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BexleyheathSwanley

Bexswa three
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By Derick Rethans on 22 Mar 2026


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Like BexSaw2, but with some paths changed as they weren't accessible, and more accurately drawn so that it is easier to follow

Like BexSaw2, but with some paths changed as they weren't accessible, and more accurately drawn so that it is easier to follow

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Bexleyheath
Grid Ref TQ4905175146
Lat / Lon 51.45568° / 0.14392°
Easting / Northing 549,051E / 175,147N
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Swanley
Grid Ref TQ5099368237
Lat / Lon 51.39309° / 0.16891°
Easting / Northing 550,993E / 168,237N
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Derick Rethans

22 Mar 2026 (edited 05 Apr 2026) Spring

I walked this from Swanley to Bexleyheath on a warm spring day. There hadn't been much rain in the past week.

After leaving Swanley, which required some residential streets, the route soon gets through Swanley Park, with fields and woods. Take care with crossing Leydenhatch Lane. On the other side there is a path that cuts through an industrial estate (photo #1). The walk up Stonehill Green looks scary, but there was no traffic (photo #2).

The walk around the golf course is quite nice (photo #3), especially the woods to the north-east (photo #4), with lots of birds. Joydens Wood was the best part, and delightful (photo #5, #6). With some archaeology too!

From Bexley on, the walk is again residential streets (photo #7-#12).


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