Sunday Walk: Petts Wood Circular

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12km (8m) Difficulty 1/10

An easy and pleasant walk through woodlands to the SE of London. Petts Wood was saved from developers in the early part of the 20th century.  Scadbury Park, now a nature reserve, once belonged to the Walsinghams (Tudor bigwigs), and the remains of their manor house can still be seen.  An optional extension would lead you to the Chislehurst Caves.

Trains  Get the 10:01 Sevenoaks train from Charing Cross plat 2, (London Bridge plat 6, 10:10) arriving Petts Wood 10:38.

Trains return to Charing Cross at xx:11 & xx:41 and to Victoria at xx:24 and xx:54. Petts Wood is in zone 5.

Lunch The Bull's Head in Chislehurst (02084671727) 

Tea: Spoilt for choice in Petts Wood.  Caffe di Bosco ( formerly Coffee X) is on the east side of the station in Station Square. Open to 5.  There's also a micropub, Oneinnthewood on the other side of the station. (209 Petts Wood Road). Open Sundays till 9.

Walk directions: here  

Chislehurst Caves :  020 8467 3264 Open till 4. Entry by guided tour only - on the hour, every hour - last tour at 4, £10 (£8 for seniors). Booking advised but tickets can be bought at door.

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