Welcome to Visit Thornton Heath Places The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Thornton Heath
Visit Thornton Heath places using Walkfo for free guided tours of the best Thornton Heath places to visit. A unique way to experience Thornton Heath’s places, Walkfo allows you to explore Thornton Heath as you would a museum or art gallery with audio guides.
Visiting Thornton Heath Walkfo Preview When you visit Thornton Heath, Walkfo brings Thornton Heath places to life as you travel by foot, bike, bus or car with a mobile phone & headphones.
Visit Thornton Heath – Walkfo’s stats for the places to visit
With 188 audio plaques & Thornton Heath places for you to explore in the Thornton Heath area, Walkfo is the world’s largest heritage & history digital plaque provider. The AI continually learns & refines facts about the best Thornton Heath places to visit from travel & tourism authorities (like Wikipedia), converting history into an interactive audio experience.
Thornton Heath history
Thornton Heath was focused on an area 1.5 miles (2.4 km) south west of the Whitehorse manor house (now a school), at the locality on the main London-Sussex road known as Thornton Heath Pond. Eventually it would become the site for the railway station and the main expansion hub.
Thornton Heath geography / climate
The nearest places are Mitcham, Croydon, South Norwood, Norbury, Pollards Hill, Selhurst, Upper Norwood and Eastfields.
Why visit Thornton Heath with Walkfo Travel Guide App?
You can visit Thornton Heath places with Walkfo Thornton Heath to hear history at Thornton Heath’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Thornton Heath has 188 places to visit in our interactive Thornton Heath 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 Thornton Heath, 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 Thornton Heath places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Thornton Heath & the surrounding areas.
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Walkfo Thornton Heath tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Thornton Heath
Best Thornton Heath places to visit
Thornton Heath has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Thornton Heath’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Thornton Heath’s information audio spots:
Old Town, Croydon Old Town is a small neighbourhood and main road next to Croydon in the London Borough of Croyden . It is located on the main road and is located in Old Town, a small part of the London borough, and is named Old Town .
Wandle Park, Croydon Wandle Park is an 8.5-hectare (21-acre) park located in the Broad Green Ward of Croydon, south London, England . It was opened in 1890 by the Mayor of the city . The site is protected by Fields in Trust through a legal “Deed of Dedication” safeguarding the future of the space .
David Lean Cinema David Lean Cinema is a small cinema established in Croydon, London . It is accessed from the Clocktower arts complex on Katharine Street .
Wettern House Wettern House was built in 1963, two years before the County Borough of Croydon disbanded . It was demolished in November 2005 to make way for Ruskin Square . The building had 12 floors and a structural height of 38 metres .
Ruskin Square Ruskin Square is a project to redevelop a parcel of land between East Croydon railway station and the existing town centre . It is part of the major regeneration scheme which has been subject to substantial public debate .
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 .
Visit Thornton Heath plaques
38 plaques hereThornton Heath has 38 physical plaques in tourist plaque schemes for you to explore via Walkfo Thornton Heath plaques audio map when visiting. Plaques like National Heritage’s “Blue Plaques” provide visual geo-markers to highlight points-of-interest at the places where they happened – and Walkfo’s AI has researched additional, deeper content when you visit Thornton Heath using the app. Experience the history of a location when Walkfo local tourist guide app triggers audio close to each Thornton Heath plaque. Explore Plaques & History has a complete list of Hartlepool’s plaques & Hartlepool history plaque map.
Experience Thornton Heath audio walks & tours
Walkfo guides for things to do / places to visit in Thornton Heath allows exploration as you would do an art gallery or museum. Walk close to one of Thornton Heath’s 188 historic places & our digital tour guide will create an audio story for that spot. With headphone connected, you can explore Thornton Heath freely by foot, bike or bus – with your own personal tour guide in your pocket.
Explore Thornton Heath Map App
Our visit Thornton Heath map shows you things-to-do & places you can visit in Thornton Heath & surrounding areas using the Walkfo digital audio tour guide app. Each spot has plaque, building, street or area information on history, culture or tourism.
You can set your Walkfo’s Thornton Heath tourist map to find historic & tourism spots within 1km, 3km & 5km of the Thornton Heath centre, depending on how far you plan to explore whilst you visit Thornton Heath area at LONG:-0.1086, LAT:51.4002.
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Walkfo is free to download & use (for a limited time period), so if you are looking to explore Thornton Heath, go to your App Store to search for “Walkfo” or follow a links below and install on your mobile phone. Walkfo is designed for use with headphones or AirPods, so you can walk & explore whilst learning about the things around you without digital distraction.
Things to do & visit in Thornton Heath / surrounding areas
● Duppas Hill ● St Andrew’s, Croydon ● 46 South End ● Croydon Flyover ● Croydon ● Wandle Park tram stop ● Ruskin House ● Beddington ● Croydon Minster ● Old Town, Croydon ● Wandle Park, Croydon ● South London Coroner’s Court ● House of Reeves ● Bernard Weatherill House ● The Spread Eagle Theatre ● Croydon Central Library ● Croydon Clocktower ● Taberner House ● David Lean Cinema ● Museum of Croydon ● Croydon Cenotaph ● County Borough of Croydon ● Reeves Corner tram stop ● Croydon Town Hall ● Grants of Croydon ● Queen’s Gardens, Croydon ● Beanos ● Park Place (Croydon) ● St George’s Walk ● Waddon Marsh tram stop
● Waddon (ward) ● Kennards ● Fairfield Halls ● Allders ● Nestlé Tower ● Ashcroft Theatre ● Centrale tram stop ● Centrale (Croydon) ● North End, Croydon ● The Heart of Gaming ● Croydon Underpass ● Whitgift Centre ● Purley Way ● Altitude 25 ● Park Hill Recreation Ground ● Broad Green (ward) ● Warehouse Theatre ● Fairfield (Croydon ward) ● Apollo House (Croydon) ● Wettern House ● Valley Park Retail Area ● Ruskin Square ● No. 1 Croydon ● Lunar House ● Saffron Square ● Croydon Co-operative Society ● Ampere Way tram stop ● Safari Cinema ● Addiscombe tram stop ● Addiscombe Recreation Ground ● Addiscombe Railway Park ● Addiscombe ● Addiscombe (ward) ● Addiscombe West (ward) ● Blackhorse Lane tram stop ● Sandilands tram stop ● Ashburton Park ● Sandilands Tunnel ● Ashburton Learning Village ● Addiscombe Line ● Woodside tram stop ● Woodside, London ● Woodside Green ● Brickfields Meadow ● Roberts Cycles ● Addiscombe East (ward) ● Ashburton (ward) ● Selhurst Train and Rolling Stock Maintenance Depot ● Croydon Common Athletic Ground ● South Norwood Leisure Centre ● Arena tram stop (Croydon) ● South Norwood Recreation Ground ● The Island, Croydon ● Holy Innocents Church, South Norwood ● South Norwood Library ● Norwood Junction rail accident ● South Norwood Country Park ● Selhurst ● South Norwood ● Woodside (ward) ● Selhurst Park ● Harris Federation ● Elmers End ● Broad Green, London ● Beckenham Crematorium and Cemetery ● Lack Brothers ● Croydon University Hospital ● Bensham Manor (ward) ● Croydon Mosque ● Therapia Lane tram stop ● West Thornton (ward) ● Therapia Lane depot ● Balham F.C. ● AFC Croydon Athletic ● Beddington Lane tram stop ● Beddington Farmlands ● Mitcham Common ● Thornton Heath ● BedZED ● Pollards Hill ● Norbury Estate ● Mitcham ● Anerley Town Hall ● Penge Common ● Anerley ● Croydon Canal ● Betts Park ● Penge Urban District ● Crystal Palace Dinosaurs ● Crystal Palace National Sports Centre ● Crystal Palace Park ● Crystal Palace, London ● Crystal Palace Park Cricket Ground ● Crystal Palace circuit ● St John the Evangelist, Upper Norwood ● Festival of Empire ● Norwood Ridge ● Crystal Palace Bowl ● Beaulieu Heights ● Upper Norwood Library ● Capital London ● Dulwich Upper Wood ● Christ Church, Gipsy Hill ● Pear Tree House ● Upper Norwood ● Great North Wood ● Gipsy Hill ● Spa Wood ● Norwood New Town ● Kingswood House ● Convent Wood ● Norwood Park (London) ● Gipsy Hill (ward) ● Biggin Wood ● Streatham Park ● Pratts of Streatham ● Streatham Library ● 2020 Streatham stabbing ● South London Liberal Synagogue ● St Leonard’s Church, Streatham ● St Leonard’s (ward) ● Streatham Ice and Leisure Centre ● Streatham ● Streatham Wells (ward) ● St Peter’s Church, Streatham ● Cranmer Green ● Wilson Hospital ● Streatham Park Cemetery ● Eastfields ● Mitcham Library ● Oakleigh Way ● Sunshine Way ● Streatham South (ward) ● Figges Marsh ● Knight’s Hill (West Norwood) ● South London Theatre ● Norbury ● St Luke’s Church, West Norwood ● Knight’s Hill (ward) ● Norwood Grove ● J. W. Hobbs’ Ground ● Streatham Common ● St Barnabas’ Church, Mitcham ● Croydon Palace ● Dog & Bull ● Addiscombe Military Seminary ● 2016 Croydon tram derailment ● Heavers Meadow ● Croydon F.C. ● Grangewood Park ● Gorilla (sculpture) ● South Norwood Lake and Grounds ● The Crystal Palace ● West Norwood ● West Norwood Cemetery ● Waddon Ponds
Getting to / around Thornton Heath – transport link, station & street map
Getting around in Thornton Heath using public transportation may include road, street, train, underground, bus or tram transport options. Walkfo has identified the following Thornton Heath places with historic / cultural / factual content when you visit:
Local Thornton Heath historians & Thornton Heath tour guides
Trying to encourage visitors to Thornton Heath? Walkfo has millions audio places already available but Walkfo Creator gives Thornton Heath’s places, attractions & landmarks ability to create their own unique outdoor audio museums & using our simple & easy to use Walkfo Creator. – Creating a new audio experience for your Thornton Heath place is free* and quick (15+ minutes if you prepare text content) to use, with Walkfo Creator doing the hard work of generating AI audio files for geo-spots from the text you provide with a simply click on a map. – The 100 Amazing Thornton Heath Places is just one example of an outdoor museum created using Walkfo Creator (pictured to the left) for people to safely explore during Covid-19 times whilst visiting a city. Our tool is open to tourism organisations, travel destinations & National Trust locations to create their own audio walks to offer free when people visit Thornton Heath destinations. – Walkfo itself is looking to partner with websites offering things-to-do / what’s on events listings to enhance the content of our ‘visit-Thornton Heath’ web pages (for example: www.visitThornton Heath.com). If you are interested in partnering, please contact us to discuss options.
* Walkfo Creator is free to use for a limited number of audio spots within a map with a license fee applicable when more than 20 audio spots within location walk are created. v1.1336
Visit Thornton Heath places using Walkfo for free guided tours of the best Thornton Heath places to visit. A unique way to experience Thornton Heath’s places, Walkfo allows you to explore Thornton Heath as you would a museum or art gallery with audio guides.
You can visit Thornton Heath places with Walkfo Thornton Heath to hear history at Thornton Heath’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Thornton Heath has 188 places to visit in our interactive Thornton Heath 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 Thornton Heath, 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 Thornton Heath places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Thornton Heath & the surrounding areas.
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Trying to encourage visitors to Thornton Heath?