Orpington

Worth seeing in and around Orpington

9 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
   Hayes Lane

   Hayes Lane, currently known as the Copperjax Community Stadium for sponsorship reasons, is a football stadium in Bromley, Greater London, England. Located between Bromley town centre and Hayes, it is the home of Bromley Football Club and London City Lionesses.

   5.7 km · association football stadium in England · Wikipedia
2. 02
   St 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.

   5.2 km · church in Downe, London (historically Kent) · Wikipedia
3. 03
   St Mary the Virgin, Hayes, Bromley

   St Mary the Virgin is a Gothic church in South London, built in the 12th century but with notable Gothic Revival modifications and additions in the mid-Victorian period to the designs of Sir George Gilbert Scott and his son John Oldrid Scott. It is dedicated to St Mary the Virgin.

   5.6 km · church in Hayes, London Borough of Bromley · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Norman Park

   Norman Park is a recreation ground in Bromley, England. It has a playground and athletics track, and hosts events such as a music festivals, weekly organised Parkruns and yearly car shows.

   5.3 km · recreation ground in the London Borough of Bromley, England · Wikipedia
5. 05
   London South East Colleges

   Bromley College of Further and Higher Education, trading as London South East Colleges, is a large college of further education and higher education operating in south-east London, England. It is a partner college of six of the twelve schools of the University of Greenwich.

   4.6 km · college in Bromley, UK · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Jubilee Country Park

   Jubilee Country Park is a 62-acre public park in Petts Wood in the London Borough of Bromley. It is a Local Nature Reserve and a Site of Metropolitan Importance for Nature Conservation.

   3.2 km · park in the United Kingdom · Wikipedia
7. 07
   High 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.

   3 km · public park in Greater London · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Hewitt's Chalk Bank

   Hewitt's Chalk Bank is a 4-hectare nature reserve north-east of Pratt's Bottom in the London Borough of Bromley. It is managed by the Kent Wildlife Trust.

   3.6 km · park in United Kingdom · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Church of All Saints, Orpington

   The Church of All Saints is a Grade II* listed church in Orpington, Bromley, London.

   700 m · church in Orpington, London Borough of Bromley, England, UK · Wikipedia

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Getting to Orpington

Airports

London Gatwick (LGW), 32 km · London Heathrow (LHR), 40 km · London Stansted (STN), 58 km

Stations

Bickley railway station, 4.7 km · Orpington railway station, 700 m · Petts Wood railway station, 2.4 km · Chelsfield railway station, 2.1 km · St Mary Cray railway station, 2.3 km

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  21 km · quickest by road, 1h 7m · £2.5–3
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• London, Essex → Orpington

  21 km · quickest by road, 1h 7m · £2.5–3
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• Luton, Luton → Orpington

  66 km · quickest by road, 1h 58m · £10–13
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