Off the beaten track in Beckenham
Beckenham
- 1hr 30m / 2.3km
- 122
A splendid mix of woodland and open green space through Beckenham Place Park.
Green Chain Walk Section 10
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Step 1: Welcome to the Green Chain Walk Section 10 from Beckenham to Crystal Palace. This section officially starts at Beckenham House Mansion on step 5. Steps 2-4 provide directions from Beckenham Hill station.
Step 2: Leave Beckenham Hill station via the main exit on platform 1 and immediately turn left to follow the footpath to Beckenham Hill Road.
Step 3: Cross Beckenham Hill Road at the crossing, then turn right to enter the park by the gatehouse entrance. Follow the path past the car park.
Step 4: Before you start, you might want to grab a coffee at the excellent Homestead Cafe. There are toilets here too.
Step 5: You will come to the Mansion, where this section of the Green Chain Walk begins.
Step 6: With your back to the main entrance to the Mansion, take the footpath ahead of you, following the sign to ‘woodland’ & ‘pond’.
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London's Green Chain
- Green Chain Walk Section 1
- Green Chain Walk Section 2
- Green Chain Walk Section 3
- Green Chain Walk Section 4a
- Green Chain Walk Section 4b
- Green Chain Walk Section 5
- Green Chain Walk Section 6
- Green Chain Walk Section 7
- Green Chain Walk Section 8
- Green Chain Walk Section 9A
- Green Chain Walk Section 9B
- Green Chain Walk Section 10
- Green Chain Walk Section 11
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