Bromley parks and open spaces
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The London Borough of Bromley has over one hundred parks and open spaces within its boundaries: some large, like Crystal Palace Park, and some small, such as recreation grounds. Some of the open spaces form part of the South East London Green Chain.
Since the Borough is a peripheral one to London, it also contains much open countryside, some of which is in the form of country parks. The main open spaces under control of the Borough are:
- Betts Park, Anerley: 12.5ha, recreation ground with horticultural features
- Crystal Palace Park
- Goddington Park, Orpington: 64 ha including sports and wooded areas
- Harvington Sports Ground, Beckenham: 47.25ha of woodlands and open space
- High Elms Country Park Local Nature Reserve: 250 acres (625ha) of countryside; includes High Elms Golf Course
- Hoblingwell Wood, St Paul's Cray: 87ha
- Kelsey Park, Beckenham: 32.25ha: ornamental pleasure ground
- Priory Gardens, Orpington: 14ha, ornamental park
- Riverside Gardens, Orpington: 21ha, local open space
- Scadbury Park, Chislehurst: 300 acres (750ha) of countryside (pasture and woodland)
In addition there are many other open spaces privately controlled; among them are:
- North of the Borough: Cator Park and a large number of sports grounds in New Beckenham; Sundridge Park including its golf course; Camden Park, Scadbury Park and Elstead Wood near Chislehurst
- East of the Borough: Ruxley Wood, Paul's Cray Hill Park, Hockenden Wood and Bourne Wood, all in the Green Belt area;
- South of the Borough: Hayes Common stretches southwards to Keston Common; and Spring Park in Keston
- West of the Borough: a large open space around Bethlem Royal Hospital, including farmland and Crouch Oak Wood
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Details of all Bromley Borough open spaces
