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30 minutes from Chislehurst…..is Hawkwood

Hawkwood is a hidden gem in our handsome town of Chislehurst, at the very edge of the Commons behind Coopers School and down Botany Bay Lane. The estate is managed by the National Trust and takes in 230 acres of grazed pastures and small blocks of woodland. It borders...

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30 minutes from Chislehurst is… Footscray Meadows

Meadows.  I have always loved the word meadows. One of the Oxford Dictionary’s definitions is ‘a piece of low ground near a river’. That doesn’t quite do justice to Footscray Meadows but it is accurate. However it really is so much more.  I have often driven past...

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30 minutes from Chislehurst is… Chislehurst Caves

Just 30 minutes from Chislehurst is...Chislehurst Caves In this edition of Just 30 minutes from Chislehurst, we come closer to home. It is more like 5 mins in the car! When people talk about Chislehurst, they probably mention three things; the Pond, the beautiful...

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Scadbury Park

Scadbury Park Nearby, visitors to Scadbury Park Nature Reserve can enjoy 300 acres of stunning countryside. The public footpath leads through ancient woodland and past the site of Scadbury Manor, surrounded by a moat. Scadbury Park map. Scadbury Park lies on the...

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Chislehurst Caves

Chislehurst Caves The caves at Chislehurst are a labyrinth of man made tunnels forming a maze covering over six hectares thirty metres below the woodlands above. They were dug for chalk used in lime burning and brick-making for the building of London, also for flints...

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30 minutes from Chislehurst is… Scadbury Park

Just 30 minutes from Chislehurst is....Scadbury Park... Sunday saw March begin and the sun come out. With the weather as good as it was, we decided to go for a relaxing family walk in our local nature reserve, Scadbury. Forgive me if you already know it and love it...

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For Kids

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Ponds & Green Spaces

Chislehurst and St Pauls Cray Commons, with a total area of 180 acres, extend from Prickend Pond at the top of the High Street, both sides of Centre Common Road and St Pauls Cray Road to Leesons Hill.  To the east lies Scadbury Nature Reserve, owned by Bromley...

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My Chislehurst with Clive Richardson

My name is Clive Richardson, currently Chairman of Chislehurst Tennis Club which is located in the Recreation Ground, and recently elected also as Chairman of the North Kent Lawn Tennis Association, the largest regional sub-group in the country, affiliated to the Kent...

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Best Walks in Chislehurst

Hawkwood is a hidden gem in our handsome town of Chislehurst, at the very edge of the Commons behind Coopers School and down Botany Bay Lane. The estate is managed by the National Trust and takes in 230 acres of grazed pastures and small blocks of woodland. It borders...

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Great life-saving news for Sainsbury’s Chislehurst

We are really excited to hear that Sainsbury's in Chislehurst has been one of the stores picked for installing a defibrillator. Local 'celebrity' and Chislehurst resident Sister Josephine Udie is the Vice Chair of the Patients Forum for the London Ambulance and has...

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My Chislehurst….by Don Drage

Don Drage is Chislehurst born and bred with an extraordinary, lifelong association with one particular road. Now in his seventies, he remains heavily involved in community life and is busier than ever. Read in his own words, Don’s memories of the home town he has...

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Harry was born on Christmas Day….

Visit Chislehurst caught up with the Andersons who wanted to share their son's story this Christmas. You see Christmas is extra special for this local family whose little son, Harry was  born on Christmas Day. When Kate Anderson went into labour with her first child...

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My Chislehurst by Lucy Stamp

Hello, my name is Lucy Stamp, full-time mum of twins and part-time marketeer. I moved to Chislehurst a year and a half ago, after falling in love with the area. Having grown up in the Wiltshire countryside mixed with the yearning for city life and a ‘high-flying’...

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