Directions to Venues

Bus routes close to St Gabriel’s Church, Aldersbrook Road, E12

The church website has links to various street maps.

Two bus routes stop at the church.  The stop is called Aldersbrook/Park Road.

Route 101 runs from Gallions Reach via East Ham, Manor Park station (BR), Aldersbrook/Park Road, to Wanstead (Central Line) Every 11 – 15 minutes

Route W19 runs via Ilford High Road, Manor Park Station (BR), Aldersbrook/Park Road, to Leytonstone Station (Central Line) and Walthamstow Central station (Victoria line)
About every 20 minutes.

One bus route stops about a 5 minute walk away at a stop called
Lake House Road/Windsor Road.

Route 308 runs from Stratford station (BR, Central Line, DLR, Overground) to Wanstead (Central Line).  About every 15 minutes.

The transport for London journey planner is a useful tool 

Directions to
St Bede's Church
Bishops Ave
Romford
RM6 5RS

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Come out of Gearies school car park by our usual gate and turn left into Waremead Road.  Go over Gaysham Avenue and turn right into Cranbrook Road. 

Proceed the short distance to Gants Hill roundabout, but fear not, it's the first exit into Eastern Avenue (eastbound).  Ignoring pedestrian lights (I mean discounting, not actually ignoring - splat!), go through the next set of lights (Green Gate/McDonald's). 

Carry on ad nauseam down Eastern Avenue, past Newbury Park Station to the left.  Next proper lights are at Aldborough Road.  Go through, where 3 lanes go into 2.  You need to turn right at the next lights (Little Heath) just after the big iron footbridge, so get in lane well before the bridge. 

Turn right at the lights into Barley Lane, then immediately left into Chadwell Heath Lane. 

We're getting close now, so I'll do the Green Badge thing with the turnings: 
Pass Rochford left, pass Tendring left, pass South Rd left, pass Haywards right/Cunningham left, pass Grove right (big fork with world's smallest park on corner), pass Brian left, pass Somerville left, then take next left into Bede Road, proceed to end, which is a T-junction with Bishops Avenue. 

St Bede's Church and car park are in yer face opposite this junction.  If you miss Bede, just take the next left round a bend with a red brick wall with railings (The Surgery) on one corner and a chemist called Cordeve on the other into Jarrow Road, and take the next left into Bishops Avenue. 

On-road parking is at a premium at busy times, so get there early!

Directions to
Woodford Green United Free Church
High Elms
Woodford Green
Essex
IG8 0UP
 

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UFC Woodford Green is set back from Woodford Green High Rd - if travelling south, you will see it behind a pond on the RHS before the traffic lights for the left turn into Snakes Lane and the Castle PH [and vice versa!].
You need to turn into High Elms (it's 'no entry' into the Links). The church is a large, red-brick building. There is off-road, as well as on-road, parking around the church, which you will pass on your left. There is a car park area all round it plus a free car park (intended for visitors to the golf-course and Epping Forest....) further along on the left.

Barkingside Methodist Church
Fremantle Road
Barkingside
Ilford
Essex
IG6 2AZ

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Perhaps more importantly.............
How about a drink after a tiring rehearsal??
The Dr Johnson is the place to go!
It is only a few minutes from Gearies, please ask for directions.