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Tudor naval storehouse at Convoys Wharf

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📷 Nigel Jones · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

51.48587, -0.02604

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • ☕SIENNA — a good base for a longer summer day out

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingCaféParking· FreePlayground

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Black-headed Gull, Mute Swan, Mallard +54 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Mute Swan, Mallard +54 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Rambur's Pied Shieldbug, Southern Green Shieldbug, Common Darter +30 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Rambur's Pied Shieldbug, Southern Green Shieldbug, Common Darter +30 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis, Silver-moss · last seen 2025; Plants — Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis, Silver-moss · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

57 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Lea Valley WalkWalking route

Transport for London's Section 1 of the Lea Valley Walk within London

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The LineWalking route
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The LineWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Greenwich Meridian TrailWalking route440 km

A long-distance walk that follows the line of the Prime Meridian. Inaugurated in 2009, to coincide with the 125th anniversary of the Greenwich Meridian.

Named routeRef GMTLength 440 kmRegional walking route
Middlesex Street Estate PedwaysWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

605 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
LCN 22Cycling route
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The Leaway (detour)Cycling route
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NCN 1Cycling route

NCN 1 Cross Peninsula Route

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Route (1)Cycling route

Labelled as a 'National Cycle Network link' on https://osmaps.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/ncn

Named routeRef (1)Local cycle route
Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
LCN 64 (detour)Cycling route
Named routeRef (64)Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

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Convoys Wharf

📷 Nigel Jones · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Convoys Wharf

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