A suburban town in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, Dagenham is located about 12 miles from London. Quite interestingly, this town has not changed much since the medieval era. So, people who like pastoral hamlets can take cheap flights to Dagenham for their next vacation. Today, the old-world charm is preserved by the parish churches of St. Paul and St. Peter, the Vicarage and the Cross Keys public house.
The Valence House is a museum of local history for boroughs and parishes of Dagenham. A wooden framed manor house displays its collections, among which things of special interest include the 16th, 17th and 18th century portraits of Fanshawe dynasty. The museum also houses a herb garden, a moat, a café and a shop.
Animal lovers may pay a visit to the Newham City Farm which houses animals like rabbits, goats, shire horses, llama, boar etc. Here, you can see the milking of animals and enjoy cart and horse rides as well.
RSPB or Rainham Marshes is a nature reserve that has been turned into a grazing marshland. Animal lovers can have a good time here too, viewing the animals graze peacefully.
If you are travelling with your kids, take them to Dagenham Swimming Pool, a superb 25 m by 25 m swimming pool with a mobile floor that is meant for adjusting the water level. Here, you will also find a 7 m pool for swimming lessons for both parents and kids. The pool is surrounded by a tiered seating area with a capacity of 250.
Take cheap flights to Dagenham with your kids for paying a visit to the Jolly Jungle, a soft toy play centre. It also has the highest safe slide in the city. The play centre is replete with various features like balls, tunnels, climbs, slides, scramble nets, soft obstacles etc. to keep your children busy for hours.
If your kids like bowling and can use gutter guards and ramp, take them to Namco Funscape Dagenham. It has several types of games apart from a sports bar, sky sports, Costa Coffee etc. You can also throw parties there.
The quality hotels in Dagenham complete your pleasurable stay in the city.