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.

There are a several good cities in the area around Walthamstow like London.

The Tower of London is a great place to visit close to Walthamstow if you like castles.

The Tower of London, National Maritime Museum Greenwich, and Cutty Sark are great places to visit near Walthamstow if you like museums.

The Tower of London, Millenium Bridge, Sutton House and Breaker's Yard, and Osterley Park and House are great places to visit near Walthamstow if you like historic buildings.

Don't miss River Thames at London's rivers and streams if visiting the area around Walthamstow.

The area around Walthamstow boasts some of the best shopping centres including Westfield London, Westfield Stratford City, Brent Cross Shopping Centre, and Whitgift Centre.

Towns to visit near Walthamstow include Hendon, Greenwich, Croydon, Chislehurst, Enfield, and Isleworth.

Country Parks to visit near Walthamstow include 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 around Walthamstow's best nature reserves can be found at Morden Hall Park.

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

There are a several good airports in the Walthamstow area like London Biggin Hill Airport, Heathrow Airport, London City Airport, and London Heliport.

Don't miss Stanmore Country Park's bluebell woods if visiting the area around Walthamstow.

Walthamstow History

There are some historic monuments around Walthamstow:

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