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Help please - village to visit from Greenwich?

Weegie AddickWeegie Addick
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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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  • shirty5shirty5
    Shrewsbury Patk but beware of the parking restrictions 
  • cliveclive
    Andy Nelson might have a few suggestions.
  • Weegie AddickWeegie Addick
    clive said:
    Andy Nelson might have a few suggestions.
    V funny Clive but I was hoping for serious replies 😂
  • LoOkOuTLoOkOuT
    Sevenoaks? Knole Park.
  • Off_itOff_it
    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!
  • SuedeAdidasSuedeAdidas
    East Croydon. 
  • CaptainRobboCaptainRobbo
    I hear Leyton is vile this time of the year
  • CaptainRobboCaptainRobbo
    Obviously not a village, but is Rochester worth a visit?
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  • SaladSalad
    Blackheath?
  • SoundAsa£SoundAsa£
    Shoreham Kent…..lovely spot with the train station just a short walk from the village and river.
  • ShootersHillGuruShootersHillGuru
    Charlton Village
  • guinnessaddickguinnessaddick
    Kidbrooke village 
  • se9addickse9addick
    Eltham village 
  • Athletico CharltonAthletico Charlton
    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).
  • SporadicAddickSporadicAddick
    edited August 9
    Bexley Village. I hear the Millers is a decent pub.
  • SoundAsa£SoundAsa£
    Lewisham Village?
  • iainmentiainment
    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 AddickWeegie Addick
    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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  • InspectorSandsInspectorSands
    edited 12:27AM
    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.




  • centurioncenturion
    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. 
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  • CaptainRobboCaptainRobbo
    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_itOff_it
    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_itOff_it
    SoundAsa£ said:
    Lewisham Village?
    Don't be ridiculous. Now, Ladywell Village and now we're talking! 🤣
  • Weegie AddickWeegie Addick
    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 andyrandy andy
    Eynesford
    Yalding - though might be pushing the hour limit
    West Malling
    Bearstead
  • hermannhermann
    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
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