Bexley

Worth seeing in and around Bexley

6 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Danson Park

   Danson Park is a public park in the London Borough of Bexley, South East London, located between Welling and Bexleyheath. At 75 hectares, it is the second largest public park in the borough, and the most used by the community.

   2.8 km · park in the London Borough of Bexley, England, UK · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Dartford Heath

   Dartford Heath Common is an area of open heathland situated to the south-west of Dartford, Kent, England, that covers around 314 acres of open space. Dartford Heath is classified as lowland heath and is one of only two substantial heathland blocks remaining in Kent.

   2.9 km · park in the United Kingdom · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Broadway Shopping Centre, Bexleyheath

   Broadway Shopping Centre is the principal covered shopping centre in the town centre of Bexleyheath and is the largest single covered shopping facility in the London Borough of Bexley.

   1.7 km · shopping mall in Greater London · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Foots Cray Place

   Foots Cray Place was one of the four country houses built in England in the 18th century to a design inspired by Palladio's Villa Capra near Vicenza. Built in 1754 near Sidcup, Kent, Foots Cray Place was demolished in 1950 after a fire in 1949.

   2.5 km · country house in London Borough of Bexley, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Hall Place and Gardens

   Hall Place is a historic building in the London Borough of Bexley in south-east London, built in 1537 for Sir John Champneys, a wealthy merchant and former Lord Mayor of London. The house was extended in 1649 by Sir Robert Austen, a merchant from Tenterden in Kent.

   1 km · Grade I listed house and museum in Bexley, Greater London, England, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Bexley Civic Offices

   The Bexley Civic Offices is a municipal facility in Watling Street, Bexleyheath, London. It is the headquarters of the Bexley London Borough Council.

   1.7 km · municipal building in London, England · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

1. 01
   Red House

   Red House Lane, Bexleyheath, DA6 8JF (rail: Bexleyheath ), redhouse@nationaltrust.org.uk.

2. 02
   Danson Park
3. 03
   Woolwich Dockyard

   Historic area for both ship and weapon-making.

4. 04
   Charlton House

   Formerly housing a museum and archives, the mansion is now a community centre, and much of the former pleasure grounds are parks.

5. 05
   Lesnes Abbey Woods
6. 06
   Crossness Engines

   Bazalgette Way, Abbey Wood SE2 9AQ (rail: Abbey Wood ELI ).

From Wikivoyage: Bexley, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Things to do

Green Chain Walk, begins at the gardens by the Thames Barrier and is a leafy pedestrian and cycle path that continues deeper into the south-eastern suburbs. Can also check the pretty villages of Kent dotted around just outside London. Walk or cycle the Thames Path which follows the south bank of the river from Greenwich to Erith. Most sections are paved although there are some gravel/rough sections.

1. 01
   Churchill Theatre
2. 02
   Quaser
3. 03
   Fairfield Halls

   Park Lane, Croydon, CR9 1DG, Box Office).

4. 04
   BRIT School

   Performing Arts and Technology school owned by the BRIT Trust (known for the BRIT Awards).

5. 05
   Croydon Grants

   Includes a large 11-screen Vue Cinema, The Milan Bar (a Wetherspoons chain pub), Reflex 80s Bar and Disco, Nando's and Tiger Tiger restaurant and nightclub.

6. 06
   Crystal Palace FC

   Selhurst Park Stadium, Whitehorse Lane SE25 6PU, Ticket office).

From Wikivoyage: Bexley, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Where to eat

1. 01
   Cinnamon Culture

   46 Plaistow Ln, Bromley, BR1 3PA, info@cinnamonculture.com.

2. 02
   Cafe Giardino

   30 N End, Croydon, CR0 1TY (Centrale & Whitgift).

3. 03
   Chat House Tandoori

   14-16 Brighton Rd, South Croydon, CR2 6AA,.

4. 04
   Little Bay Croydon

   32 Selsdon Road, South Croydon, CR2 6PB, croydon@littlebay.co.uk.

5. 05
   The Spread Eagle Ale & Pie House

   39-41 Katharine St, Croydon, CR0 1NX, spreadeagle@fullers.co.uk.

From Wikivoyage: Bexley, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Getting to Bexley

Airports

London Gatwick (LGW), 40 km · London Heathrow (LHR), 42 km · London Stansted (STN), 50 km

Stations

Abbey Wood railway station, 5.9 km · Bexleyheath railway station, 2.7 km · Slade Green railway station, 4.1 km · Bexley railway station, 100 m · Belvedere railway station, 5.8 km

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