Walks you can reach from West Norwood by train
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Streatham to East Dulwich (Surrey)
4 minutes direct from West Norwood.
South London green-chain walk from Streatham's Rookery through Dulwich Woods, Horniman Gardens and Nunhead Cemetery to East Dulwich.
Walk details: Walking Post (tips, photos and local insights).
Streatham to Honor Oak Park (Surrey)
4 minutes direct from West Norwood.
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.
Walk details: Walking Post (tips, photos and local insights).
Crystal Palace to Forest Hill (Surrey)
7 minutes direct from West Norwood.
Suburban parks, ancient woodland, leafy avenues, Victorian gardens and urban pavements.
Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Wandsworth to Teddington (Surrey)
15 minutes direct from West Norwood.
Through South London's best parks to the Thames; Putney Heath, Wimbledon Common, Richmond Park, Ham House, Teddington Lock.
Woodland: a third under tree cover.
Ham House and Garden: A unique 17th-century treasure trove (National Trust; 2h30 to visit).
Wimbledon Windmill: An 1817 windmill on Wimbledon Common, now a small museum.
Richmond Park: A vast royal park home to herds of red and fallow deer.
1 lunch spot: Ham House and Garden café
Walk details: Walking Post (tips, photos and local insights).
Central London to Cutty Sark for Maritime Greenwich (Middlesex)
30 minutes direct from West Norwood.
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 (Saturday Walkers Club).