Beckenham Place Park Walk | Drone 4k | Day Hike Monday | 🇬🇧 Hiking UK | England

Attractive park in SE London by the Ravensbourne River, famous for its bluebells, wet woodland, wild swimming lake, ornamental gardens and Palladian mansion

Distance: 4.9 km (3.0 mi)
Grading: Easy
Rating: 1 out of 10
Ascent: 70/82 m
Hiking time: About 2.5 to 3.5 hours of actual hiking

TRANSPORT & MEETING POINT
We'll meet at Ravensbourne Station at 10:30am and leave the meeting point at 10:40am.

Start: Ravensbourne Station
Finish: Beckenham Hill Station

This partly undulating route winds its way through an attractive park in South East London, partly on grounds formerly used for a public golf course. The park is bounded to the east by the Ravensbourne River, and the route initially follows parts of the well-waymarked Waterlink Way along it through open meadows. You then cross the railway line into the more undulating westerly part of the park, famous for its bluebell displays in season. Recent major investments in the landscaping of the park have spawned some interesting new features: A Mounded Garden, a Wet Woodland, a Wild Swimming Lake and the replanted Ornamental Garden with its beautiful

Waterlink Way
Ravensbourne River
Beckenham Place Par

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