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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Sydenham Hill

  

Sydenham Hill Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Sydenham Hill

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Sydenham Hill history

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Sydenham Hill is the summit of the uppermost or eastern ridge of the Norwood Ridge. The area’s importance was increased after the Crystal Palace was relocated from Hyde Park and re-erected on the south-western end of the ridge.

Sydenham Hill geography / climate

Sydenham Hill is approximately 5.6 miles to the southeast of Charing Cross. It is also at the centre of many of south London’s major shopping districts.

You can visit Sydenham Hill places with Walkfo Sydenham Hill to hear history at Sydenham Hill’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Sydenham Hill has 165 places to visit in our interactive Sydenham Hill 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 Sydenham Hill, 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 Sydenham Hill places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Sydenham Hill & the surrounding areas.

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Walkfo: Visit Sydenham Hill Places Map
165 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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

  

Best Sydenham Hill places to visit

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

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 .

Nunhead Cemetery Nunhead Cemetery is one of the Magnificent Seven cemeteries in London . The cemetery is located in Nunhead in the London Borough of Southwark . It was originally known as All Saints’ Cemetery .

One Tree Hill, Honor Oak Honor Oak is mostly in London Borough of Southwark but parts also in Lewisham . It includes a 7 hectare public park, local nature reserve and Site of Borough Importance for Nature Conservation, Grade 1 .

Thurlow Park (ward) Thurlow Park ward is an administrative division of the London Borough of Lambeth . It is located in the constituency of Dulwich and West Norwood .

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