Beckenham

Beckenham is a Town in the county of Greater London.

Retail in Beckenham

There are great places to visit near Beckenham including some great cities, castles, museums, historic buildings, rivers and streams, shopping centres, towns, country parks, nature reserves, historic monuments, airports and bluebell woods.

There are a several good cities in the area around Beckenham like London.

The area around Beckenham's best castles can be found at The Tower of London.

Beckenham's best nearby museums can be found at The Tower of London, National Maritime Museum Greenwich, and Cutty Sark.

Beckenham has some unmissable historic buildings nearby like The Tower of London, Millenium Bridge, Sutton House and Breaker's Yard, and Osterley Park and House.

River Thames at London is one of Beckenham's best, nearby rivers and streams to visit in Beckenham.

Shopping Centres to visit near Beckenham include Westfield London, Westfield Stratford City, Brent Cross Shopping Centre, and Whitgift Centre.

Hendon, Greenwich, Croydon, Chislehurst, Enfield, and Isleworth are great places to visit near Beckenham if you like towns.

Fryent Country Park, South Norwood Country Park, Morden Hall Park, Bedfont Lakes Country Park, Scadbury Estate Country Park, Stanmore Country Park, and Whitewebbs Country Park are some of Beckenham best country parks to visit near Beckenham.

There are a number of nature reserves near to Beckenham including Morden Hall Park.

Don't miss Cutty Sark's historic monuments if visiting the area around Beckenham.

There are a several good airports in the Beckenham area like London Biggin Hill Airport, Heathrow Airport, London City Airport, and London Heliport.

Stanmore Country Park is one of Beckenham's best, nearby bluebell woods to visit in Beckenham.

Beckenham History

There are some historic monuments around Beckenham:

Places to see near Beckenham

History of Beckenham

Between then and the early 20th century, further growth of Beckenham took place: the Shortlands area in 1863; Clock House in the 1890s; Elmers End in 1911 (where smaller suburban houses were built); Park Langley in 1908; and Eden Park in 1926. The Manor of Foxgrove was also broken up at some point: its name is commemorated in a local road.

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