Jump to content

Best places to see bluebells just out of SE London are...


Recommended Posts

Absolutely,Robert. And Beckenham Place Park, a large expanse of grass and woods (now the golf course has gone) with a cafe, is also good for bluebells. There's a sense that Beck Place Park is just being rediscovered... really great place considering how close it is to central London. However, the purpose of my website https://localkentwalks.com/ is really to suggest places in the nearby countryside, in the green belt and just beyond, to those (new to the area or otherwise) who may not know where to go for country walks.

Amac thanks so much for this thread.


We went to Shoreham on the train on Sunday and did the circular walk.


Bluebells, fantastic views, great ale at the George Inn - Old Peculier on draught- and a fantastic roast lunch for just under a tenner!


Then we wandered round the village and saw Samuel Palmer's house etc.


We had a lovely walk and a lovely day and we will deffo try out the other walks!


ETA: And the bluebells were proper bluebells, not those big Spanish (?) things :)

  • 2 weeks later...

Hi Sue

Sorry for late reply. Really glad you enjoyed the walk - I like hearing that (as opposed to 'we got lost and it rained'). Interestingly, Samuel Palmer apparently spent most of the time in a hovel that's no longer around. The Palmer house was his dad's I think, but Sam wanted to stay close to the rural people and share their way of life.

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
  • Latest Discussions

    • You've got a point.  Thinking Leyland and Screwfix too but this felt different.
    • Moving into a new place and need both a wardrobe and a chest of drawers, ideally collection Friday. Thanks!
    • Lordship Lane has two dry cleaners, three pizza places and an Italian selling pizza, two burger places, three bakeries, two hardware (ish, I'm thinking AJ Farmer here), God knows how many coffee and charity shops, two Italians, three nail salons, five wine shops... Where was the abject outrage when Dynamic Vines opened up literally next door to Cave de Bruno? But I don't see his customers decamped next door - no, those stalwarts are still out in force every night.  In Roman times all businesses were clustered by product. It's what kept prices down. Same in any market you go to abroad, they're all selling the same things next to each other.  Why is everyone being so hard on this new place? It's called healthy competition - you can't curtail the expansion of your business on the basis you that might hurt someone else's. 
    • I have a new fixation so any available, please let me know.  Thanks.
Home
Events
Sign In

Sign In



Or sign in with one of these services

Search
×
    Search In
×
×
  • Create New...