Youth clubs · Beckton
Beckton Globe Youth Zone
A free youth zone at the Beckton Globe with multi-activity spaces, IT suites, cooking, sports tournaments and homework clubs for ages 10–25.
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Parks & playgrounds · East Ham
Central Park
A historic East Ham park with an inclusive playground featuring sand and water play, caged tennis, basketball and a bowling green — and home to a free summer HAF holiday programme with arts, water play and SEND support for eligible families.
Nature & outdoors · Canning Town
Cody Dock
A community-run dock on the River Lea with youth-led greening, biodiversity monitoring and ecological volunteering.
Story time & libraries · East Ham
East Ham Library
An East Ham library with Rhyme Time for under-5s and a busy week of children's clubs — craft, arts, Lego, coding and family quizzes.
Nature & outdoors · Forest Gate
Forest Lane Park
A peaceful nature park moments from Forest Gate high street with a playground, sand-pit and swings, a large dipping pond and lake, and a community orchard of historic pear and apple trees used for minibeast hunts and seasonal nature trails.
Parks & playgrounds · Manor Park
Little Ilford Park
A Manor Park green space with a wheelchair-accessible play area for all abilities, tarmac tennis courts running free Sunday park-tennis and junior coaching, a multi-use games area and grass football pitches — with a £20m "Pride in Place" upgrade to play, outdoor gym and walking routes on the way.
Swimming & water play · Stratford
London Stadium Water Fountains
195 computer-controlled water jets outside London Stadium that form a shifting labyrinth of water walls — a free summer splash for all ages.
Parks & playgrounds · Silvertown
Lyle Park
A riverside green space in West Silvertown, donated to the community in 1924, with a children's playground, football pitch, two tennis courts and a scenic Thames-side walkway — with new play areas and youth exercise programmes planned for its centenary.
Sports & active · Stratford
Olympic Park Climbing Wall
A free outdoor bouldering and traversing wall built into a repurposed Olympic bridge, for older children and teenagers.
Parks & playgrounds · Stratford
Pleasure Gardens Play Areas
High-energy play zones in the south of the Olympic Park with giant red climbing rocks, big slides, oversized swings and a giant sandpit.
Swimming & water play · Royal Docks
Royal Docks Summer Splash
A seasonal open-air lido built over Royal Victoria Dock with a shallow splash end, huge sandpits, free dock swimming and family events.
Youth clubs · Custom House
Shipman Youth Zone
A free Custom House youth zone with drop-in recreation — snooker, table tennis and a computer suite — plus structured youth work and mentoring for ages 11–19.
Story time & libraries · Stratford
Stratford Library
Newham's central library with Rhyme Time and Storytime for under-5s, plus code, Lego and craft clubs for older children.
Parks & playgrounds · Silvertown
Thames Barrier Park
A striking landscaped park in Silvertown with lawns, fountains, a play area and views of the Thames Barrier.
Parks & playgrounds · Stratford
Tumbling Bay Playground
An award-winning natural playground in the north of the Olympic Park with treehouses, rope bridges, zip lines, sand, rock pools and summer water play; fully accessible.
Museums & culture · Stratford
V&A East Storehouse
A vast free museum store in the Olympic Park where families can explore thousands of V&A objects up close.
Nature & outdoors · Manor Park
Wanstead Flats
The largest open space in Epping Forest, its southern grassland reaching into Manor Park — acid grassland, scrub and woodland to roam, Jubilee Pond with an easy-access path to a children's play area, 44 football pitches and a marked-out area for flying model aeroplanes.
Parks & playgrounds · Forest Gate
West Ham Park
Newham's largest park at 77 acres, with a big newly renovated supervised playground, dedicated sand and water play, a circular paddling pool, plus tennis courts, cricket, football pitches and a running track.
Youth clubs · Canning Town
Arc in the Park
An inclusive Canning Town youth hub with an adventure playground, sports courts and indoor rooms, running sports, music, drama, cooking and SEND projects for ages 11–21.
Story time & libraries · Stratford
Discover Children's Story Centre
A magical story and play centre in Stratford for ages 0–11 with indoor Story Worlds, an outdoor Story Garden with ship and castle play, a baby sensory space and daily storytelling.
Indoor & soft play · East Ham
Flip Out London E6
The borough's biggest indoor adventure park in East Ham, over three floors — wall-to-wall trampolines, a ninja course, a 30ft slide, ten climbing walls, caving and toddler soft play.
Swimming & water play · Plaistow
Newham Leisure Centre
A Plaistow leisure centre with a 25m pool, a teaching pool, disability swim sessions and a three-level indoor soft play with a dedicated under-2s sensory area.
Sports & active · Canning Town
Outdoors in the City
A high-adventure outdoor centre run by the Community Links charity at Canning Town Recreation Ground, giving inner-city children a climbing wall, abseiling, archery and bushcraft.
Sports & active · Canning Town
Rise Climbing
An independent bouldering and training gym in Canning Town with expert-led holiday climbing sessions for ages 7–16 and supervised climbing slots for children as young as 3.
Sports & active · Beckton
Rocket Padel Beckton
An indoor padel venue in Beckton with five premium courts and dedicated junior coaching in the school holidays, split into age groups 3–5, 5–8 and 9–11.
Performing arts · Stratford
Theatre Royal Stratford East
A historic Stratford theatre with fully-funded youth programmes — a Young Ensemble for ages 15–19 and a Young Technicians pathway in lighting, sound and stage management.
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