PLACES TO VISIT South East
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£ = admission charge EH = English Heritage & NT = National Trust (free entry to members)

HALL PLACE Bourne Road Bexley. Tel 01322 526574
A Grade I listed building built in 1540 & the 1650s. Great Hall, exhibition galleries, displays, shop & information. Programme of events. Set in award winning riverside gardens. Bexley walk House closed until summer 2008 - gardens, shop & information centre remain open

AGE EXCHANGE 11 Blackheath Village SE3 9LA. Tel 020 8318 9105
Displays and changing exhibitions. Small cafe and shop. Open Mon-Sat 10-5:30. Blackheath Village walk

CROYDON CLOCKTOWER Katherine Street, Croydon CR9 1ET. Tel 020 8253 1030
Large lending & reference library, Local Studies Library, Temporary exhibition spaces, Riesco china collection, Museum of Croydon Cafe, cinema, live performances and community events. Croydon walk

CROYDON PALACE £ Old Palace Road CR0 1AX. Tel 020 8680 0467
The 1000 year old former residence of the Archbishops of Canterbury is now part of a school. Open for guided tours with teas during school holidays. Croydon walk

DULWICH PICTURE GALLERY £ College Road SE21 7AD. Tel 020 8693 5254
A collection of Old Masters in the first public art museum in England, designed by Sir John Soane. Extended in 2000 with cafe, lecture hall and art education centre. Programme of events and Friends organisation. Set in attractive grounds. Closed Mondays. Dulwich walks

KINGSWOOD HOUSE Seeley Drive SE21 8QR. Tel 020 8761 7239
Nicknamed 'Bovril Castle' and now in community use it includes a public library. Dulwich walks

ST BARNABAS CHURCH 40 Carlton Avenue SE21 7DG. Tel 020 8693 1524
The Victorian church was destroyed by fire and has been replaced with an impressive new building. Dulwich walks

ELTHAM PALACE & THE COURTAULD HOUSE £ EH Eltham Palace Court Yard SE9. Tel 020 8294 2548
The remains of Eltham Palace were incorporated into the 1930s house built for the Courtaulds. Beautifully restored interiors and attractive garden. Shop and cafe. Eltham & Mottingham walk

ST ALFEGE'S CHURCH Greenwich Church Street SE10. Tel 020 8293 5595
Information panels, slide presentation and occasional exhibitions & concerts. Small shop. Open 10-4 Mon - Sat & 12-4 Sunday. Greenwich walks

THE CUTTY SARK £ Cutty Sark Gardens SE10 9HT. Tel 020 8858 3445
This ship is the last of the tea clippers. Closed for major refurbishment. Greenwich walks

THE FAN MUSEUM £ 12 Crooms Hill SE10. Tel 020 8858 7879
A museum devoted to fans in an attractive house with painted orangery and Japanese garden. Includes details of their construction and changing themed displays from the collection. Open Tues - Sat 11-5 & Sunday 12-5. Greenwich walks

GREENWICH GATEWAY Pepys Building SE10 9LW. Tel 020 8269 4747
Introduction to Greenwich displays plus changing exhibitions. Also cafe, shop and visitor information. Programme of special events. Greenwich walks

THE QUEEN'S HOUSE Romney Road SE10 9NF. Tel 020 8858 4422
This fine Stuart house is now part of the National Maritime Museum housing some of its collections. Open daily 10-5. Greenwich walks

NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM Romney Road SE10 9NF. Tel 020 8858 4422
Galleries cover many aspects of ships, seafaring and marine affairs. Special exhibitions staged (chargable). Events programme. Shop and cafes. Open daily 10-5. See also [research] Greenwich walks

OLD ROYAL NAVAL COLLEGE Tel 0800 389 3341
Now home to Greenwich University and Trinity College of Music. The grounds are open to the public and the Painted Hall and Chapel can be visited free of charge. Guided tours available (bookable - charge). Greenwich walks

GREENWICH PENINSULA ECOLOGY PARK Tel 020 8293 1904
Varied habitats to explore with bird hides and organised activities. Open Wed - Sun 10-5. Greenwich Peninsula walk

ROYAL OBSERVATORY Greenwich Park Tel 020 8858 4422
Home of Greenwich Mean Time and the Meridian. Displays of timepieces, including the Harrison clocks, also astronomy and navigation. See Flamsteed House where the Astronomer Royal lived and worked. Planetarium shows (charge). Shop. Open daily 10-5. Meridian walk

RANGER'S HOUSE £ EH Chesterfield walk SE10 Tel 020 8853 0035
Now houses the Werhner Collection. Limited opening. Meridian and West Greenwich walks

CENTRE FOR WILDLIFE GARDENING 28 Marsden Road SE15. Tel 020 7252 9186
Ideas for making gardens more attractive to wildlife. Visitor centre provides information and facilities for visitors and groups. Plants for sale. Open Tues - Thurs & Sun (additional times in summer or by arrangement). Peckham (South) walk

MULTICULTURAL GARDEN IN BURGESS PARK Chumleigh Street SE5 ORJ. Tel 020 7525 2000
Gardens reflect styles and plants from around the world. Laid out around former almshouses now used by the Park Rangers. Cafe open daily. Peckham (North) walk

SOUTH LONDON ART GALLERY 65 Peckham Road SE5 8UH. Tel 020 7703 6120
Exhibitions and events. Open Tue - Sun 12-6pm. Peckham (North) walk

SHIRLEY WINDMILL Postmill Close. Tel 020 8406 4676.
Built in the 1850s to replace an earlier post mill destroyed by fire. It has been restored and is run by a Friends association. Open occasional Sundays or by arrangement. Shirley walk

HORNIMAN'S MUSEUM 100 London Road SE23 3PQ. Tel 020 8699 1872
The collection of Victorian tea trader Frederick Horniman embraces the natural and cultural world. The Arts & Crafts building has been extended to provide more displays and a cafe & shop. Set in a 16 acre attractive garden. Regular events programme including 'Hands On', Arts & Crafts and courses. Open daily 10:30-5:30. Sydenham Common walk

FIREPOWER £ Royal Arsenal, Woolwich. Tel 020 8855 7755
The Royal Artillery Museum with audio visual presentation and lots of hands-on exhibits. Some special events. Open 10:30-5 Wed - Sun (Apl - Oct) or Fri - Sun (Nov - Mch). Shop & cafe (open to all). Free parking. Woolwich walk

GREENWICH HERITAGE CENTRE Building 41 Royal Arsenal Woolwich SE18 4DX Tel 020 8854 2452
'Inside the Arsenal' and temporary exhibitions plus search room with family and local history resources. Programme of events and activities. Open Tue - Sat 9-5. Woolwich walk

WOOLWICH ARSENAL Tel 0870 608 2000
Parts of this are now accessible. There are 22 listed buildings on the extensive site which includes a riverside walk. Woolwich walk

ADDINGTON PALACE Gravel Hill. Tel 020 8662 5000
Refurbished for hospitality use it holds occasional openings with guided tours.

BETHLEM ROYAL HOSPITAL ARCHIVES & MUSEUM Monks Orchard Road Beckenham BR3 3BX. Tel 020 3228 4307
Small collection of pictures by artists with mental problems. Open Mon - Fri 9:30-5 but please check before visiting.

THE BRITISH VINTAGE WIRELESS & TELEVISION MUSEUM 23 Rosendale Road, West Dulwich SE21 8DS. Tel 020 8670 3667
An amazing collection of some 1500 objects maintained by its founder and a museum trust. Guided tours available by appointment but not generally open. Friends Group offers newsletter, invitation to social events and technical support.

BROMLEY MUSEUM Church Hill, Orpington BR6 OHH. Tel 01689 873826.
Permanent displays and changing exhibitions on the borough's history. Housed in a historic building within an attractive park.

CROYDON AIRPORT Purley Way. Tel 020 8669 1196.
Exhibition, recreated radio room & booking hall, photos and planes. Open first Sunday of the month 11-4. Free but donations welcomed. Cafe and free parking.

DANSON HOUSE £ Danson Park, Bexleyheath. Tel 020 8303 6699.
Fine Georgian House restored in 2006. Open March - November Wed, Thur, Sun & BH Mon 11-5. Programme of events. Shop & cafe.

 

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