Parks and open spaces in the London Borough of Bromley

The London Borough of Bromley in Greater London, England has over one hundred parks and open spaces within its boundaries: some large, like Crystal Palace Park, and some small, such as recreation grounds. Some of the open spaces form part of the South East London Green Chain. As a borough in Outer London it also contains some open countryside in the form of country parks.

The main open spaces under control of the borough are:

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!Name

!Size

!Location

!Notes

Betts Park

|data-sort-value="12.5"|{{convert|12.5|ha}}

|Anerley

|Recreation ground with horticultural features and remains of the Croydon Canal

Crystal Palace Park

|data-sort-value="80"|{{convert|80|ha}}

|Crystal Palace

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Elmstead Wood

|data-sort-value="34.3"|{{convert|34.3|ha}}

|Elmstead

| {{cite web|url=http://www.bromley.gov.uk/directory_record/1212697/elmstead_wood|title=Parks in Bromley|first=London Borough of|last=Bromley|website=www.bromley.gov.uk|access-date=25 April 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170815045206/http://www.bromley.gov.uk/directory_record/1212697/elmstead_wood|archive-date=15 August 2017}}

Goddington Park

|data-sort-value="64"|{{convert|64|ha}}

|Orpington

|sports and wooded areas

Harvington Sports Ground

|data-sort-value="47.25"|{{convert|47.25|ha}}

|Beckenham

|woodlands and open space

Hayes Common

|data-sort-value="91.1"|{{convert|91.1|ha}}

|Hayes, Bromley

High Elms Country Park

|data-sort-value="100"|{{convert|100|ha}}

|Farnborough

|Local Nature Reserve and Site of Special Scientific Importance

Hoblingwell Wood

|data-sort-value="87"|{{convert|87|ha}}

|St Paul's Cray

|{{cite web |url=http://www.orpingtontown.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=111:hoblingwell-wood-st-pauls-cray&catid=31:places-to-visit-in-orpinton&Itemid=48 |title=Hoblingwell Wood - St Paul's Cray |access-date=2009-09-19 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111008232819/http://www.orpingtontown.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=111:hoblingwell-wood-st-pauls-cray&catid=31:places-to-visit-in-orpinton&Itemid=48 |archive-date=2011-10-08 }}

Jubilee Country Park

|data-sort-value="25"|{{convert|25|ha}}

|Petts Wood

|Local Nature Reserve

Kelsey Park

|data-sort-value="32.25"|{{convert|32.25|ha}}

|Beckenham

|ornamental pleasure ground{{cite web |url=http://www.london-travel.org/3677bromleyparksandopenspaces.asp |title=Bromley parks and open spaces - London Travel Guide |access-date=2009-09-19 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100118033906/http://www.london-travel.org/3677bromleyparksandopenspaces.asp |archive-date=2010-01-18 }}

Keston Common

|data-sort-value="55"|{{convert|55|ha}}

|Keston

|Local Nature Reserve and Site of Special Scientific Importance

Norman Park

|data-sort-value="50"|{{convert|50|ha}}

|Bromley Common

Priory Gardens

|data-sort-value="14"|{{convert|14|ha}}

|Orpington

|ornamental park

Riverside Gardens

|data-sort-value="21"|{{convert|21|ha}}

|Orpington

|local open space {{cite web |url=http://www.crayvalleybusinesses.co.uk/acatalog/Cray_Valley_Countryside.html |title=Cray Valley |access-date=2009-09-19 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100901032614/http://www.crayvalleybusinesses.co.uk/acatalog/Cray_Valley_Countryside.html |archive-date=2010-09-01 }}

Scadbury Park

|data-sort-value="102"|{{convert|102|ha}}

|Chislehurst

|Local Nature Reserve:{{cite web |url=http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/high-elms-country-park |title=High Elms Country Park | Wild About Britain |access-date=2009-09-19 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716111524/http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/high-elms-country-park |archive-date=2011-07-16 }} {{convert|300|acres}} of countryside (pasture and woodland){{cite web|url=http://www.capitalwoodlands.org/site/article?subtype=21|title=Capitalwoodlands.org|website=www.capitalwoodlands.org|access-date=25 April 2018}}{{cite web |url=http://www.bromley.gov.uk/leisure/parksandoutdoor/countrysideand+nature/scadbury_park_local_nature_reserve.htm |title=London Borough of Bromley | Scadbury Park Local Nature Reserve |access-date=2011-03-19 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101224183103/http://www.bromley.gov.uk/leisure/parksandoutdoor/countrysideand+nature/scadbury_park_local_nature_reserve.htm |archive-date=2010-12-24 }}

In addition there are many other open spaces privately controlled; among them are:

North of the borough: Cator Park and many sports grounds in New Beckenham; Sundridge Park including its golf course; Camden Park, Scadbury Park and Elmstead Wood near Chislehurst;
East of the borough: Ruxley Wood, Paul's Cray Hill Park, Hockenden Wood and Bourne Wood, all in the Green Belt area;
West of the borough: a large open space around Bethlem Royal Hospital, including farmland and Crouch Oak Wood.
Saltbox Hill, Site of Special Scientific Importance in Biggin Hill owned and managed by the London Wildlife Trust

References

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20091023103011/http://www.bromley.gov.uk/leisure/parksandoutdoor/ Bromley London Borough Council - Details of all open spaces]
[http://www.bromleyfriendsforum.org/ Bromley Friends Forum - Details of Friends Groups across Bromley]