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Purley Downs Golf Course

📷 Dr Neil Clifton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessPaid entryDogs welcome

Getting here

51.33606, -0.09530

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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
  • ⛳Golf is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingParking· Paid

Best for

7 activities

Golf

Golf course

Paid

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Magpie, Blue Tit +45 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Magpie, Blue Tit +45 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Semi-improved grassland — butterflies and wildflowers; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Dusky Ant, 7-spot Ladybird +1 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

14 signed routes nearby · 41 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Wandle TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Wandle-Oaks LinkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Greenwich Meridian TrailWalking route440 km

A long-distance walk that follows the line of the Prime Meridian. Inaugurated in 2009, to coincide with the 125th anniversary of the Greenwich Meridian.

Named routeRef GMTLength 440 kmRegional walking route
LOOP link to Whyteleafe stationWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Vanguard WayWalking route111 km
Named routeRef VGWLength 111 kmRegional walking route
Downs Court Roadpublic footpath · 74 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 74 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
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Cycling

167 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
LCNCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
LCN 75 (parallel Croydon route)Cycling route
Named routeRef (75)Local cycle route
LCN 76 linkCycling route
Named routeRef (76)Local cycle route
LCN 75 linkCycling route

Signed as "Town Centre West Bypass"

Named routeRef (75)Local cycle route
LCN 75Cycling route
Named routeRef 75Local cycle route
LCN 75Cycling route
Named routeRef 75Local cycle route
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Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths
Riddlesdown Roadbridleway · 8 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 8 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
Riddlesdown Roadbridleway · 217 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 217 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
Riddlesdown Roadbridleway · 1.2 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.2 kmSurface gravelPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Club house, Purley Downs Golf Club, Surrey

📷 Dr Neil Clifton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Club house, Purley Downs Golf Club, Surrey

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Sanderstead Recreation GroundUrban park1.2 km→🌱Coulsdon Memorial GroundUrban park3.6 km→🌱Park Hill Recreation GroundUrban park3.7 km→🌱RiddlesdownUrban park1.2 km→🌱South Croydon Recreation GroundUrban park1.5 km→🌱Birch (Selsdon)Urban park2.1 km→

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