Waddon
Waddon is a neighbourhood in the London Borough of Croydon, at the western end of the town of Croydon.

Waddon is a neighbourhood in the London Borough of Croydon, at the western end of the town of Croydon. The area borders the London Borough of Sutton.
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Worth seeing in and around Waddon
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.
- 01London 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.
3 km · light rail tram system in Greater London, England · Wikipedia - 02BRIT 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.
3.2 km · city technology college in Croydon, England · Wikipedia - 03Addington Hills
Addington Hills is a park in Upper Shirley, London, England. It is managed by the London Borough of Croydon.
3.8 km · park in the United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 04Duppas 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.
400 m · hill and park in the London Borough of Croydon, England, UK · Wikipedia - 05Croydon Minster
Croydon Minster is the parish and civic church of the London Borough of Croydon, located in the Old Town area of Croydon. There are currently more than 35 churches in the borough, with Croydon Minster being the most prominent.
1 km · Grade I listed church in Croydon, London · Wikipedia - 06Croydon Mosque
Croydon Mosque & Islamic Centre is a mosque situated in Croydon, London.
2.8 km · mosque in London, England, United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 07Lebanon 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.
2.3 km · light rail stop in Croydon · Wikipedia - 08Croydon Town Hall
Croydon Town Hall is a council building in Katharine Street, Croydon which serves as the headquarters for Croydon London Borough Council. It is a Grade II listed building.
1.3 km · municipal building of the London Borough of Croydon, Greater London · Wikipedia - 09St Andrew's, Croydon
St Andrew's, formally the Church of St Andrew, is a church of England church in Croydon, London, England.
800 m · Anglican church in Croydon, London, England, UK · Wikipedia - 10Ruskin House
Ruskin House, situated in its own grounds on Coombe Road, Croydon, South London, has been a centre of Britain's progressive movements for a century. It is the headquarters of the Communist Party of Britain and Croydon's Labour, Trade Union and Co-operative movements and is itself a co-operative with shareholders from organisations across the four movements.
1.2 km · grade II listed house in London Borough of Croydon, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
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Getting to Waddon
- Airports
- London Gatwick (LGW), 25 km · London Heathrow (LHR), 27 km · London Luton (LTN), 59 km
- Stations
- West Croydon, 1.7 km · East Croydon railway station, 1.9 km · Purley railway station, 3 km · South Croydon railway station, 1.3 km · Church Street, 1.2 km
- Luton, Luton → Waddon61 km · quickest by road, 2h 6m · £9–12
- London, Essex → Waddon16 km · quickest by road, 1h 5m · £1.5–2
- Birmingham, West Midlands → Waddon174 km · quickest by road, 3h 36m · £21–28
- 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 Waddon
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 Waddon. 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 Waddon
Waddon is 16 km from London, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- London Borough of Croydonborough in the London Region in England1.2 km
- Croydontown in South London, England1 km
- Q2220276suburb of London in the London Borough of Sutton, England3.8 km
- Purleytown in South London within the London Borough of Croydon3 km
- Addiscombearea of south London within the London Borough of Croydon3.7 km
- Beddingtonarea in the London Borough of Sutton, England, UK1.5 km