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Crossbones Graveyard

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📷 Natasha Ceridwen de Chroustchoff · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

FamilyWildlifePlay
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

51.50397, -0.09324

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
  • ☕The coffee house — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingCaféParking· PaidPlaygroundToilets

Best for

11 activities

Family friendly

playground, café, toilets; Urban park — family destination

Free

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Playgrounds

playground, toilets, café, parking

Free

Picnic day out

café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Pochard, Black-headed Gull, Shoveler +43 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Pochard, Black-headed Gull, Shoveler +43 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

48 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Middlesex Street Estate PedwaysWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Peter's Hill pedwayWalking route
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Bishopsgate pedwaysWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Waterlink WayWalking route12 km

Walking & cycling route in Lewisham borough, following the rivers Pool and Ravensbourne (Deptford Creek). Forms the northernmost section of Walk Wheel Cycle Trust's National Cycle Route 21 (Eastbourne to the Thames)

Named routeRef WWLength 12 kmPoint-to-pointLocal walking route
Capital Ring link to Hackney Wick stationWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

555 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cycleway 3Cycling route
Named routeRef C3Regional cycle route
LCN 22Cycling route
Named routeRef 22Local cycle route
LCNCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route QCycling route
Named routeRef QRegional cycle route
Route CCycling route
Named routeRef CRegional cycle route
Route QCycling route
Named routeRef QRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Cross Bones graveyard gate, looking SE

📷 Natasha Ceridwen de Chroustchoff · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Cross Bones graveyard gate, looking SE

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🌱Mile End ParkUrban park4.5 km→🌱London FieldsUrban park4.7 km→🌱London FieldsUrban park4.7 km→🌱Geraldine Mary Harmsworth ParkUrban park1.4 km→🌱Archbishop's ParkUrban park1.8 km→🌱Archbishop's ParkUrban park1.8 km→

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