Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #3 in London, United Kingdom

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Tour Facts

Number of sights 8 sights
Distance 4.4 km
Ascend 38 m
Descend 60 m

Explore London in United Kingdom with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Individual Sights in London

Sight 1: Jorrocks, on horse leaping hedge

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This is a list of public art in the London Borough of Croydon.

Wikipedia: List of public art in the London Borough of Croydon (EN)

874 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 2: Park Hill Recreation Ground

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Park Hill Recreation Ground is a 15 acres (6.1 ha) park near the centre of Croydon, Greater London, managed by the London Borough of Croydon. It runs from Barclay Road to Coombe Road beside the railway line, with the main entrances on Water Tower Hill and Barclay Road. The nearest stations are East Croydon to the north for Tramlink and National Rail services and South Croydon to the south for National Rail. The park was officially renamed as Park Hill in 1964.

Wikipedia: Park Hill Recreation Ground (EN)

671 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 3: Fairfield Halls

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Fairfield Halls Jim Linwood / CC BY 2.0

Fairfield Halls is an arts, entertainment and conference centre in Croydon, London, England, which opened in 1962 and contains a theatre and gallery, and a large concert hall regularly used for BBC television, radio and orchestral recordings. Fairfield Halls closed for a £30 million redevelopment in 2016, and reopened in 2019. As part of the building's re-opening Talawa Theatre Company relocated to the building, taking up a 200-seat theatre space and offices.

Wikipedia: Fairfield Halls (EN)

178 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 4: Queen's Gardens

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Queen's Gardens

The Queen's Gardens is a public garden in the centre of Croydon, South London. The gardens are bordered by Croydon Town Hall, Bernard Weatherill House, the site of the former Taberner House, Park Lane and Katharine Street.

Wikipedia: Queen's Gardens, Croydon (EN)

150 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 5: Croydon War Memorial

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Croydon War Memorialhahnchen at Wikimedia Commons (must include link if medium allows) / CC BY-SA 3.0

Croydon Cenotaph is a war memorial, in Croydon, London, England. It is located outside the Croydon Clocktower arts complex, on Katharine Street in Croydon.

Wikipedia: Croydon Cenotaph (EN)

676 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 6: St Andrew

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St Andrewhahnchen at Wikimedia Commons (must include link if medium allows) / CC BY-SA 3.0

St Andrew's, formally the Church of St Andrew, is a church of England church in Croydon, London, England.

Wikipedia: St Andrew's, Croydon (EN)

715 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 7: Croydon Minster

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Croydon Minster is the parish and civic church of the London Borough of Croydon, located in the Old Town area of Croydon. There are currently more than 35 churches in the borough, with Croydon Minster being the most prominent. It is Grade I listed.

Wikipedia: Croydon Minster (EN), Website, Heritage Website

1170 meters / 14 minutes

Sight 8: Waddon Ponds

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Waddon Ponds is an ornamental 8.5 acres (3.4 ha) urban park / inland water in the western part of the London Borough of Croydon, by whom it is managed. It is bordered to the north by Mill Lane, and on the other three sides by Waddon Court Road, Court Drive and The Ridgeway.

Wikipedia: Waddon Ponds (EN)

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