Barking is one of the London's eastern boroughs and is located just over eight miles from Charing Cross. The borough of Barking has a great importance in London. Barking has been a home to fishing since long and a major supply of fish across London is from the borough of Barking. The London Plan explains Barking as a major business center of London as a wide majority of London's industries are situated in the borough of Barking in the southern area which is adjacent to River Thames. This area of Barking is today known as the Barking Riverside. The profession of boat building has also been highly common among the locals of the Borough of Barking. The borough is divided into two areas namely Riverside and Town Center. The Barking town center has not been redeveloped and reconstructed for several years and is currently one of the most deprived and neglected parts of the region. The Barking taxis have always been the chosen choice of traveling for the locals.

The riverside area of Barking forms a larger part of the borough. The riverside area of Barking is fact more than three hundred and fifty acres and is mostly a brown field. The construction in Barking began in the early 2008 and since then, there have been great developments and changes in the land. This phase of reconstruction and modernization in the borough is expected to complete by approximately year 2025. There will be a construction of ten thousand homes in the area providing accommodation to approximately twenty five thousand people. Advent of modern transportation including Barking car hire services, taxis, local route buses and trains will also start soon in the area. Modernization in transportation will create new links between the borough of Barking and the capital city London and it will ultimately further promote trade and business in the area. Several new primary and secondary schools are also included in the modernization plans for the borough of Barking. The picturesque and beautiful Thames River will also be accessible for the locals within a distance of just two kilometers.

There are still several budget and luxury accommodations situated near the borough of Barking. The featured accommodations for rent include Holiday Inn Express London - Newbury Park, St Georgio Hotel, Prince Regent Hotel Excel London, Rossmore Hotel, Citybest Hotel, Connaught House Hotel London ExCeL, Ramada Hotel & Suites London Docklands, Aloft London Excel, Newham Hotel, Banks Hotel, Cranford Hotel, Cranbrook Hotel, Go Native Stratford East Apartments, Viking Hotel and many more. A taxi from Barking to Heathrow airport or any other international airport of London takes less than an hour however city airport of London is among the preferred choices for locals whereas for the international travelers, Heathrow airport is the best choice as it offers a large variety of global destinations. CrossCab is one of the most popular online taxi and private car hire companies of UK. They offer online bookings for all local and airport transfers in the borough of Barking at cost effective rates.