First time visiting this RSPB site, Monday bank holiday. It's a little hidden treasure in London!!! We were expecting to be about three to four hours (without rushing!) and it felt like time flew by. There is a nice visitors center, where you can find a small shop, cafe and public toilets. Lots of parking available, including disabled parking spaces. The staff is nice and friendly too. Very easy to access and one of the very few that are easily accessible for mobility impaired visitors as well as pushchairs. It has different walking routes, some more suitable for families with kids and other ones that are a little longer to walk. Every hide is accessible to everyone, including the one in the old shooting range, where they have a lift as well as stairs to get to the viewing point. We saw many birds, but for us today was especially good. There is a hide where we were able to photograph kingfishers fishing. It was a great opportunity we haven't had until now. If you have some time, and you like nature, this is a place you should visit.

A lovely wide-open space with great views and sounds. A number of well made and comfortable hides let you watch the wild life in different ponds. I saw frogs mating, toads, dragon flies, little and great crested grebe, kestrels swans and cygnets etc. There are also military WW1 buildings to see. Some pathways could do with more signing so you know which one to take. Good cafe, shop and toilets.

Always an absolute pleasure to come and relax. Long walks or cycling is the favourite thing we are practicing here at Rainham Marshes as a family thing. Nature is mind blowing if you know that you are practically in East London area. A lot of wildlife, birds especially and bird watching is very popular here. Wild flowers and plants are my favourite here, especially during spring and summer. Not just visually, but those adorable smell makes me even more relaxed. Right next to river Thames and nice view on Queen Elizabeth II bridge makes it even more attractive to visit. You can walk and cycle all the way to Barking and the cycle route continues after that to London (check routes for cyclists). Be aware that now you need to pay for parking (was free before) and leave by 5pm because they are closing the facility and access to the parking. Nice view from caffe and shop (where is the entrance to inside of marshes and you need to pay for it, but if you just walk/cycle along the "shore" it is free) plus some nice brunch, coffee, tea etc, just seat relax and enjoy. Definitely recommend to come and enjoy your day here. I love it!

I tend to visit here a couple of times a year for a good walk and a breath of air down by the Thames estuary. Nice place to take lunch if the weather's clement but it's often quite windy. There is a cafe cum shop but I don't know what the food's like. The hot chocolate isn't great. There's also toilets by the cafe. Many people come to birdwatch and there used to be quite afew dog walkers but, since carparking charges were introduced this year, there's less. The carpark's free to RSPB members. Otherwise you have to register with and pay thru' PayByPhone Parking but it's only PS2.40 for 2 hours.

Highly recommend! Free entry, just pay for parking which was (I believe) PS5 for the day. There's a cafe, with some veggie and vegan options, and a shop.

Lovely place to visit. Could easily spend the whole spend the whole day there. There is numerous hides with seating. So you can rest and get close to the various wildlife whilst being hidden from view. I managed to get some close shots of kingfishers at one of the hides. Also the visitor centre has a nice cafe with good prices on the food and drinks.