Transport for LondonRoute details
Green Chain Walk: Section 10 Beckenham Place Park to Crystal Palace Park
| Walk facts | Details |
|---|---|
| Distance: | 3.6 miles (5.8 km) |
| Location: | Bromley |
| Start: | Beckenham (Southend Road, GR 375-707) Get there with Journey Planner |
| Finish: | Crystal Palace Park (GR 344-705) |
| Factor: | Green Chain Walk: Section 10 Beckenham Place Park to Crystal Palace Park |
| Recommended direction: | East to west |
| Terrain and surface: | Mainly level with some short steepish slopes and a stepped footbridge. Entirely on tarmac or pavements. No stiles. 3.5km (2.2ml) beside roads |
| Points of Interest: | Cator Park, St Paul's Church, Alexandra Recreation Ground, Crystal Palace Park and Farmyard |
| Signage: | Complete. Logo: 'a linked G-C' and text 'Green Chain Walk' |
| Temporary Diversions: | |
| Refreshments and toilets: | Pubs and cafes at Penge and Crystal Palace. Cafe and public toilets in Crystal Palace Park |
| Public transport and breakpoints: | NR: Beckenham Junction, New Beckenham, Kent House, Penge East, Penge West, Crystal Palace. CTL: Beckenham Junction, Beckenham Road. Buses at all these points plus Southend Road |
| Links with other walks: | Capital Ring Sections 3 and 4, Green Chain Walk Section 8, Waterlink Way |
| How to get the map: | Download it from www.walklondon.org.uk or call 0870 240 6094 |
| Principal promoters: | LB Bexley, LB Bromley, LB Greenwich, LB Lewisham |
Walk details:
- The intricacies of the previous nine GCW sections lead to this final single thrust with no complications.
- It is the least green section, but offers much of interest.
- Together with Section 3 of the Capital Ring, it takes over from GCW 9 at Southend Road and descends into the valley of the Pool River, passing graceful St Paul's Church and, via a ramped subway, New Beckenham station.
- The route then describes a horseshoe around the attractive Cator Park, crossing the Waterlink Way.
- More roadwalking, broken by small open spaces, leads to Penge, where you pass both East and West stations, then enter Crystal Palace Park.
- This, the westernmost point of the Southeast London Green Chain, is one of the jewels in its crown, a very popular haunt for South Londoners, with its lakes, fantastically unreal dinosaurs, animal farmyard and heritage trails.
- You must climb fairly steeply to reach the end of the route and, by continuing along Section 4 of the Capital Ring, Crystal Palace station.
