Visit Ladywell Places

Welcome to Visit Ladywell Places
The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Ladywell

  

Ladywell Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Ladywell

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Ladywell history

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The name Ladywell was in use by the 15th century, and maps dating to this period show the site of the original Lady well. It was in front of the area later to be occupied by the Freemason’s Arms and now marked by a plaque.

You can visit Ladywell places with Walkfo Ladywell to hear history at Ladywell’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Ladywell has 200 places to visit in our interactive Ladywell 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 Ladywell, 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 Ladywell places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Ladywell & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 200 audio facts unique to Ladywell places in an interactive Ladywell map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Ladywell Places Map
200 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Ladywell historic spots	Ladywell tourist destinations	Ladywell plaques	Ladywell geographic features
Walkfo Ladywell tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Ladywell

  

Best Ladywell places to visit

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

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 .

Mycenae House Mycenae House is a community centre housed in a former convent building adjacent to the Georgian villa, Woodlands House, in Greenwich, London .

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 .

Downham Fields Downham Fields is a 20-acre park located in Downham, South East London . It was left as parkland during the construction of the interwar Downham Estate . It is sometimes referred to in documents by the name Durham Hill, but this is not in common usage .

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)

Palace of Placentia Palace of Placentia was originally built by Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester, in 1443 . It was located at Greenwich on the bank of the River Thames, downstream from London . The original residence was extensively rebuilt around 1500 by Henry VII . A detached residence the Queen’s House was built on the estate in the early 1600s and still survives .

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