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Croham Hurst

Croham Hurst is a woodland in Croydon, Greater London. Officially, it is a Site of Special Scientific Interest. Add Crystal Palace High Level Station Entry, 7.9 km away, to a visit; it leads 86 places within 15 km.

Photo: Croham Hurst, Dudley Miles (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Where

In Croydon

inside the built-up area

Run by

Croydon Council

the operator on record

How well known

Top 28%

#2,392 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 17–23°C

In brief

Garden in Croydon

Inside Croydon

Croham Hurst is inside Croydon’s built-up area, with 9 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Site of Special Scientific Interest

On the official list of protected heritage; Croydon has 168 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

The seasons here

Highs of 17–23°C mark May to September in Croydon.

Jan8° / 2°75 mm

Feb8° / 2°57 mm

Mar11° / 4°45 mm

Apr14° / 5°50 mm

May17° / 8°53 mm

Jun20° / 11°52 mm

Jul23° / 13°52 mm

Aug22° / 13°62 mm

Sep19° / 11°57 mm

Oct15° / 8°80 mm

Nov11° / 5°81 mm

Dec8° / 3°77 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Croydon, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Croydon. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Croydon’s full climate →

About

Croham Hurst

It is run by Croydon Council. Its Wikipedia coverage spans 3 languages.

Croydon’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Garden
Run by: Croydon Council
Listed: Site of Special Scientific Interest
Wikipedias: Covered in 3 languages
Town: in Croydon
Official site: croydon.gov.uk/libraries-leisure-and-culture/parks-and-open-spaces/parks-and-playgrounds/parks-and-playgrounds-directory/croham-hurst

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

Locating Croham Hurst

Orange: Croham Hurst.

Towns near it

Staying near Croham Hurst

Croydon is the biggest of the 5 bases nearby (389,242 people). Start with its own town; the others follow by distance.

1 · It’s in town

Croydon

389,242 people · 49 places to visit

2 · 2.8 km west of it

Sutton

208,858 people · 26 places to visit

3 · 3.6 km south of it

Warlingham

8,918 people · 10 places to visit

4 · 3.8 km south of it

Whyteleafe

3,174 people · 5 places to visit

Compare the 5 towns

Town	Where Croham Hurst is	People	Places to visit
Croydon	It’s in town	389,242	49
Sutton	2.8 km west of it	208,858	26
Warlingham	3.6 km south of it	8,918	10
Whyteleafe	3.8 km south of it	3,174	5
Bromley	4 km northeast of it	325,469	66

Make a day of it

Also near Croham Hurst

A visit can add 4 historic houses, 2 museums and an art gallery, from 86 places within 15 km.

MuseumCrystal Palace High Level Station Entry7.9 km away 2

Art galleryDulwich Picture Gallery11 km away 3

Historic houseAddington Palace2.6 km away 4

MuseumHorniman Museum10 km away 5

Historic house · English HeritageDown House9.3 km away 6

Historic house · English HeritageEltham Palace14 km away 7

Historic houseNonsuch Palace11 km away 8

Garden · National TrustSelsdon Wood2.6 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Questions before you go

Where is Croham Hurst?

Croham Hurst is in Croydon, London, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Croham Hurst?

Woodland in Croydon, Greater London, England, United Kingdom.

Who runs Croham Hurst?

Croydon Council.

When is the best time to visit Croham Hurst?

May to September are the warmest months in Croydon, with afternoon highs of 17–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Croham Hurst a listed building?

Yes: Site of Special Scientific Interest.

What else is there to see near Croham Hurst?

Within 15 km: Crystal Palace High Level Station Entry (7.9 km), Dulwich Picture Gallery (11 km), Addington Palace (2.6 km) and Horniman Museum (10 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (9)

Croham Hurst: Dudley Miles, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Crystal Palace High Level Station Entry: Dickinson Brothers, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Dulwich Picture Gallery: Julian Osley, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Addington Palace: Dieter Simon at English Wikipedia (Original text: Dieter Simon Dieter Simon), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Horniman Museum: No Swan So Fine, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Down House: Anthonyeatworld at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Eltham Palace: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Nonsuch Palace: Joris Hoefnagel, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Selsdon Wood: Philip Talmage, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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