Barking is situated in a prime position close to London Docklands,
located near the new site for the 2012 Olympics and is only 12 minutes
from the City of London by C2C train, Barking itself is a diverse,
lively multi cultural and cosmopolitan suburb with many restaurants and
leisure amenities, as well as a developing arts scene with numerous
creative activities, arts projects and theatres.
Full of bustle and activity, with a variety of shops from major
retail chain stores to smaller specialist retailers: the Barking town
centre is pedestrianised and has a specialist retail Mall, also on
Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays the Town Centre comes alive with a
traditional English outdoor market.
There are many restaurants, bars, coffee shops, wine bars and
traditional English pubs, in the area offering a fantastic variety of
cuisine from good olde english Fish and Chips to exotic flavours from
the Far East.
Should you wish to learn some of the history of Barking click here.
|