Covid 19 testing
Havering Covid 19 testing sites information
Local test sites
Location
Cherry Tree Lane
Rainham Road
Rainham
RM13 7RJ
Getting a test
If you have symptoms you can book to get tested at this site.
This is the PCR test that is sent to a laboratory for analysis.
There are also some limited spaces for non-booked tests on each day if you can't book online.
You can 'walk through' at this site. This is not a 'drive through' testing site.
Please follow public health measures, including social distancing, not travelling by taxi or public transport, practising good personal hygiene and wearing a face covering throughout (including travelling to and from the testing centre).
Opening times
8am to 8pm every day for PCR tests and rapid test kit collection.
Location map
Location
Multi-use sports pitches behind Central Park Leisure Centre
Harold Hill
RM3 9LB
Please use the pedestrian entrance on Dagnam Park Drive. You cannot get access to the site from the Central Park Leisure Centre Car Park.
Getting a test
If you have symptoms you can book to get tested at this site.
This is the PCR test that is sent to a laboratory for analysis.
There are also some limited spaces for non-booked tests on each day if you can't book online.
You can 'walk through' at this site. This is not a 'drive through' testing site.
You need to access the site through a pedestrian entrance on Dagnam Park Drive.
You cannot get access to the site from the Central Park Leisure Centre Car Park.
Please follow public health measures, including social distancing, not travelling by taxi or public transport, practising good personal hygiene and wearing a face covering throughout (including travelling to and from the testing centre).
Opening times
8am to 8pm every day for PCR tests and rapid test kit collection.
Location map
Location
Havering Town Hall Rear Car Park
Park End Road
Romford RM1 4AU
Getting a test
If you have symptoms you can book to get tested at this site.
This is the PCR test that is sent to a laboratory for analysis.
There are also some limited spaces for non-booked tests on each day if you can't book online.
You can 'walk through' at this site. This is not a 'drive through' testing site.
Please follow public health measures, including social distancing, not travelling by taxi or public transport, practising good personal hygiene and wearing a face covering throughout (including travelling to and from the testing centre).
Opening times
8am to 8pm every day for PCR tests and rapid test kit collection.
Location map
Location
Dorrington Gardens
Hornchurch
RM12 4HX
Getting a test
If you have symptoms you can book to get tested at this site.
This is the PCR test that is sent to a laboratory for analysis.
There are also some limited spaces for non-booked tests on each day if you can't book online.
You can 'walk through' at this site. This is not a 'drive through' testing site.
Please follow public health measures, including social distancing, not travelling by taxi or public transport, practising good personal hygiene and wearing a face covering throughout (including travelling to and from the testing centre).
Opening times
8am to 8pm every day for PCR tests and rapid test kit collection.
Location map
Site details
Upminster Station Car Park, Station Road, Upminster RM14 2TD
This site is walk through and drive through.
Open 10am to 3pm, 13, 15, 16, 17, 19 May and then every day from 21 to 31 May.
Further details
This is the PCR test that is sent to a laboratory for analysis.
The tests will involve a swab of the nose and throat and results should be available within 48 hours.
These testing sites are run by contractors working for the UK Government, not Havering Council.
Rapid 30 minute Lateral Flow Test (LFT) if you are symptom free
Test first. Collect second
Get tested at a site and then at home
We encourage everyone who has not done a Covid test before to learn how to do one by visiting one of our LFT rapid testing sites.
‘Test first. Collect second’ means you are supervised while taking an LFT at a testing site and then you collect kits to use at home on the way out.
If you are showing Covid 19 symptoms, please do not visit these sites. Instead, book a test via the GOV.UK website or by calling 119.
If you have tested positive for Covid 19 in the past 90 days, you must not take a lateral flow test.
| LFT site locations | Opening times |
|---|---|
| Chippenham Road Children Centre, Chippenham Road, Harold Hill RM3 8HP | 8am to 5.30pm, Monday to Friday and 10am to 5.30pm Saturday and Sunday |
| North Romford Community Centre, Clockhouse Lane, Romford RM5 3QJ | 8am to 5.30pm, Monday to Friday and 10am to 5.30pm Saturday and Sunday |
| Upminster Methodist Church, 2 Hall Lane, Upminster RM14 1AE | 8am to 5.30pm, Monday to Friday and 10am to 5.30pm Saturday and Sunday |
| Rainham Celtic Farm, Unit 4, Celtic Farm Road, Rainham RM13 3GP | 8am to 5.30pm, Monday to Friday and 10am to 5.30pm Saturday and Sunday |
| Romford, 40 High Street, Romford RM1 1AN | 8am to 5.30pm, Monday to Friday and 10am to 5.30pm Saturday and Sunday |
What taking an LFT looks like
Watch our short video about taking a Lateral Flow Test.
Book a slot for a test
Book a test at one of the rapid LFT test sites
Please be aware the booking form does not work on old browsers such as Internet Explorer. Please use Google Chrome, Firefox, Safari or Microsoft Edge.
If you have difficulty booking an LFT test please email publichealth@havering.gov.uk.
You can book twice weekly tests up to two weeks in advance.
You can also walk up without booking because there are a small number of slots available to attend without an appointment, but you should be prepared to wait.
Queues are likely, so please be patient and remember to follow Covid 19 guidance, including wearing a mask and keeping a 2 metre distance from others at all times.
Do not use this service if you have symptoms. Instead order a test for people with symptoms at GOV.UK website or by calling 119.
Pick up test kits locally
Get a test from:
- all Havering Council libraries
- all testing sites in Havering (Cherry Tree Lane, Dagenham Park Drive, Dorrington Gardens and Havering Town Hall are open 2.30pm to 8pm for test collection)
- pharmacies
View a map of all LFT kit pick up locations
Order test kits online for use at home
If anyone tests positive or gets coronavirus symptoms, you should tell the school and make sure the person and their household or bubble:
- self-isolates immediately
- gets a PCR test (a different coronavirus test) to confirm the result
As part of the government’s roadmap to cautiously lift restrictions, all businesses with employees who cannot work from home are being encouraged to take part in twice-weekly Covid 19 testing.
Businesses of all sizes can now offer employees free, rapid and regular testing.
You can either request home kits to distribute to employees, or set up your own on-site testing service.
You have until 12 April 2021 to register for the government’s workplace testing scheme, which will remain free until the end of June 2021.
All those who can work from home should continue to do so.
To find out more about setting up rapid workplace testing and to access this service and order free lateral flow tests to test your employees, please visit the GOV.UK business tests page.
You will be provided with all the information you need to plan and deliver a testing programme, along with promotional materials.