Wanstead Park
Overground
E7 0HX
Roam Intelligence
LIVEGood news — the Suffragette is running smoothly this morning. At Wanstead Park, expect platform crowding during the morning rush. The next train arrives in 5 minutes.
Live Departures
Towards
Gospel Oak Rail Station
5
minutes
Barking Riverside
10
min
Gospel Oak Rail Station
20
min
Barking Riverside
25
min
Gospel Oak Rail Station
35
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Barking Riverside
40
min
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Departures
07:30
Gospel Oak
07:35
Barking Riverside
07:45
Gospel Oak
07:50
Barking Riverside
08:00
Gospel Oak
Arrivals
07:30
from Barking Riverside
07:35
from Gospel Oak
07:45
from Barking Riverside
07:50
from Gospel Oak
08:00
from Barking Riverside
Crowding Forecast
Eat, drink & stay nearby
Nothing to show here right now.
Journeys, what's nearby & accessibility — just ask
Events & Culture
Line Status
Suffragette
Area & Local Context
A quiet residential backwater where the Suffragette line curves through Victorian terraces and allotments, favoured by families and anyone avoiding the chaos of central Walthamstow.
Nearby Highlights
Wanstead Park itself — a proper hidden gem with a lake, ancient trees and almost no tourists
The Wanstead Park Tavern on Forest Lane — proper old-school local boozer, unchanged in decades
Wanstead Library on Fairlop Road — Victorian building with surprisingly good local history section
St Mary's Church, Wanstead — 16th century, sits right next to the park with a graveyard worth exploring
Forest Lane itself — tree-lined and genuinely feels like you've left London
Local Tips
The station is genuinely tiny and easy to miss — it's on a residential corner of Forest Lane, not at a major junction. Don't expect signs everywhere.
Wanstead Park (the actual park, not just the station) is where locals take dogs and kids specifically because it stays quiet — no mega-attractions means no crowds, but it also means no chain cafes.
The Suffragette line is slower than you'd think — it meanders through East London stopping at every tiny station. If you're in a hurry to Walthamstow or Leyton, just take the Central or District instead.
Best Exits
Exit onto Forest Lane heading north toward the park entrance — this is where all the actual action is
Head south on Forest Lane toward Fairlop Road if you need shops, the library, or St Mary's Church
Accessibility
Limited step-free access
Limited step-free access — check tfl.gov.uk before travelling
Step-free access
Not available
Escalators
Not available
Help point
Not available
Toilets
Not available
Baby changing
Not available
Location
Wanstead Park Station
Woodgrange Road, Greater London · Open in Google Maps
First & Last Services
Popular Journeys from here
London Bridge
~15 minInterchange hub
Oxford Circus
~15 minShopping & West End
King's Cross
~20 minNational Rail hub
Heathrow
~45 minAirport connections
Connecting stations
Nearby Toilets
— within 10 min walk