Thornton Heath

Worth seeing in and around Thornton Heath

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.

1. 01
   Selhurst Park

   Selhurst Park is a football stadium in Selhurst, in the London Borough of Croydon, England. It serves as the home ground of Premier League club Crystal Palace.

   1.6 km · football stadium in Selhurst, in the London Borough of Croydon, England · Wikipedia
2. 02
   London Trams

   Tramlink, previously Croydon Tramlink and currently branded as London Trams, is a light rail tram system serving Croydon and surrounding areas in South London, England. It is the first operational tram system serving the London region since 1952.

   2.3 km · light rail tram system in Greater London, England · Wikipedia
3. 03
   BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology

   The London School for Performing Arts & Technology, more commonly referred to as The BRIT School, is a secondary school in Selhurst, Croydon, England, specializing in the performing and creative arts. The school is free-to-attend.

   1.7 km · city technology college in Croydon, England · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Crystal Palace Dinosaurs

   The Crystal Palace Dinosaurs are a series of sculptures of dinosaurs and other extinct animals in Crystal Palace Park, South London. They were commissioned in 1852 to accompany the Crystal Palace Exhibition building after its relocation from the Great Exhibition in Hyde Park.

   3.5 km · 1854 sculpture series in Crystal Palace Park, London, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Crystal Palace National Sports Centre

   The National Sports Centre at Crystal Palace in south London, England is a large sports centre and outdoor athletics stadium. It was opened in 1964 in Crystal Palace Park, close to the site of the former Crystal Palace Exhibition building which had been destroyed by fire in 1936, and is on the same site as the former FA Cup Final venue which was used here between 1895 and 1914.

   3.5 km · National Sports Centre at Crystal Palace in south London, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
6. 06
   West Norwood Cemetery

   West Norwood Cemetery is a 40-acre rural cemetery in West Norwood in London, England. It was also known as the South Metropolitan Cemetery.

   3.7 km · cemetery in West Norwood in London, England, UK · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Crystal Palace transmitting station

   The Crystal Palace transmitting station, officially known as Arqiva Crystal Palace, is a broadcasting and telecommunications site in the Crystal Palace area of the London Borough of Bromley, England. It is located on the site of the former television station and transmitter operated by John Logie Baird from 1933.

   3.5 km · telecommunications site in Bromley, England · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Lebanon Road

   Lebanon Road tram stop is a light rail stop in the London Borough of Croydon in the southern suburbs of London. It serves the residential area along Addiscombe Road to the east of the centre of the town of Croydon.

   3.2 km · light rail stop in Croydon · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Duppas Hill

   Duppas Hill is a park, road and surrounding residential area in Waddon, near Croydon in Greater London. Duppas Hill has a long history of sport and recreation.

   3.7 km · hill and park in the London Borough of Croydon, England, UK · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Croydon Mosque

    Croydon Mosque & Islamic Centre is a mosque situated in Croydon, London.

    1.2 km · mosque in London, England, United Kingdom · Wikipedia

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Getting to Thornton Heath

Airports

London Heathrow (LHR), 26 km · London Gatwick (LGW), 28 km · London Luton (LTN), 56 km

Stations

Crystal Palace railway station, 3.2 km · West Croydon, 2.5 km · East Croydon railway station, 3 km · Penge West railway station, 3.9 km · Norwood Junction railway station, 2.4 km

• Luton, Luton → Thornton Heath

  58 km · quickest by road, 2h 1m · £7–9
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• London, Essex → Thornton Heath

  12 km · quickest by road, 57 min · £1.5
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• Birmingham, West Midlands → Thornton Heath

  172 km · quickest by road, 3h 36m · £20–26
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No local-transport research exists yet for Thornton Heath

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 Thornton Heath. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

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