De Havilland Heron
De Havilland Heron, a historic site, stands in Croydon. Close by, within 5 km, are 11 more places to see. The first name on our list around it is Crystal Palace High Level Station Entry, 7.8 km away.
Historic site in Croydon
Inside Croydon
De Havilland Heron is inside Croydon’s built-up area, with 11 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Seasons in Croydon
Expect highs of 17–23°C in Croydon from May to September.
De Havilland Heron
Historic site.
In Croydon, inside the town’s built-up area.
- Type
- Historic site
- Town
- in Croydon
Where it sits
Orange shows De Havilland Heron; numbers mark the places near it.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Croydon’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Bases for a visit
Largest of the 6 is Croydon, home to 389,242. Every one of these towns counts it as a place to visit.
Croydon
Sutton
Merton
Chipstead and Woodmansterne
Compare the 6 towns
| Town | Where De Havilland Heron is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Croydon | It’s in town | 389,242 | 49 |
| Sutton | 500 m west of it | 208,858 | 26 |
| Merton | 4.2 km northwest of it | 214,931 | 58 |
| Chipstead and Woodmansterne | 4.7 km southwest of it | 4,523 | 10 |
| Banstead | 4.8 km southwest of it | 8,929 | 11 |
| Whyteleafe | 5 km southeast of it | 3,174 | 5 |
Next door to De Havilland Heron
Among the 131 within 15 km are 2 museums, 2 art galleries and 2 historic houses.
MuseumCrystal Palace High Level Station Entry7.8 km away2
Big drawArt galleryTate Britain15 km away · 525K visitors a year (2021)3
Art galleryDulwich Picture Gallery10 km away4
Historic houseNonsuch Palace8.4 km away5
MuseumHorniman Museum10 km away6
GardenChelsea Physic Garden15 km away7
GardenVauxhall Gardens14 km away8
Historic house · English HeritageDown House12 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
De Havilland Heron: what to know
Where is De Havilland Heron?
De Havilland Heron is in Croydon, London, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is De Havilland Heron?
Historic site.
When is the best time to visit De Havilland Heron?
May to September are the warmest months in Croydon, with afternoon highs of 17–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near De Havilland Heron?
Within 15 km: Crystal Palace High Level Station Entry (7.8 km), Tate Britain (15 km), Dulwich Picture Gallery (10 km) and Nonsuch Palace (8.4 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 (8)
- Crystal Palace High Level Station Entry: Dickinson Brothers, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tate Britain: Carlos Cunha, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dulwich Picture Gallery: Julian Osley, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nonsuch Palace: Joris Hoefnagel, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Horniman Museum: No Swan So Fine, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chelsea Physic Garden: flickr user flickr-rickr, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Vauxhall Gardens: Samuel Wale, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Down House: Anthonyeatworld at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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