Visit Norwood New Town Places

Welcome to Visit Norwood New Town Places
The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Norwood New Town

  

Norwood New Town Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Norwood New Town

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Norwood New Town history

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Norwood New Town was built from 1840 purposely as one of the main working class areas of early Norwood. It was built as a walled estate to separate its working-class inhabitants from the upper-class country houses and farm land, which at that time made up the district.

You can visit Norwood New Town places with Walkfo Norwood New Town to hear history at Norwood New Town’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Norwood New Town has 161 places to visit in our interactive Norwood New Town 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 Norwood New Town, 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 Norwood New Town places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Norwood New Town & the surrounding areas.

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Walkfo: Visit Norwood New Town Places Map
161 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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

  

Best Norwood New Town places to visit

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

South Norwood Country Park South Norwood Country Park is a 47 hectare (116 acre) green space which opened in 1989 . The park is a mix of countryside and parkland, and land formerly used for sewage farms .

Mitcham Road Cemetery Mitcham Road Cemetery, previously called Croydon Cemetery, is a cemetery located next to Mitcham Common . It is part of the London Borough of Croyden, London, and is located in the centre of the city . There is also a chapel located inside the cemetery .

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 .

Norwood Ridge The Norwood Ridge is a 10-square-mile (26 km) rectangular upland which occupies the geographical centre of south London . Beneath its topsoil it is a ridge of London Clay that is capped on all sides (including as isolated knolls in the north)

Crystal Palace Bowl Crystal Palace Bowl has 60 years of live music heritage and a legacy as an outdoor performance venue stretching back over a century . It has a unique sculptural permanent stage designed by Ian Ritchie Architects, which won multiple awards .

Dulwich Upper Wood Dulwich Upper Wood is a 2.4 hectare local nature reserve and Site of Borough Importance for Nature Conservation, Grade 1, in Crystal Palace . It is owned by Southwark Council and managed by the Trust for Urban Ecology .

Pear Tree House Pear Tree House was the former Civil Defence control centre for South-East London . It is a block of council flats in the Central Hill Estate of Upper Norwood with eight two-bedroom flats .

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 .

Biggin Wood Biggin Wood is an area of ancient oak woodland situated within the London Borough of Croydon . The London Wildlife Trust is currently working to improve the site for wildlife, as a part of The Great North Wood Project .

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