Visit Colliers Wood Places

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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Colliers Wood

  

Colliers Wood Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Colliers Wood

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Colliers Wood history

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The twelfth-century ruins of Merton Priory were considered by the Department of Culture, Media and Sport as a possible British candidate for World Heritage status. The world’s first public railway, the Surrey Iron Railway, passed through Colliers Wood on its route from Croydon to Wandsworth.

Colliers Wood culture & places

In 2006, ex-resident Keith Spears started the “Making Colliers Wood Happy!” initiative as a way of building community spirit to counteract the decline in neighbourliness in suburban areas. This has resulted in a lively programme of social activities for local residents.

You can visit Colliers Wood places with Walkfo Colliers Wood to hear history at Colliers Wood’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Colliers Wood has 151 places to visit in our interactive Colliers Wood 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 Colliers Wood, 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 Colliers Wood places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Colliers Wood & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 151 audio facts unique to Colliers Wood places in an interactive Colliers Wood map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Colliers Wood Places Map
151 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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

  

Best Colliers Wood places to visit

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

Wandsworth Common Wandsworth Common is 69.43 hectares (171.6 acres) It is a public common in the London Borough of Wandsworth, south London . The population of the ward at the 2011 Census was 15,247 .

Norbury Estate The Norbury Estate originated as a London County Council cottage estate . It was built between 1901 and 1920 in what is now the north of the London Borough of Croydon . The estate was declared a conservation area in 2008 .

Tooting Commons The Tooting Commons consist of two adjacent areas of common land lying between Balham, Streatham and Tooting, in south west London . Tooting Bec Common and Graveney Common are common land adjacent to each other .

Streatham Cemetery Streatham Cemetery is a cemetery on Garratt Lane in Tooting, London . It is one of three cemeteries managed by Lambeth London Borough Council, the others are West Norwood Cemetery and Lambeth Cemetery .

Streatham Ice and Leisure Centre Streatham Ice and Leisure Centre is the only Olympic-sized skating rink in the city . It is home to the home ice hockey team, the Streatham RedHawks . The rink replaced the older Streatingham Ice Arena .

By The Horns Brewing Co. By The Horns Brewing Co is a British microbrewery based in Summerstown, London and founded by Alex Bull and Chris Mills . There is a tap bar and bottle shop at the same address .

Lambeth Cemetery Lambeth Cemetery is a cemetery in Tooting, in the London Borough of Wandsworth . It is one of three cemeteries owned by Lambeth London Borough Council, the others being West Norwood Cemetery and Streatham Cemetery .

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