Beckenham Place Park

Beckenham Place Park is located mainly in Beckenham but is under the jurisdiction of the London Borough of Lewisham in South East London. The Park lies on the Lewisham/Bromley border strictly speaking between Downham, Bellingham, Beckenham and Shortlands. It was acquired from the Cator Estate by the LCC circa 1927. It is a Local Nature Reserve, a Site of Metropolitan Importance. A 'well kept secret' from many Londoners, the park has been thought of as a private golf course(it is public) or private house and grounds as it is not widely publicised. It does lie on the Green Chain Walk and London Ring. A railway bisects the park and the only routes joining both parts are the bridge north of woodland called the Ash Plantation or by leaving...