts), Baker's Row, West Ham
• Armourers' and Brasiers' Hall
• Roman wall in basement of 90 Gracechurch Street
• Roman governor's palace (site of)
• London Wall: section of Roman and medieval wall and bastion at Noble Street
• Inner Temple Hall Buttery
• London Wall: the west gate of Cripplegate fort and a section of Roman wall in London Wall underground car park, adjacent to Noble Street
• Roman amphitheatre, Guildhall Yard
• London Wall: remains of medieval and Roman wall extending 75yds (68m) N from Trinity Place to railway
• Three Colt Bridge, Gunmaker's Lane
• London Wall: section of Roman wall and bastion beneath Crosswall, No. 1 America Square and Fenchurch Street railway station
• The Globe Theatre
• London Wall: section in Amen Court
• Remains of Roman and medieval wall and gateway W of boundary of Stationers' Hall to Ludgate Hill
• Smiths' Wharf
• Dyers' Hall
• Romano-British bath house and medieval remains at 11-15 Borough High Street
• London Wall: remains of Roman wall and conduit and medieval postern, Bloomfield House to site of Moor Gate
• London Wall: section of Roman wall at the Central Criminal Court, Old Bailey
• Merchant Taylors' Hall
• Watermen's Hall
• Loughton camp slight univallate hillfort
• Apothecaries' Hall
• Roman hypocaust and building on site of Coal Exchange
• Elsyng Palace
• London Wall: section from underground railway to Tower Hill GUARDIANSHIP
• London Wall: remains of Roman wall and bastion, Goring Street
• Priory and Hospital of St Mary Spital
• Innholders' Hall
• London Wall: site of the Roman and medieval gateway of Cripple Gate
• Roman riverboat, 136m west of Greenwood Theatre
• The Theatre Playhouse
• London Wall: section of Roman and medieval wall at St Alphage Garden, incorporating remains of St Alphage's Church
• Pumping engine house for Brunel's Thames tunnel
• Tower of London
• Fishmongers' Hall
• London Wall: remains of Roman wall, bastions and city gate of Aldgate from 17 Bevis Marks to India Street
• Painter Stainers' Hall
• Medieval moated manor house, 43m west of Cathay House
• Skinners' Hall
• Flash Road aqueduct
• Queenhithe dock
• The Hope Playhouse, and the remains of three further bear gardens, Bankside
• The Rose Theatre, Rose Court, Southwark
• Roman Bath House, Shadwell
• London Wall: site of Newgate and 121-124 Newgate Street, remains of Roman and medieval wall, gateway and bastion
• Barking Abbey
• Remains of St Pancras Church, Pancras Lane
• Baynard's Castle, 78m south-west of St Benet Metropolitan Welsh Church
• Structures of archaeological interest below Billingsgate Market
• London Wall: remains of Roman wall and bastion (4a) at Crutched Friars
• London Wall: section of Roman and medieval wall and bastions, west and north of Monkwell Square
• The Curtain Playhouse
• London Wall: remains of Roman wall and bastion, Camomile Street
• Bonner Hall Bridge, Regent's Canal
• Tower Hill West
• London Wall: remains of Roman and medieval wall from W end of All Hallows Church to 38 Camomile Street
• Goldsmiths' Hall
• Vintners' Hall
• Tudor naval storehouse at Convoys Wharf
• London Wall: section of Roman wall within the London Wall underground car park, 25m north of Austral House and 55m north west of Coleman Street
• Huggin Hill Roman bath house, 120m WNW of St James's Church
• Benedictine nunnery of St Mary, Clerkenwell
• Site of the launch ways of the SS Great Eastern
• Earthworks at Old Park