National Trust - Petts Wood and Hawkwood

A beautiful woodland experience with great trails, wildlife and fungi. Would definitely return for another enjoyable ramble in the countryside. Conveniently close to London. No parking on site and no looks so be prepared. Benches dotted around for a nice packed lunch.

Great location for walks, very close to Croydon, Addington, Bromley! Our girls absolutely loved it! We have parked on the street (free) a l tittle bit further than the post code shows on the web. From that point there was 3 minutes walk to park entrance.

A beautiful woodland to explore and connect with nature. I parked at the car park on St Paul's Wood Hill (free). Being owned by National Trust the woodland is very clean with well defined paths and information boards. Popular with dog walkers, runners and the odd cyclist.
Hidden in the woods are a couple of historic monuments.

Amazing greenery and excellent place especially for kids. I think there are three entrances so depending on where are you coming from, there are plenty of free street parking. Great to have such a massive wood in Zone 5 of London area.

An excellent wood managed by national trust. It’s a great place to have a relaxing walk. The area is huge, there are three recommended routes: green, orange and red. You can follow the map to have a better walking experience. No charge. No entry barriers. Open 24 hours a day. You can park your car at Hazelmere road for free (street parking).

I visited here in May 2022 as part of walking the London Loop route around London. This is a nice woodland area to explore.

Great walk for those who like it as easygoing as myself. Parked in St Paul’s Wood car park for free, google maps shows it rather well but the area itself has no directions to the car park so do keep your eyes peeled as it’s just off of St Paul’s Wood Hill.

Lovely walk through here from Chislehurst station connecting through to Scadbury Park. Picked up a useful leaflet containing a map halfway along the path aswell full of interesting information.