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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Brockley

  

Brockley Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Brockley

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Brockley history

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The name Brockley is derived from “Broca’s woodland clearing”, a wood where badgers are seen. Formerly part of the county of Kent, Brockley become a part of the Metropolitan Borough of Lewisham in 1889.

Since World War II

In the 1950s and 1960s these houses provided accommodation for the recently arrived African-Caribbean population . In 1948, five passengers bound for England from Jamaica on the ship Empire Windrush gave Wickham Road as their intended destination on arrival in London .

You can visit Brockley places with Walkfo Brockley to hear history at Brockley’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Brockley has 219 places to visit in our interactive Brockley 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 Brockley, 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 Brockley places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Brockley & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 219 audio facts unique to Brockley places in an interactive Brockley map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Brockley Places Map
219 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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

  

Best Brockley places to visit

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

Peckham Library Peckham Library is a library and community building in south-east London . It was designed by Alsop and Störmer, engineered by AKT II and won the Stirling Prize for Architecture in 2000 .

78 Lyndhurst Way 78 Lyndhurst Way was squatted artist-run space in a Grade II listed Victorian-period house in Peckham, London between 2006 and 2007 .

Deptford Park Deptford Park is a public park in Deptford south-east London . It is owned by London Borough of Lewisham and owned by the London boroughs .

Evelyn (ward) Evelyn is an electoral ward in the northernmost part of the London Borough of Lewisham . It covers the northern part of Deptford on the south bank of the River Thames . Evelyn borders wards from three other London Boroughs, Greenwich West, Surrey Docks and Southwark .

Forest Hill Pools Forest Hill Pools is a leisure centre in Forest Hill, London . After being closed in 2006, it was rebuilt including two pools and a health and fitness suite . It reopened in September 2012 .

Forest Croft and Taymount Grange Forest Croft and Taymount Grange are two 1930s Art Deco–style mansion blocks situated at the top of Taymount Rise in Forest Hill, London .

Ladywell Fields Ladywell Fields is a public park in the London Borough of Lewisham created from three historic fields . It is located near Ladywell railway station at the northern end of the park, and Catford Bridge at the southern end .

Boone’s Chapel Boone’s Chapel is a single-storey building attributed to Sir Christopher Wren and built in 1683 . The chapel is listed Grade I on the National Heritage List for England .

Jack Cade’s Cavern Jack Cade’s Cavern is a cavern, extending several hundred feet underground, in Blackheath, south-east London . It is located northwest of the Heath and southwest of Greenwich Park, mostly beneath the lawn of Hollymount Close . It was re-discovered in about the year 1780 .

Brookmill Park Brookmill Park, formerly known as Ravensbourne Park, is a small public park and nature reserve in the London Borough of Lewisham . It is located between Deptford Bridge and Elverson Road on the Docklands Light Railway (DLR)

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