Description
Low traffic route between Bromley (Bromley South station) and Chislehurst (Royal Parade) based on local knowledge. Turn immediately right from outside Bromley South station and walk down and under the Kentish Way into a quiet residential area. Follow the route until you reach Tylney Road where turning left takes you to the Oak pub which is a nice place to stop (no dogs though). Cross over Tylney Road and follow the route until you see a sign for Bickley station. Take the road down towards Bickley station and take the footpath on the left that runs along the railway. Turn right and then left at the end of the footpath. Follow the road to the end and then cross over Blackbrook Lane. Follow this road (Barfield Lane) down and under two railway bridges until you come to the end where there is an unmade road. (Turning left here will take you to Chislehurst station) turn right and walk past the house on the left, there are often cars parked here by walkers, at the end turn left into National Trust Hawkwood (this is a really nice area to explore and there are circular walks around the area) follow this path over the footbridge and keep following it uphill past a field on the left (which may have sheep or cattle in it). The wood on the right is called Pond Wood and has a path leading around it if you feel like a diversion. Keep following this path along a field on the right until you reach an unmade road. Turn left here and walk up past Coopers school and on into Chislehurst
Low traffic route between Bromley (Bromley South station) and Chislehurst (Royal Parade) based on local knowledge. Turn immediately right from outside Bromley South station and walk down and under the Kentish Way into a quiet residential area. Follow the route until you reach Tylney Road where turning left takes you to the Oak pub which is a nice place to stop (no dogs though). Cross over Tylney Road and follow the route until you see a sign for Bickley station. Take the road down towards Bickley station and take the footpath on the left that runs along the railway. Turn right and then left at the end of the footpath. Follow the road to the end and then cross over Blackbrook Lane. Follow this road (Barfield Lane) down and under two railway bridges until you come to the end where there is an unmade road. (Turning left here will take you to Chislehurst station) turn right and walk past the house on the left, there are often cars parked here by walkers, at the end turn left into National Trust Hawkwood (this is a really nice area to explore and there are circular walks around the area) follow this path over the footbridge and keep following it uphill past a field on the left (which may have sheep or cattle in it). The wood on the right is called Pond Wood and has a path leading around it if you feel like a diversion. Keep following this path along a field on the right until you reach an unmade road. Turn left here and walk up past Coopers school and on into Chislehurst
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Geography information system (GIS) data
Total length
Maximum elevation
Minimum elevation
Start and end points
Bromley
Grid Ref
TQ4041968709
Lat / Lon
51.40004° / 0.01721°
Easting / Northing
540,419E / 168,709N
What3Words
face.newly.stages
Chislehurst
Grid Ref
TQ4440070175
Lat / Lon
51.41221° / 0.07500°
Easting / Northing
544,400E / 170,175N
What3Words
emerge.shapes.walks
| Bromley | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | TQ4041968709 |
| Lat / Lon | 51.40004° / 0.01721° |
| Easting / Northing | 540,419E / 168,709N |
| What3Words | face.newly.stages |
| Chislehurst | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | TQ4440070175 |
| Lat / Lon | 51.41221° / 0.07500° |
| Easting / Northing | 544,400E / 170,175N |
| What3Words | emerge.shapes.walks |
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Derick Rethans
02 Jul 2023I walked this from Chislehurst to Bromley on a lightly clouded afternoon, with little rain in the past weeks.
After following some residential roads to get out of Chislehurst, the route goes over some farmland and along woods (photo #1, #2, #3). It is a little up and downly here. After going underneath the railways (photo #4), the rest of the route is along mostly quiet residential roads (photo #5, #7, #8, #9, #10), including a bridge over the same railway again (photo #6). Where it is busy there are good crossing points available. A short and direct urban route.
Daisy C
25 Jun 2023Very nice walk, well plotted too. Particularly quiet streets from Bromley to Chislehurst Station and then through the Hawkwood Estate and after a few houses through the meadow and woodlands of the southern part of Chislehurst.
Only busy roads are Bickley Rd and Page Heath Lane. If in doubt use the decent crossings for both at their junction.
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NickD
09 Jun 2022Very much as per the good description. Even got 'busy' at the Hawkwood section walking on path next to a field, twice I had to step into small clearing to allow walkers approaching from the other direction to pass on the narrow path. This section shares one of the Bromley circular routes, signs are displayed frequently along that part of the route.
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