Downe
Downe, formerly Down, is a village in Greater London, England, located within the London Borough of Bromley, which formed part of the historical county of Kent until 1965, and is beyond London's urban sprawl.
Downe, formerly Down, is a village in Greater London, England, located within the London Borough of Bromley, which formed part of the historical county of Kent until 1965, and is beyond London's urban sprawl. The naturalist Charles Darwin lived in Down House for forty years until his death in 1882.
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Worth seeing in and around Downe
5 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.
- 01St Mary's Church, Downe
St Mary's Church in the village of Downe, Bromley is the Church of England Parish Church for the parish of Downe. It is a Grade II* listed building, which dates from the 13th century.
100 m · church in Downe, London (historically Kent) · Wikipedia - 02High Elms Country Park
High Elms Country Park is an extensive 250-acre public park on the North Downs in Farnborough in the London Borough of Bromley. It is a Local Nature Reserve, and together with the neighbouring Downe Bank, a Site of Special Scientific Interest.
2.2 km · public park in Greater London · Wikipedia - 03Holwood House
Holwood House is a 25,060-square-foot country house in Keston, near Hayes, in the London Borough of Bromley, England. The house was designed by Decimus Burton, built between 1823 and 1826 and is in the Greek Revival style.
1.5 km · Grade I listed English country house in London Borough of Bromley, United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 04The Old Jail Public House
The Old Jail was a pub in Jail Lane, Biggin Hill, Westerham, in the London Borough of Bromley. As ofFebruary 2023, it is permanently closed.
2.3 km · pub in Biggin Hill, London · Wikipedia - 05Downe Activity Centre
Downe Scout Activity Centre was one of the National Scout Activity Centres under the direct control of The Scout Association in Downe near Orpington, Greater London. It provided camping and indoor accommodations for Scouts and Guides.
1.6 km · Scout camping site in Greater London · Wikipedia
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Getting to Downe
- Airports
- London Gatwick (LGW), 27 km · London Heathrow (LHR), 39 km · London Stansted (STN), 62 km
- London, Essex → Downe23 km · quickest by road, 1h 14m · £2.5–3
- Luton, Luton → Downe69 km · quickest by road, 2h 3m · £10–13
- Birmingham, West Midlands → Downe185 km · quickest by road, 3h 39m · £22–30
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Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Downe
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Downe. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inWhile the runway is usable by aircraft up to Boeing 737/Airbus A320 size, it is prohibited for airline operators to sell tickets for flights in and out of the airport, thus there are no scheduled or holiday charter flights from the airport.
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Next door to Downe
Downe is 23 km from London, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Biggin Hilltown in the London Borough of Bromley, England2.9 km
- Farnborougharea of London, within London Borough of Bromley3 km
- Kestonvillage in the London Borough of Bromley, England, UK3.5 km
- Cudhamvillage in the London Borough of Bromley in London, UK2.2 km
- Green Street Greenvillage in the London Borough of Bromley, England, UK3 km
- Locksbottomarea in the London Borough of Bromley, England, UK3.9 km