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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Bexleyheath

  

Bexleyheath Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Bexleyheath

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Bexleyheath history

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Eighteenth and nineteenth centuries

Until the early 19th century, Bexley heath was a broad rough pasture and scrubland with few buildings. In 1766 Sir John Boyd had Danson House built in his enclosed land (“park”) In 1859 architect Philip Webb designed Red House for artist, reforming designer and socialist William Morris. Morris wanted to have a “Palace of Art” in which he and his friends could enjoy producing works of art.

Twentieth century

Clock tower at the centre of the modern shopping area, built in 1912, commemorates the coronation of King George V. The town centre shops and road layout were redeveloped in the 1980s and 1990s. The latter decade saw the pedestrianisation of the road adjacent to the shopping centre.

You can visit Bexleyheath places with Walkfo Bexleyheath to hear history at Bexleyheath’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Bexleyheath has 77 places to visit in our interactive Bexleyheath map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Bexleyheath, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Bexleyheath places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Bexleyheath & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 77 audio facts unique to Bexleyheath places in an interactive Bexleyheath map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Bexleyheath Places Map
77 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Walkfo Bexleyheath tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Bexleyheath

  

Best Bexleyheath places to visit

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Bexleyheath has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Bexleyheath’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Bexleyheath’s information audio spots:

Winn’s Common Winn’s Common is a public open space in Plumstead, Plumstead in the Royal Borough of Greenwich, England . It is located in the Greenwich area of Plumstead and Plumstead .

Woolwich cemetery Woolwich cemetery is situated south-east of Woolwich, in Kings Highway, Plumstead, on land that was formerly part of Plumstead Common . The first cemetery was opened in 1856 by the Woolwich Burial Board and the 12-acre site was almost full within 30 years . In 1885, a new cemetery was established on adjacent land to the east, and contains graves of those who died in explosions at the Royal Arsenal .

Plumstead Cemetery Plumstead Cemetery is a cemetery in Plumstead, southeast London . It is situated south-east of Woolwich, to the north of Wickham Lane, west of Lodge Hill, and south of Bostall Wood .

Foots Cray Place Foots Cray Place was one of the four country houses built in England in the 18th century to a design inspired by Palladio’s Villa Capra near Vicenza . Built in 1754 near Sidcup, Kent, it was demolished in 1950 after a fire in 1949 .

Foots Cray Meadows Foots Cray Meadows is 97 hectares (240 acres) in size within the London Borough of Bexley . It borders the suburbs of Albany Park, Sidcup, North Cray and Ruxley . The River Cray runs through it in a north-easterly direction .

Erith Playhouse The Erith Playhouse is a theatre in Erith, London . It is located in the centre of the Erith district of London .

Hall Place Hall Place is a stately home in the London Borough of Bexley in south-east London. It was built in 1537 for Sir John Champneys, a wealthy merchant and former Lord Mayor of London. The house was extended in 1649 by Sir Robert Austen, a merchant from Kent.

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