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A−Outdoors Grade
Outdoors in Bromley · parks, paths & countryside

Bromley has more footpath per square kilometre than 8 in 10 UK towns

776 km of footpaths run through the borough and the kilometre around it, 4.1 for every square kilometre. The Kent Downs National Landscape and the Surrey Hills National Landscape both begin about a mile from the borough’s edge. Parks and playing fields in Bromley add up to 3.1 ha for every 1,000 residents; the typical UK town has 2.1. Bromley grades A− for the outdoors: #3 of 33 in London. A character grade: it isn’t part of the overall grade.

Green space
3.1 ha
per 1,000 residents
Typical UK town 2.1
Near a park
81%
of residents within 400 m
Typical UK town 83%
Footpaths
776 km
4.1 km per km², town + 1 km
Typical UK town 3.0 per km²
Protected landscape
18%
of the land within 5 km
Nearest: Kent Downs National Landscape
Character

What kind of outdoors borough is Bromley?

Read from the data: what stands out first, good and bad.

Bromley’s strongest suit is dense footpaths, followed by two protected landscapes close by.

Outdoors grade

Bromley grades A− for the outdoors

Each chart is every UK town of 1,000 or more on one measure: the green bar is Bromley, the dashed line the typical town. The number is the share of towns it beats; the five are averaged and the average ranked again.

A−
Better than 85% of UK towns#3 of 33 in London · 7th of 38 UK boroughs its size
Public green space3.1 haper 1,000 residents: parks, gardens, playing fields, play spaces
typical 2.1 ha010+
72out of
100
A park within a walk81%of residents within 400 m (a 5-minute walk)
typical 83%0100+
49out of
100
National Park or National Landscape18%of the land within 5 km
none100+
76out of
100
Footpaths4.1 kmper km², the town and 1 km around it
typical 3.0 km010+
82out of
100
The sea0%of the area within 5 km · Inland
none80+
42out of
100

Graded, never part of the overall grade (like History and Civic life). It measures what is mapped: OS Open Greenspace leaves out woodland and open-access land that isn’t a park, and OpenStreetMap’s rural paths are more complete in some places than others.

Boroughs its size

Bromley is 7th of 38 UK boroughs its size for the outdoors

The 38 UK towns and cities of 228,000 to 439,000 people with an Outdoors Grade. Hover a dot for its figures; tap one for its page.

0255075100Wolverhampton (West Midlands): C · 1.8 ha green space per 1,000 · 76% near a park · 2.8 km path per km²Brent (London): C · 1.5 ha green space per 1,000 · 82% near a park · 3.5 km path per km²Waltham Forest (London): C+ · 1 ha green space per 1,000 · 80% near a park · 6.1 km path per km²Harrow (London): C+ · 1.6 ha green space per 1,000 · 81% near a park · 4.1 km path per km²Havering (London): C+ · 2.6 ha green space per 1,000 · 72% near a park · 3.3 km path per km²Newham (London): C+ · 1 ha green space per 1,000 · 83% near a park · 7.1 km path per km²Bradford (West Yorkshire): C+ · 1.4 ha green space per 1,000 · 88% near a park · 4 km path per km²Lambeth (London): B− · 1.2 ha green space per 1,000 · 87% near a park · 6.4 km path per km²Enfield (London): B− · 2 ha green space per 1,000 · 82% near a park · 4.1 km path per km²Barnet (London): B− · 2 ha green space per 1,000 · 82% near a park · 4.4 km path per km²Derby (Derbyshire): B− · 2.3 ha green space per 1,000 · 82% near a park · 3.8 km path per km²Coventry (West Midlands): B− · 1.9 ha green space per 1,000 · 84% near a park · 4.5 km path per km²Haringey (London): B− · 1.5 ha green space per 1,000 · 87% near a park · 5.9 km path per km²Ealing (London): B− · 1.8 ha green space per 1,000 · 87% near a park · 4.3 km path per km²Tower Hamlets (London): B− · 0.8 ha green space per 1,000 · 98% near a park · 10.5 km path per km²Lewisham (London): B · 1.6 ha green space per 1,000 · 88% near a park · 5.8 km path per km²Wandsworth (London): B · 2.4 ha green space per 1,000 · 77% near a park · 6.8 km path per km²Redbridge (London): B · 3 ha green space per 1,000 · 76% near a park · 4.5 km path per km²Southwark (London): B · 1.3 ha green space per 1,000 · 96% near a park · 7.8 km path per km²Northampton (Northamptonshire): B · 2.6 ha green space per 1,000 · 85% near a park · 4.1 km path per km²Hackney (London): B · 1.4 ha green space per 1,000 · 97% near a park · 8.6 km path per km²Leicester (Leicestershire): B · 2.3 ha green space per 1,000 · 89% near a park · 4.5 km path per km²Kingston upon Hull (East Riding of Yorkshire): B+ · 1.7 ha green space per 1,000 · 82% near a park · 3.8 km path per km²Nottingham (Nottinghamshire): B+ · 2.4 ha green space per 1,000 · 87% near a park · 7 km path per km²Hounslow (London): B+ · 3 ha green space per 1,000 · 83% near a park · 5.7 km path per km²Luton (Bedfordshire): A− · 1.9 ha green space per 1,000 · 78% near a park · 4.9 km path per km²Croydon (London): A− · 2.5 ha green space per 1,000 · 77% near a park · 4.6 km path per km²Newcastle upon Tyne (Tyne and Wear): A− · 2.9 ha green space per 1,000 · 91% near a park · 4.9 km path per km²Greenwich (London): A− · 2.7 ha green space per 1,000 · 90% near a park · 7.1 km path per km²Stoke-on-Trent (Staffordshire): A− · 5.5 ha green space per 1,000 · 95% near a park · 3.6 km path per km²Cardiff (South Glamorgan): A− · 2.2 ha green space per 1,000 · 88% near a park · 4 km path per km²Bromley (London): A− · 3.1 ha green space per 1,000 · 81% near a park · 4.1 km path per km²Hillingdon (London): A · 2.9 ha green space per 1,000 · 86% near a park · 4.9 km path per km²Brighton and Hove (East Sussex): A · 1 ha green space per 1,000 · 77% near a park · 5.2 km path per km²Bristol (Bristol): A · 2.9 ha green space per 1,000 · 90% near a park · 5.6 km path per km²Southampton (Hampshire): A · 2.3 ha green space per 1,000 · 80% near a park · 5.6 km path per km²Bexley (London): A+ · 2.8 ha green space per 1,000 · 84% near a park · 5.2 km path per km²Plymouth (Devon): A+ · 1.7 ha green space per 1,000 · 87% near a park · 4.9 km path per km²Bromley
Outdoors score: the share of UK towns each one beats
Footpath, km per km²
Bromley4.1
Boroughs its size4.9
London towns5.7
All UK towns3.0
Green space, ha per 1,000 residents
Bromley3.1
Boroughs its size2.0
London towns2.0
All UK towns2.1
Residents within 400 m of a park
Bromley81%
Boroughs its size84%
London towns85%
All UK towns83%

Against boroughs its size, Bromley stands out most for park space per resident: only 1 of the other 37 has more. It falls furthest behind on path per km², where 28 of the others do better.

Show as a table
TownOutdoorsGreen spaceNear a parkPath per km²Protected
1Plymouth DevonA+1.787%4.935%
2Bexley LondonA+2.884%5.20%
3Southampton HampshireA2.380%5.613%
4Bristol BristolA2.990%5.60%
5Brighton and Hove East SussexA177%5.251%
6Hillingdon LondonA2.986%4.92%
7Bromley LondonA−3.181%4.118%
8Cardiff South GlamorganA−2.288%40%
9Stoke-on-Trent StaffordshireA−5.595%3.60%
10Greenwich LondonA−2.790%7.10%
11Newcastle upon Tyne Tyne and WearA−2.991%4.90%
12Croydon LondonA−2.577%4.66%
13Luton BedfordshireA−1.978%4.926%
14Hounslow LondonB+383%5.70%
15Nottingham NottinghamshireB+2.487%70%
16Kingston upon Hull East Riding of YorkshireB+1.782%3.80%
17Leicester LeicestershireB2.389%4.50%
18Hackney LondonB1.497%8.60%
19Northampton NorthamptonshireB2.685%4.10%
20Southwark LondonB1.396%7.80%
21Redbridge LondonB376%4.50%
22Wandsworth LondonB2.477%6.80%
23Lewisham LondonB1.688%5.80%
24Tower Hamlets LondonB−0.898%10.50%
25Ealing LondonB−1.887%4.30%
26Haringey LondonB−1.587%5.90%
27Coventry West MidlandsB−1.984%4.50%
28Derby DerbyshireB−2.382%3.80%
29Barnet LondonB−282%4.40%
30Enfield LondonB−282%4.10%
31Lambeth LondonB−1.287%6.40%
32Bradford West YorkshireC+1.488%40%
33Havering LondonC+2.672%3.30%
34Newham LondonC+183%7.10%
35Harrow LondonC+1.681%4.10%
36Waltham Forest LondonC+180%6.10%
37Brent LondonC1.582%3.50%
38Wolverhampton West MidlandsC1.876%2.80%
The map

Parks, footpaths & countryside

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it. The dashed line is Bromley’s built-up area.

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Green space: parks, gardens, playing fields and play spaces, named or not.© OpenStreetMap contributors · Contains OS data © Crown copyright · Natural England / NRW
Places to walk

Parks to walk in, in and around Bromley

The biggest is Scadbury Park, 133 ha (329 acres). Directions go to the park’s nearest public entrance where Ordnance Survey maps one.

All 30 named parks by size: 1,053 ha (2,601 acres) and 137 km of pathScadbury Park133 ha · 12.4 km of pathScadbury Park: 133 ha, 12.4 km of pathScadbury Park133 ha · 12.4 km of pathScadbury Park: 133 ha, 12.4 km of pathScadbury Park133 ha · 12.4 km of pa…Scadbury Park: 133 ha, 12.4 km of pathBeckenham Place P…105 ha · 12.5 km of pa…Beckenham Place Park: 105 ha, 12.5 km of pathHigh Elms…94 ha · 9.2 k…High Elms Country Park: 94 ha, 9.2 km of pathCrystal Pa…59 ha · 14 km…Crystal Palace Park: 59 ha, 14 km of pathSouth Norw…52 ha · 10.5…South Norwood Country Park: 52 ha, 10.5 km of pathJubilee…41 ha · 6.…Jubilee Country Park: 41 ha, 6.7 km of path35 haChislehurst Common: 35 ha, 5.2 km of path31 haSt Pauls Cray Hill Country Park: 31 ha, 0.9 km of path25 haGoddington Park: 25 ha, 2.9 km of path24 haHoblingwell Wood: 24 ha, 4.1 km of path23 haNorman Park: 23 ha, 1.4 km of path21 haShirley Heath: 21 ha, 3.8 km of path13 haKelsey Park: 13 ha, 3.3 km of path13 haDownham Fields: 13 ha12 haChinbrook Meadows: 12 ha, 2.3 km of path12 haHarvington Sports Ground: 12 ha, 0.9 km of pathPoverest Recreation Ground: 9.7 ha, 2.3 km of pathConey Hall Recreation Ground: 9.6 ha, 1.2 km of pathCator Park: 8.9 ha, 1.1 km of path9 haCroydon Road Recreation Ground: 8.9 ha, 2 km of path9 haSouth Norwood Lake and Grounds: 8.8 ha, 1.4 km of path9 haRiverside Gardens: 8.6 ha, 1.7 km of path8 haRichmal Crompton Fields: 8.3 ha, 1.7 km of path8 haSydenham Wells Park: 8.1 ha, 2.5 km of path7 haHorn Park: 6.7 ha, 3.1 km of pathBetts Park: 5.5 ha, 2 km of pathChurch House Gardens: 5.4 ha, 2.1 km of pathPriory Gardens: 5.2 ha, 1.5 km of path
Parks & gardens 1,012 haPlaying fields 40 ha

The biggest is Scadbury Park, 133 ha (329 acres); no single park dominates.

Bromley’s biggest

Scadbury Park

Park or garden
133 ha (329 acres)12.4 km of path
2 h 45 minto walk all 12.4 km of path
186 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
2.4 mi north-eastfrom the centre
5 listed
Directionsto the nearest entrance

Scadbury Park

Park or garden
133 ha (329 acres)12.4 km of path
2 h 45 minto walk all 12.4 km of path
186 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
2.4 mi north-eastfrom the centre
5 listed
Directionsto the nearest entrance

Scadbury Park

Park or garden
133 ha (329 acres)12.4 km of path
2 h 45 minto walk all 12.4 km of path
186 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
2.4 mi north-eastfrom the centre
5 listed
Directionsto the nearest entrance

Beckenham Place Park

Park or garden
105 ha (259 acres)12.5 km of path
2 h 45 minto walk all 12.5 km of path
147 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
2.2 mi north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto the nearest entrance

High Elms Country Park

Park or garden
94 ha (233 acres)9.2 km of path
2 h 5 minto walk all 9.2 km of path
132 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
3.4 mi south-eastfrom the centre
Permissive Bridleway
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Historic park · Grade II*

Crystal Palace Park

Park or garden
59 ha (146 acres)14.0 km of path
3 h 5 minto walk all 14 km of path
83 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
4.3 mi north-westfrom the centre
2 playgrounds Nature reserve Subway, Vestibule, Terrace and Stairs to the Crystal Palace Grade II* +5 listedLower TerraceUpper TerraceCentral steps
Directionsto the nearest entrance

South Norwood Country Park

Park or garden
52 ha (128 acres)10.5 km of path
2 h 20 minto walk all 10.5 km of path
73 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
3.4 mi westfrom the centre
ViewpointFoot Path 664
Directionsto the nearest entrance

Jubilee Country Park

Park or garden
41 ha (101 acres)6.7 km of path
1 h 30 minto walk all 6.7 km of path
57 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
1.1 mi eastfrom the centre
Directionsto the nearest entrance
All 30 named parks and green spaces
Scadbury ParkPark or garden · 133 ha · 12.4 km of path
Directions
Scadbury ParkPark or garden · 133 ha · 12.4 km of path
Directions
Scadbury ParkPark or garden · 133 ha · 12.4 km of path
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Beckenham Place ParkPark or garden · 105 ha · 12.5 km of path
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High Elms Country ParkPark or garden · 94 ha · 9.2 km of path
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Crystal Palace ParkPark or garden · 59 ha · 14.0 km of path
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South Norwood Country ParkPark or garden · 52 ha · 10.5 km of path
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Jubilee Country ParkPark or garden · 41 ha · 6.7 km of path
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Chislehurst CommonPark or garden · 35 ha · 5.2 km of path
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St Pauls Cray Hill Country ParkPark or garden · 31 ha · 0.9 km of path
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Hoblingwell WoodPark or garden · 24 ha · 4.1 km of path
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Goddington ParkPark or garden · 25 ha · 2.9 km of path
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Shirley HeathPark or garden · 21 ha · 3.8 km of path · just outside town
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Norman ParkPark or garden · 23 ha · 1.4 km of path
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Kelsey ParkPark or garden · 13 ha · 3.3 km of path
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Chinbrook MeadowsPark or garden · 12 ha · 2.3 km of path
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Sydenham Wells ParkPark or garden · 8.1 ha · 2.5 km of path · just outside town
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Horn ParkPark or garden · 6.7 ha · 3.1 km of path
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Downham FieldsPark or garden · 13 ha · just outside town
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Riverside GardensPark or garden · 8.6 ha · 1.7 km of path
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South Norwood Lake and GroundsPark or garden · 8.8 ha · 1.4 km of path · just outside town
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Richmal Crompton FieldsPark or garden · 8.3 ha · 1.7 km of path
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Cator ParkPark or garden · 8.9 ha · 1.1 km of path
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Poverest Recreation GroundPlaying field · 9.7 ha · 2.3 km of path
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Church House GardensPark or garden · 5.4 ha · 2.1 km of path
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Betts ParkPark or garden · 5.5 ha · 2.0 km of path
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Croydon Road Recreation GroundPlaying field · 8.9 ha · 2.0 km of path
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Harvington Sports GroundPlaying field · 12 ha · 0.9 km of path
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Priory GardensPark or garden · 5.2 ha · 1.5 km of path
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Coney Hall Recreation GroundPlaying field · 9.6 ha · 1.2 km of path
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Close to home

8 in 10 Bromley residents live within a 5-minute walk of a park

Each square is 1 in 100 residents: green lives within 400 m of a public park, garden or playing field (Census 2021 output areas against OS Open Greenspace).

Within 400 m (81%)Further (19%)
Bromley81%
Boroughs its size84%
London towns85%
All UK towns83%

About 62,000 people live further than that. Playing fields count, so a park within reach isn’t always one with paths or trees; 299 playgrounds are mapped in and around the borough, about one for every 1,089 residents.

National Parks & National Landscapes

Kent Downs and Surrey Hills both start about a mile from Bromley

Protected landscapes within 30 km, by direction and distance from the edge of the built-up area; circle size shows each one’s area. National Landscapes were called Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty until 2023.

2.3 mi4.5 mi6.8 mi9 miNKent Downsat the edgeKent Downs National Landscape: At Bromley’s edge, south-east · 879 km² · since 1968Surrey Hills0.4 mi southSurrey Hills National Landscape: 0.4 mi south of Bromley’s edge · 422 km² · since 1958High Weald6.8 mi southHigh Weald National Landscape: 6.8 mi south of Bromley’s edge · 1,462 km² · since 1983Bromley
National ParkNational LandscapeThe 5 km the grade counts
National Landscape

Kent Downs

At the edge south-east879 km²since 196814% of the land within 5 km
Official site
National Landscape

Surrey Hills

0.4 mi south422 km²since 19583% of the land within 5 km
Official site
National Landscape

High Weald

6.8 mi south1,462 km²since 1983
Official site

18% of the land within 5 km of Bromley is National Park or National Landscape, more than 76% of UK towns.

Footpaths & waymarked walks

44 waymarked walks pass through or near Bromley

776 km of footpaths, bridleways and rights of way are mapped in Bromley and the kilometre around it, 4.1 km for every square kilometre (the typical UK town has 3.0). Bars show each route’s kilometres within 2 km of the borough.

NationalRegionalLocalOther waymarked
Greenwich Meridian Trail23.6 km
Tandridge Border Path14.0 km
Capital Ring (Section 03)13.5 km
London LOOP (Section 3)13.4 km
Berry's Green Circular Walk12.8 km
Southwark Cathedral to Otford12.1 km
Cudham Circular Walk11.8 km
Biggin Hill Circular Walk11.4 km
Leaves Green Circular Walk11.2 km
London LOOP (Section 2)8.9 km
North Downs Way (Eastern)8.5 km
Three Commons8.1 km
Green Chain Walk section 87.6 km
Green Chain Walk section 9A7.3 km
Green Chain Walk section 106.6 km
London LOOP (Section 4)6.1 km

Plus 28 more waymarked walks on the map.

The North Downs Way, a national route, passes Bromley. Close to home, the Berry's Green Circular Walk has 13 km of local walk within 2 km of the borough. 28 regional routes pass through, including the Greenwich Meridian Trail, Tandridge Border Path, Capital Ring (Section 03) and London LOOP (Section 3).

Waymarked walks are OpenStreetMap walking routes. Public rights of way are only as complete as the map in each area.

History along the way

4 historic parks, and what stands in them

Historic England’s register of parks and gardens, and the listed buildings and scheduled monuments that stand inside Bromley’s named parks.

Registered park · Grade II*

Crystal Palace Park

59 ha. A registered historic park (Grade II*). 6 listed structures and monuments stand inside it or at its edge.

II*Subway, Vestibule, Terrace and Stairs to the Crystal PalaceIIBase of the southern water tower to the Crystal Palace including attached low walls, brick-lined trenches and pipeworkIIBust of Sir Joseph Paxton at Crystal Palace ParkIICast-iron column from the Crystal PalaceIICrystal Palace Lower Level StationIIThe Upper and Lower Terrace of the Crystal Palace Gardens
Registered · Grade IIHolwood Park1.7 ha
Registered · Grade IIPriory Gardens, Orpington6.1 ha
Registered · Grade IISundridge Park2.3 ha
Listed buildings insidePriory GardensThe Priory and Two Garden Walls 30 Yards North of the Priory
Listed buildings insideChislehurst CommonChislehurst War Memorial, K6 Telephone Kiosk and Norman Cottage and 9 more
Listed buildings insideChurch House GardensChurch of St Peter and St Paul and Bromley (St Peter and St Paul's) War Memorial
Heritage walks
Southwark Cathedral to Otford 12.1 km Literary Heritage Trail 3.3 km

A listed building or monument counts when it sits inside the park’s OS Open Greenspace outline (to about 15 m), so a few at the boundary are included. Historic England, National Heritage List for England.

When to get out

The best walking months in Bromley: May to September

The borough’s 1991–2020 averages (Met Office HadUK-Grid) and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have 12½+ hours of daylight, highs of 15 °C or more and little rain for the town.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)8.39.911.713.815.616.616.214.612.510.68.87.9
High (°C)881114182123222015118
Rain (mm)705544485252496057767674

March is the driest month (44 mm) and July the warmest (highs of 23 °C). Winter days are short, about 8 hours of daylight in December, and 76 mm of rain falls in October, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 37 nights a year. The climate in Bromley →

Things to do

9 viewpoints, 299 playgrounds and the nearest beaches

Mapped within 2 km of the borough in OpenStreetMap, against the typical UK borough its size per resident. Named places are listed with directions; unnamed ones are only counted.

The nearest beaches

Bromley is inland. These are the nearest named beaches, measured from the edge of the borough.

Kelson Beach3.8 mi from Bromley’s edge
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Dock Beach4.4 mi from Bromley’s edge
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Northfleet Beach9.4 mi from Bromley’s edge
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The Hollows10.0 mi from Bromley’s edge
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Hog Hole10 mi from Bromley’s edge
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Good to know

Check the water before you swim. The Environment Agency tests designated bathing waters from May to September and publishes a rating for each beach.

Up high. Betsom's Hill, at 251 m, is the highest named top within 2 km of Bromley.

Every named place, with directions

Viewpoints 9

Viewing mound0.2 mi from town
Directions

Plus 8 viewpoints without a name on the map.

Hills and peaks 10

Betsom's Hill251 m (823 ft) · in town
Directions
Martin's Hill64 m (210 ft) · in town
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Polesteeple Hill190 m (623 ft) · in town
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Westerham Heights0.0 mi from town
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Pilgrim Hill81 m (266 ft) · 0.1 mi from town
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Hogtrough Hill0.4 mi from town
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Brasted Hill0.4 mi from town
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Sydenham Hill112 m (367 ft) · 0.4 mi from town
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Plus 2 hills and peaks more.

Waterfalls 1

River Beck Stepping Stonesin town
Directions

Nature reserves 15

Darrick & Newstead Woods Local Nature Reserve29 ha · in town
Directions
The Secret Garden0.6 ha · 0.0 mi from town
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Burst Ash Pond0.1 ha · 0.0 mi from town
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Ruxley Gravel Pits27 ha · 0.0 mi from town
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Pratts Bottom Nature Reserve3.8 ha · 0.2 mi from town
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Bywood Avenue Bird Sanctury0.2 mi from town
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Downe Bank SSSI0.3 mi from town
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The Tarn Bird Sanctuary1.7 ha · 0.4 mi from town
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Plus 7 nature reserves more.

Picnic sites 12

Plus 12 picnic sites without a name on the map.

Playgrounds 299

Astro-turfin town
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Broke Farm Wreckin town
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Crystal Palace Playgroundin town
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Cudham lane recreation groundin town
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Eldred Drive Playgroundin town
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KS2 Playgroundin town
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Pratts Bottom Wreckin town
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Rokell House Play Parkin town
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Plus 291 playgrounds without a name on the map.

Dog parks 4

Broke Farm Parkin town
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School Green0.0 mi from town
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Plus 2 dog parks without a name on the map.

Campsites 7

Downe Activity Center0.1 mi from town
Directions
Cudham Shaws Outdoor Centre0.2 mi from town
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Wayland Scout Campsite0.4 mi from town
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The Naturist Foundation0.6 mi from town
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Pinewood Scout Centre0.7 mi from town
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South London Scout Centre0.8 mi from town
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Frylands Wood Scout Outdoor Centre0.9 mi from town
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Slipways 1

Plus 1 slipway without a name on the map.

Next door

The outdoors in nearby towns

The nearest towns of 1,000+ within 12 miles. Tap a town for its outdoors page.

ABCDOutdoors Grade
TownOutdoorsGreen space, ha per 1,000Near a parkProtected within 5 km
BromleyA−3.181%18%
Lewisham 4.7 miB1.688%0%
Croydon 5.3 miA−2.577%6%
Greenwich 5.8 miA−2.790%0%
Crockenhill 5.8 miA+5.2100%27%
Swanley 6.1 miB+1.878%20%
Joyden's Wood 6.4 miA−2.782%4%

Crockenhill, 5.8 miles away, grades A+, the best next door: every resident lives within 400 m of a park.

Questions about the outdoors in Bromley

What is the biggest park in Bromley?

Scadbury Park, 133 ha (329 acres), with 12.4 km of path. Scadbury Park (133 ha) is second. 30 named parks, gardens and playing fields are in the borough or within 400 m of it.

Is Bromley near a National Park?

The Kent Downs National Landscape reaches the edge of Bromley. It covers 879 km² and was designated in 1968.

What are the best walks near Bromley?

44 waymarked walking routes pass within 2 km of the borough, including the Greenwich Meridian Trail, Tandridge Border Path and Capital Ring (Section 03). Scadbury Park alone has 12.4 km of path.

What is the nearest beach to Bromley?

Kelson Beach, 3.8 mi from the edge of the borough, then Dock Beach (4.4 mi). Bromley itself is inland.

How many people in Bromley live near a park?

81% of residents live within 400 m, about a 5-minute walk, of a public park, garden or playing field (Census 2021 output areas against OS Open Greenspace). The typical UK town is 83%.

When is the best time of year for walking in Bromley?

May to September: the longest days, the warmest afternoons and the least rain of the year, from the Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

Which parks in Bromley are historic?

Holwood Park (Grade II), Priory Gardens, Orpington (Grade II), Sundridge Park (Grade II) and Crystal Palace Park (Grade II*) are on Historic England’s register of parks and gardens.

Is Bromley good for walking?

For paths, yes: 4.1 km of footpath and right of way per square kilometre, more than 82% of UK towns. For park space per person it beats 72% (3.1 ha per 1,000 residents).

How is the Outdoors Grade worked out?

From five measures, each placed among UK towns of 1,000 or more: public green space per resident, the share living near a park, National Park or National Landscape within 5 km, footpaths per square kilometre, and the sea within 5 km. It is a character grade and isn’t part of Bromley’s overall grade.

Sources

Where Bromley’s outdoors figures come from

  • Parks and green space: Ordnance Survey OS Open Greenspace (parks and gardens, playing fields, play spaces, and their access points). Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.
  • National Parks and National Landscapes: Natural England and Natural Resources Wales boundaries, areas and designation dates, Open Government Licence v3.0.
  • Footpaths, walking routes, beaches and things to do: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database License (ODbL), via Geofabrik, 16 October 2026.
  • Historic parks, listed buildings and monuments: Historic England, National Heritage List for England, Open Government Licence v3.0.
  • Rain and temperature: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for the town; daylight calculated from its latitude.
  • The sea: ONS Countries (December 2024) boundaries clipped to mean high water. Residents near a park: ONS Census 2021 output areas.
  • Grade: TownRatings’ Outdoors Grade, ranked against UK towns only.

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