Getting here
51.40375, -0.03252
Best for
4 activitiesPlaygrounds
Free93%playground, toilets, café, parking
Dog walks
Free78%Dogs allowed with public access
Family friendly
Free68%Urban park — family destination
Picnic day out
Free62%Urban park — open green space
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶
Walking
34
34 named nearby
Named route
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Cycling
176
176 named nearby
Named route
Named routes and paths nearby
Wandle Trail · Walking0
Waterlink Way · Walking12 km
Capital Ring (section 03) - alternative avoiding steps in · Walking0
Lewisham Promenade · Walking0
Main Route · Cycling
Main Route · Cycling
About this urban park
Croydon Road Recreation Ground is a urban park covering 17 hectares.
Wildlife to spot
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🌱 Visiting this spring
- 🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
- 🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best
Facilities
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Café
MCCNLight · 295m
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Parking
9 nearby · Paid · 268m
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Picnic spot
4 · 97m away
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Playground
5 · 37m away
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Toilets
3 · 139m away
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
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