Walks you can reach from North Dulwich by train
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East Croydon to Oxted (Surrey)
30 minutes direct from North Dulwich.
First stage of the Vanguard Way, from suburban East Croydon out through Selsdon Wood and the North Downs to Oxted.
Woodland: a third under tree cover.
Time: 5h30–11h
Walk details: Walking Post (tips, photos and local insights).
London Bridge Circular (Surrey)
15 minutes direct from North Dulwich.
A walk through London's history around the square mile, past the Tower of London, St Paul's Cathedral and the Guildhall.
Time: 2h30–5h
Warnings: Two thirds urban. Several sets of steps, cobbled streets and narrow alleys.
Walk details: Walking Post (tips, photos and local insights).
Streatham to East Dulwich (Surrey)
8 minutes direct from North Dulwich.
South London green-chain walk from Streatham's Rookery through Dulwich Woods, Horniman Gardens and Nunhead Cemetery to East Dulwich.
Time: 3h–6h30
Walk details: Walking Post (tips, photos and local insights).
Streatham to Honor Oak Park (Surrey)
8 minutes direct from North Dulwich.
Walk through surviving fragments of the ancient Great North Wood, from Streatham Common via Crystal Palace Park to One Tree Hill.
Woodland: a third under tree cover.
Time: 3h–6h
Walk details: Walking Post (tips, photos and local insights).
Crystal Palace to Forest Hill (Surrey)
15 minutes direct from North Dulwich.
Suburban parks, ancient woodland, leafy avenues, Victorian gardens and urban pavements.
Time: 3h30
Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
London Bridge to Cutty Sark for Maritime Greenwich (Surrey)
15 minutes direct from North Dulwich.
Flat riverside pavement, converted Victorian wharves, residential riverside developments, industrial heritage and pocket parks.
Source: A shorter variant of Westminster to Greenwich via the south bank – the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).