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Forest Gate is a district in the London Borough of Newham, East London, England. It is located 7 miles (11 km) northeast of Charing Cross . The area's name relates to its position adjacent to Wanstead Flats, the southernmost part of Epping Forest. The town was historically part of the parish (and later borough) of West Ham in the hundred of ...
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- Giovanna’s Deli & Wine. ‘We go here to stock up on great cheeses and also really good Italian wine. My mum goes to buy pesto and pasta and things like that too.
- Cups & Jars. ‘We shop at this zero-packaging shop a lot. You just take along your containers and fill them up. We get everything for the household and bulk stuff there.
- Ramble Cafe E7. ‘We go to this café a lot throughout the week and at the weekends to get cakes. They do really good-quality food and they have really good coffee.
- The Holly Tree. They did this pub up really nicely a couple of years ago, restored it in a really thoughtful way. They do good food and have a good selection of beers: three or four cask options, which is really nice, and cider on tap.
Forest Gate’s name derives from the gate that once led to the southernmost point of Epping Forest, built in the 17th century to prevent cattle straying from the woodland. The gate no longer stands, but the proximity to such a vast green space spanning almost 6,000 acres is still one of the things that makes the area so appealing.
Forest Gate is bordered on the north by Wanstead, on the east by Manor Park and East Ham, on the south by Plaistow, and on the west by Stratford. Commute: The City: 5.9 miles / 30-60 minutes by car / 35 minutes by transit. Canary Wharf: 4.8 miles / 20-35 minutes by car / 35-40 minutes by transit / 25-30 minutes by bike.
Welcome to Forest Gate. Forest Gate was once a bastion of the Sixties music scene and still drips with cultural cool. Blessed with a plethora of superb pubs and bars, there’s also plenty of quality Victorian period property available in the area. Transport links were already respectable, but with Crossrail, it now takes just 17 minutes to get ...
Feb 12, 2016 · Forest Gate (co-ed, ages 11 to 16) in Forest Lane, the third local comprehensive, is judged “satisfactory”. However, this year three of its students won scholarships to sixth forms at top ...
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