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Photo of Greenwich Park, a Grade I registered house & garden in London, England.

Greenwich ParkPhoto zeynep elif ozdemir / Unsplash

Places to explore near Shortlands StationShortlands

28 places within 10 km — the standouts first, nearest first within each group. 1 is a national icon.

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Worth the tripnational icons and local highlights within reach

Photo of Eltham Palace, a Grade II* registered house & garden near Mottingham, London, England.Highlight

Eltham Palace

House & garden near Mottingham

A 1470s medieval Great Hall grafted onto a 1930s Art Deco Courtauld mansion.

5.6 km NE

Photo of West Norwood Cemetery and Crematorium, a Grade II* registered house & garden in London, England.Highlight

West Norwood Cemetery and Crematorium

House & garden near London

One of London's Magnificent Seven Victorian garden cemeteries, opened in 1837.

7.5 km NW

Photo of Greenwich Park, a Grade I registered house & garden in London, England.Iconic

Greenwich Park

House & garden near London

Royal park climbing to the Observatory and the Prime Meridian.

8 km N

Photo of Severndroog Castle, a folly near Falconwood, London, England.Highlight

Severndroog Castle

Folly near Falconwood

The triangular Georgian tower folly on Shooter's Hill, its viewing platform looking out over London and, on a clear day, seven counties.

8.4 km NE

Photo along the Thames Path, a 185-mile National Trail running from Kemble to London, England.Highlight

Thames Path

National Trail

The river from its Cotswold trickle to the Thames Barrier — the gentlest long walk in Britain.

8.5 km N · spans 7 counties

Photo of Down House, a Grade II registered house & garden near Shoreham, London, England.Highlight

Down House

House & garden near Shoreham

Charles Darwin's home for forty years, where he wrote On the Origin of Species.

9.1 km SE

Also nearbygood places nearby, nearest first

Photo along the Green Chain Walk, a 50-mile long-distance path running from Thamesmead to Nunhead, England.

Green Chain Walk

Long-distance path

A web of green corridors across south-east London, joining the Thames marshes to Nunhead Cemetery park by park.

1 km N · London

Photo along the Capital Ring, a 78-mile long-distance path in England.

Capital Ring

Long-distance path

London's inner orbital walk, stringing together 78 miles of parks, canals and viewpoints through the middle suburbs.

1.6 km NW · London

Photo of South Norwood Country Park, a country park near Elmers End, London, England.

South Norwood Country Park

Country park near Elmers End

A country park in London.

3.7 km W

Photo along the London LOOP, a 150-mile long-distance path running from Erith to Purfleet, England.

London LOOP

Long-distance path

The 'M25 for walkers' — an orbital path through outer London's woods, commons and river valleys from Erith to Purfleet.

3.9 km S · spans 5 counties

Photo of Jubilee Country Park, a country park near Shoreham, London, England.

Jubilee Country Park

Country park near Shoreham

A country park in London.

3.9 km E

Photo of Scadbury Estate Country Park, a country park near Eynsford, London, England.

Scadbury Estate Country Park

Country park near Eynsford

A country park in London.

4.1 km E

Photo of Petts Wood, a nature reserve near Shoreham, London, England.

Petts Wood

Nature reserve near Shoreham

A National Trust place in London.

5.1 km E

Crystal Palace Park

House & garden near London

Home to the 1854 Crystal Palace Dinosaurs, the first dinosaur sculptures ever made.

5.3 km W

Photo along the Vanguard Way, a 66-mile long-distance path running from East Croydon to Newhaven, England.

Vanguard Way

Long-distance path

From East Croydon station to the sea at Newhaven, named for the rambling club founded in a crowded train's guard's van in 1965.

6.9 km SW · spans 4 counties

Everything else within 10 km (13) — reserves, earthworks & places to check before travelling

Ordered by how far each place is worth travelling for, then by distance. Distances are straight-line to the nearest edge of each place — paths wind, of course.