Lesnes Abbey & a woodlands wander
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- 2 hours / 3.1km
- 55
Discover a hidden Abbey ruins in Thamesmead, easy access by train from Central London, bring a picnic and spade for the fossil pit.
Green Chain Walk Section 3
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Step 1: Welcome to section 3 of the Green Chain Walk. This walk begins at Bostall Woods and ends at Oxleas Meadows.
Step 2: If you have come on bus route 99 from Erith or Plumstead stations get off at Longleigh Lane but stop on Bostall Hill and turn left at the nearby junction of Longleigh Lane. Just after the car park take the path to the right.
Step 3: At the Green Chain signpost take the left hand path and continue straight ahead through Bostall Woods.
Step 4: Follow the path down the hill.
Step 5: Keep following the Green Chain sign posts.
Step 6: Follow the marker posts through Bostall Woods.
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