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Help please - village to visit from Greenwich?

Weegie Addick
Weegie Addick Posts: 16,522
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Looking for the CL hive mind to come up trumps please. After all the fantastic excitement of today, we’re thinking of a nice quiet Sunday in the countryside. 

Would welcome thoughts please of villages worth visiting within an hour or so of Greenwich on public transport? 
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  • shirty5
    shirty5 Posts: 19,231
    Shrewsbury Patk but beware of the parking restrictions 
  • clive
    clive Posts: 19,456
    Andy Nelson might have a few suggestions.
  • Weegie Addick
    Weegie Addick Posts: 16,522
    clive said:
    Andy Nelson might have a few suggestions.
    V funny Clive but I was hoping for serious replies 😂
  • Off_it
    Off_it Posts: 28,850
    You might struggle to get anywhere like that in an hour from Greenwich, but somewhere like Eynsford should be doable on a Sunday in an hour and a half, with a fair wind on the trains.
  • LoOkOuT
    LoOkOuT Posts: 10,857
    Sevenoaks? Knole Park.
  • Off_it
    Off_it Posts: 28,850
    LoOkOuT said:
    Sevenoaks? Knole Park.
    I was thinking that too, I love it there. But by public transport? Fuck walking up that hill from the station!
  • DaveMehmet
    DaveMehmet Posts: 21,601
    Off_it said:
    You might struggle to get anywhere like that in an hour from Greenwich, but somewhere like Eynsford should be doable on a Sunday in an hour and a half, with a fair wind on the trains.
    I was going to suggest Otford, just up the road. Nearby station, couple of pubs and a very good chance of seeing a Spitfire from Biggin Hill fly over 
  • SuedeAdidas
    SuedeAdidas Posts: 7,741
    East Croydon. 
  • CaptainRobbo
    CaptainRobbo Posts: 612
    I hear Leyton is vile this time of the year
  • CaptainRobbo
    CaptainRobbo Posts: 612
    Obviously not a village, but is Rochester worth a visit?
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  • Salad
    Salad Posts: 10,189
    Blackheath?
  • SoundAsa£
    SoundAsa£ Posts: 22,481
    Shoreham Kent…..lovely spot with the train station just a short walk from the village and river.
  • ShootersHillGuru
    ShootersHillGuru Posts: 50,622
    Charlton Village
  • guinnessaddick
    guinnessaddick Posts: 28,633
    Kidbrooke village 
  • se9addick
    se9addick Posts: 32,037
    Eltham village 
  • Athletico Charlton
    Athletico Charlton Posts: 14,276
    Public transport and an hour is tough.

    You could do DLR to Lewisham (10mins) and train from Lewisham to Hayes (30mins) then an Uber 15 minutes or so to Downe. Nice pubs and Charles Darwin's house to visit...  But I suspect the sum of all those parts will end up being more like 90mins with cross overs and the Lewisham to Hayes train line is sometimes closed Sundays so you would need to check.

    Otherwise a train to Sevenoaks which is nice for lunch with some nice shops, then walk/Uber to Knowle Park with Knowle House or Uber to Eynsford which has a nice pub by the river (but always rammed when weekend/sunny).  I think Castle Farm lavender fields have all been cut down by now and would involve a separate Uber anyway.

    An alternative from Sevenoaks is a walk to Sevenoaks wildlife reserve (but it's probably not worth the bother).
  • SporadicAddick
    SporadicAddick Posts: 6,857
    edited August 9
    Bexley Village. I hear the Millers is a decent pub.
  • SoundAsa£
    SoundAsa£ Posts: 22,481
    Lewisham Village?
  • iainment
    iainment Posts: 8,039
    If you like Marc Chagall’s art I’d go to Tudeley. The chapel he made the stained glass windows for is wonderful. Plenty of pubs nearby and about on hour (or so) from London by train. 
  • Weegie Addick
    Weegie Addick Posts: 16,522
    Thanks for some of these suggestions. Typical Charlton Life in needing to sort through the nonsense for the decent posts  :D
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  • InspectorSands
    InspectorSands Posts: 5,188
    edited August 10
    Weegie Addick said:
    Looking for the CL hive mind to come up trumps please. After all the fantastic excitement of today, we’re thinking of a nice quiet Sunday in the countryside. 

    Would welcome thoughts please of villages worth visiting within an hour or so of Greenwich on public transport? 
    I can't personally vouch for it, but others I know like it... Leigh-on-Sea is doable in about 90 minutes (DLR from Greenwich to Limehouse or Stratford, then direct train) and doesn't have the pisstake rail fares that the Kent coast has. May be a bit busy on a sunny Sunday though.

    Either that or Downe (and Down House) or Westerham (and Chartwell) via three buses, but that'll be about 90 minutes too and a bit of an epic trip. Certainly doable with a bit of patience, though. 

    Or bin off the idea of leaving London and get the Northern Line to Hampstead. P4 bus from Lewisham to Dulwich Village will drop you off at the Picture Gallery. Richmond is quite villagey (watch for Ted Lasso fans). Or just walk to Blackheath Village.




  • centurion
    centurion Posts: 437
    Opposite end of London but Amersham is surprisingly doable on public transport in an hour and a very nice spot. Historic pubs and a real country feel to bits of it. 
  • R0TW
    R0TW Posts: 1,676
    edited August 10
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  • CaptainRobbo
    CaptainRobbo Posts: 612
    Weegie Addick said:
    Looking for the CL hive mind to come up trumps please. After all the fantastic excitement of today, we’re thinking of a nice quiet Sunday in the countryside. 

    Would welcome thoughts please of villages worth visiting within an hour or so of Greenwich on public transport? 
    Do you mind me asking where you decided to go?
  • Off_it
    Off_it Posts: 28,850
    centurion said:
    Opposite end of London but Amersham is surprisingly doable on public transport in an hour and a very nice spot. Historic pubs and a real country feel to bits of it. 
    Lol, Amersham!

    1 hr 44 according to Google Maps.
  • Off_it
    Off_it Posts: 28,850
    SoundAsa£ said:
    Lewisham Village?
    Don't be ridiculous. Now, Ladywell Village and now we're talking! 🤣
  • Weegie Addick
    Weegie Addick Posts: 16,522
    CaptainRobbo said:
    Weegie Addick said:
    Looking for the CL hive mind to come up trumps please. After all the fantastic excitement of today, we’re thinking of a nice quiet Sunday in the countryside. 

    Would welcome thoughts please of villages worth visiting within an hour or so of Greenwich on public transport? 
    Do you mind me asking where you decided to go?
    So in the end we decided it was a bit hot for a long trip (I’m half Scottish after all) so instead we did a big walk around Greenwich Park - rose garden, flower garden, queen’s orchard etc - topped off with a couple of lovely cool drinks in The Plume! 

    But thank you for the good ideas which are now stored up for future. 
  • randy andy
    randy andy Posts: 5,454
    Eynesford
    Yalding - though might be pushing the hour limit
    West Malling
    Bearstead
  • hermann
    hermann Posts: 481
    centurion said:
    Opposite end of London but Amersham is surprisingly doable on public transport in an hour and a very nice spot. Historic pubs and a real country feel to bits of it. 
    Would've been too dangerous after Saturday's game, entering the hornet's nest
  • eaststandmike
    eaststandmike Posts: 14,956
    randy andy said:
    Eynesford
    Yalding - though might be pushing the hour limit
    West Malling
    Bearstead
    I would give West Malling a swerve, nothing village like about it now with four barbers, charity shops and nail bars. 

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