Walk from Sidcup
MapSet out on a beautiful walk directly from Sidcup Station.
Alternatively, view walks you can reach directly from Sidcup by train.
Sidcup to Swanley
An excellent, mostly off-road and very green route through suburban Sidcup, the lovely Foots Cray Meadows (crossing the River Cray at Five Arches Bridge), on into rural country towards Swanley. It crosses Joyden's Wood and field-edge paths past a golf course; the bridleway section of Parsonage Lane and Joyden's Wood can be extremely muddy in winter and with a couple of quiet narrow lanes. Foots Cray Meadows has Five Arches Bridge over the River Cray. Wood-ant nests and bluebells in Joyden's Wood. Birchwood Park golf course restaurant is open to the public.
Time: 2h30–4h30
Lunch: A small parade of shops about half a mile south on the A223, and a farm shop, campsite and pub about the same distance north.
Warnings: The bridleway along Parsonage Lane and the southern edge of Joyden's Wood can be extremely muddy and challenging in winter. A couple of quiet narrow lanes where you may need to squeeze into a nettly verge. At least one stile and small gates. Crossing the busy A223/North Cray Road (a pelican crossing is nearby).
Walk details: Slow Ways.