Welcome to Romford

Romford is is Greater London, Essex and the administrative headquarters of the London Borough of Havering.  It's one of the major metropolitan centres identified in the London Plan. It was historically a market town in the county of Essex and formed the administrative centre of the liberty of Havering, until it was dissolved in 1892. Good road links and the opening of the railway station in 1839 were key to the development of the town and the economic history of Romford is underpinned by a shift from agriculture to light industry and more recently to retail and commerce. As part of the suburban growth of London in the 20th century, Romford significantly expanded and increased in population, becoming a municipal borough in 1937 and has formed part of Greater London since 1965. It now forms one of the largest commercial, retail, entertainment and leisure districts outside central London and has a developed night time economy.

Entertainment & Nightlife

We have a rich and varied range of pubs and clubs in the area, if you're looking for somewhere in Romford, Gidea Park, Hornchurch, Upminster, Collier or out of the area then we're sure you will find a venue to suit your requirements. If your pub, club or bar isn't listed please remember to let us know using the form at the bottom of this page and we will publish the details.

Schools

• Havering LEA,Romford, LEA
  Ardleigh Green Infant School,Hornchurch, primary
  Ardleigh Green Junior School,Hornchurch, primary
  Benhurst Primary School,Elm Park, primary
  Brady Primary School,Rainham, primary 
  Branfil Primary School,Upminster, primary 
  Broadford Primary School,Romford, primary 
  Brookside Infant School,Romford, primary 
  Brookside Junior School,Romford, primary 
  Clockhouse Primary School,Romford, primary 
  Crowlands Primary School,Romford, primary 
  Crownfield Infant School,Collier Row, primary 
  Crownfield Junior School,Collier Row, primary 
  Dame Tipping CofE PrimarySchool, Havering-atte-Bower, primary 
  Elm Park Primary School,Hornchurch, primary 
  Engayne Primary School,Cranham, primary 
  Gidea Park College,Romford, primary
  Gidea Park Primary School,Gidea Park, primary 
  Goodrington School,Hornchurch, primary
  Hacton Primary School,Hornchurch, primary 
  Harold Court Primary School,Harold Wood, primary
  Harold Wood Primary School,Harold Wood, primary 
  Hilldene Primary School,Romford, primary
  Hylands Primary School,Hornchurch, primary 
  La Salette Catholic PrimarySchool, Rainham, primary 
  Langtons Infants School,Hornchurch, primary 
  Langtons Junior Academy,Hornchurch, primary 
  Mead Primary School,Harold Hill, primary 
  Nelmes Primary School,Hornchurch, primary 
  Newtons Primary School,Rainham, primary 
  Oakfields Montessori SchoolsLimited, Upminster, primary
  Oasis Academy Pinewood,Collier Row, primary
  Parklands Infant School,Romford, primary
  Parklands Junior School,Romford, primary 
  Parsonage Farm Primary School,Rainham, primary 
  Pyrgo Priory Primary School,Harold Hill, primary 
  Rainham Village PrimarySchool, Rainham, primary 
  Rise Park Infant School,Romford, primary 
  Rise Park Junior School,Romford, primary 
  Scargill Infant School,Rainham, primary 
  Scargill Junior School,Rainham, primary 
  Scotts Primary School,Hornchurch, primary 
  Squirrels Heath Infant School,Romford, primary 
  Squirrels Heath Junior School,Romford, primary 
  St Albans RC Primary School,Hornchurch, primary 
  St Edward's CofE PrimarySchool, Romford, primary 
  St Joseph's Catholic PrimarySchool, Upminster, primary 
  St Mary's Hare Park School,Romford, primary
  St Mary's RC Primary School,Hornchurch, primary 
  St Patrick's Catholic PrimarySchool, Collier Row, primary 
  St Peter's Catholic PrimarySchool, Romford, primary
  St Ursula's RC Junior School,Romford, primary
  St Ursula's Roman CatholicInfant School, Romford, primary 
  Suttons Primary School,Hornchurch, primary
  The James Oglethorpe PrimarySchool, Upminster, primary 
  The Mawney Foundation School,Romford, primary
  The R J Mitchell PrimarySchool, Hornchurch, primary
  Towers Infant School,Hornchurch, primary
  Towers Junior School,Hornchurch, primary
  Upminster Infant School,Upminster, primary
  Upminster Junior School,Upminster, primary
  Whybridge Infant School,Rainham, primary 
  Whybridge Junior School,Hornchurch, primary 
  Wykeham Primary School,Hornchurch, primary 
  The Havering Pupil Referral Service, Romford, 
  Abbs Cross Academy and ArtsCollege, Hornchurch, secondary 
  Bower Park Academy,Romford, secondary
  Drapers Academy,Harold Hill, secondary 
  Emerson Park School,Hornchurch, secondary
  Gaynes School LanguageCollege, Upminster, secondary
  Hall Mead School,Upminster, secondary
  Immanuel School,Romford, secondary
  Marshalls Park School,Romford, secondary 
  Raphael Independent School,Hornchurch, secondary
  Redden Court School,Harold Wood, secondary
  Royal Liberty School,Romford, secondary
  Sacred Heart of Mary GirlsSchool, Upminster, secondary 
  Sanders Draper School,Hornchurch, secondary
  St Edward's CofE School,Romford, secondary 
  The Albany School,Hornchurch, secondary 
  The Brittons Academy Trust,Rainham, secondary 
  The Campion School,Hornchurch, secondary
  The Chafford School,Rainham, secondary 
  The Coopers Company andCoborn School, Upminster, secondary
  The Frances Bardsley Academyfor Girls, Romford, secondary 
  Havering Sixth Form College,Hornchurch, sixth form college 
  Corbets Tey School,Upminster, special
  Dycorts School,Harold Hill, special
  Ravensbourne School,Harold Hill, special 
  Havering College of Furtherand Higher Education, Hornchurch, fe college
  
  Total for Havering: 90

Primaries:63
Secondaries: 20
Nurseries: 0
Special: 3
FE Colleges: 1
Universities: 0

Transport & Travel

The town is served by Romford railway station on the Great Eastern Main Line in London fare zone 6. Trains calling at the station are operated by Abellio Greater Anglia and form the high-frequency Liverpool Street-Shenfield local service.  Some Southend Victoria and Colchester Town services also call at the station. A branch line shuttle on the Romford to Upminster Line connects Romford to Upminster.  Romford is a hub of the London Buses network with services to Canning Town, Stratford, Leytonstone and Dagenham as well as feeder services from the large housing developments at Collier Row and Harold  Hill. 

There are night bus services to Stratford, Harold Hill and Paddington.  Romford town centre has a very high Public Transport Accessibility Level score of 6. The trunk A12 road passes to the north of Romford while the A118 road from Stratford connects with it at Gallows Corner at the start of the A127 road to Southend.  It is planned that the Liverpool Street-Shenfield service will be replaced by Crossrail in 2018 and there is a proposal that Romford will be served by a future extension of the East London Transit.

Entertainment

Mass entertainment facilities in the town include the Brookside Theatre, Romford Greyhound Stadium, one of the few remaining dog racing tracks in London; a 16-screen multiplex cinema; and until April 2013 Romford Ice Arena, which was home to the local Romford Raiders ice hockey team. The Dolphin Centre was a popular swimming and leisure facility located in the town from 1982 to 1995, but the site was redeveloped into the current Axis residential tower block and Asda supermarket in the mid-2000s. There is also a Romford F.C. associated with the town.  The town is strongly associated with the electronic music group Underworld.

Restaurants & Shopping

In Romford you will find 400 great shops, restaurants, cafés across the town in four shopping centres, along with an outdoor traditional market dating back to the 60’s