Shortlands
Shortlands is a suburb of South East London, England, within the London Borough of Bromley.
Shortlands is a suburb of South East London, England, within the London Borough of Bromley. It has been part of Greater London since 1965, and was previously part of the historic county of Kent. It is located between west of Bromley and east of Beckenham.
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Worth seeing in and around Shortlands
10 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.
- 01Hayes 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.
1.5 km · association football stadium in England · Wikipedia - 02Beckenham Place Park
Beckenham Place Park is a large park located near Beckenham in the London Borough of Lewisham. It lies close to the border with the London Borough of Bromley, and was formerly divided between the two boroughs.
2.5 km · park in London Borough of Lewisham, England, UK · Wikipedia - 03County Cricket Ground, Beckenham
The County Ground, Beckenham is a cricket ground in Beckenham in the London Borough of Bromley. The ground is owned by Leander Sports and Leisure and is used as an out ground by Kent County Cricket Club for First XI fixtures, as well as for other matches.
3.3 km · cricket ground · Wikipedia - 04Bromley Town Hall
Bromley Town Hall is a municipal building in Tweedy Road, Bromley, London. Built in 1906, it is a Grade II listed building.
1.4 km · town hall in Bromley, Greater London, United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 05Grove Park Cemetery
Grove Park Cemetery is a cemetery in Chinbrook, Grove Park in the London Borough of Lewisham, that opened in 1935.
3.7 km · cemetery in Lewisham, London · Wikipedia - 06St. George's Church, Beckenham
St George's Church, Beckenham is the Church of England parish church of Beckenham, Greater London. It is Grade II* listed.
2.3 km · church in London Borough of Bromley, UK · Wikipedia - 07Bromley & Sheppard’s Colleges
Bromley and Sheppard's Colleges are located in Bromley and today provide accommodation for retired clergy and their dependents. Bromley College provides 40 self-contained dwellings, and Sheppard's College a further seven.
1.2 km · Grade I listed building in the London Borough of Bromley, England, UK · Wikipedia - 08St Mary’s Church
St Mary's Church, Bromley is a Church of England parish church in what was the village of Plaistow in Bromley. It was consecrated in 1863 and enlarged three times between 1881 and 1900.
1.8 km · Church of England church in Bromley, Kent · Wikipedia - 09Bromley Little Theatre
Bromley Little Theatre is a community theatre in Bromley in the London Borough of Bromley, England and is a member of the Little Theatre Guild of Great Britain. Its president is the actor Michael York.
1.3 km · Community theatre in London Borough of Bromley, England · Wikipedia - 10Downham Fields
Downham Fields is a 20-acre park located in Downham, South East London. It is sometimes referred to in documents by the name Durham Hill, but this is not in common usage.
3.2 km · park in South East London · Wikipedia
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Getting to Shortlands
- Airports
- London Gatwick (LGW), 31 km · London Heathrow (LHR), 33 km · London Stansted (STN), 56 km
- Stations
- Elmers End railway station, 3.7 km · Hayes railway station, 2.5 km · Clock House railway station, 3.3 km · Beckenham Junction station, 2.5 km · Bromley South railway station, 900 m
- London, Essex → Shortlands15 km · quickest by road, 1h 8m · £1.5–2.5
- Luton, Luton → Shortlands61 km · quickest by road, 2h 9m · £10–14
- Birmingham, West Midlands → Shortlands178 km · quickest by road, 3h 44m · £23–30
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
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 Shortlands
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 Shortlands. 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 Shortlands
Shortlands is 15 km from London, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- London Borough of Bromleyborough in the London Region in England1.3 km
- Bromleylarge suburban district of south east London, England1.3 km
- Beckenhamarea in the London Borough of Bromley, England, UK2.1 km
- Hayesarea in the London Borough of Bromley, England, UK2.5 km
- Bickleydistrict of Bromley, London, United Kingdom3 km
- Downhamarea in the London Borough of Lewisham, UK3 km