Memorials & monuments · London
Diamond Jubilee Dry Garden
In or near Lambourne.
Diamond Jubilee Dry Garden — Monument, dating to 2012-03-29.
Marathon — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 15 min–45 min
- Nearest railway station
- Gants Hill · 0.4 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit the Diamond Jubilee Dry Garden, the nearest railway station is Gants Hill, which is 0.4 km away. The postcode is IG2 6EP, and entry to the garden is free.
About
Diamond Jubilee Dry Garden is a public memorial in London, recording local sacrifice and named in the parish register of war and civic monuments. The site is a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest. It sits within the Ilford North parliamentary constituency. The nearest railway station is Gants Hill, about 0.4 km away. Postcode area IG2.
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Official information
The Diamond Jubilee Dry Garden features historic walled gardens with unique elements such as a Victorian rose garden, Old English garden, and tranquil kitchen garden. Visitors can enjoy a peaceful stroll and appreciate the various garden designs and features.
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Epping Forest SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Diamond Jubilee Armed Forces Parade and Muster was a military parade held at Windsor Castle and Home Park in Windsor, Berkshire, England, organised as part of the Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee celebrations. Performed as a tribute to the Queen on behalf of all three branches of the British Armed Forces, it featured a review of members of all three services by the monarch (known as a muster), a military parade through the town, and flypasts by current and historic military aircraft.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The event followed the long-standing tradition of having an armed forces tribute to the monarch during a jubilee year, although this event was the first time all three services, the Royal Navy, the British Army, and the Royal Air Force, had visited Elizabeth II for such an event at the same time. According to military historian Peter Craddick-Adams, a muster is an opportunity to show the monarch what they do and what they look like at a point in history, dating back to reviews of the preparedness of local militia in Tudor times. He ascribed an extra significance to this event as a thank you from the monarch to the military for their recent combat missions, given the actions in Afghanistan,…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.5730, 0.0670
- District
- Redbridge
- Parish
- Redbridge, unparished area
- Postcode
- IG2 6EP
- Parliamentary constituency
- Ilford North
- Phone
- 020 8708 8100
- Nearest railway station
- Gants Hill — 0.4 km
- Official site
- www.valentinesmansion.com
Sources
- osm: w507792428 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Diamond Jubilee Armed Forces Parade and Muster (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Diamond Jubilee Dry Garden?
- Diamond Jubilee Dry Garden is in London, United Kingdom (postcode IG2 6EP), in the parish of Redbridge, unparished area.
- What is Diamond Jubilee Dry Garden?
- Diamond Jubilee Dry Garden — Monument, dating to 2012-03-29.
- How do I get to Diamond Jubilee Dry Garden?
- The nearest railway station is Gants Hill, about 0.4 km away. Drivers can use postcode IG2 6EP.
- Is Diamond Jubilee Dry Garden a protected site?
- Yes — Diamond Jubilee Dry Garden is part of the Epping Forest SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Diamond Jubilee Dry Garden free to visit?
- Yes, Diamond Jubilee Dry Garden is free to enter.
- How do I get to Diamond Jubilee Dry Garden?
- The nearest railway station is Gants Hill, about 0.4 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode IG2 6EP.