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Overview

This walk is part of a project to visit every piece of common land* in London.

This is the third of three walks visiting the large number of commons in Bromley (over 20 and I keep finding more)

This walk will visit:

  • Pratts Bottom Common
  • Green Street Green Common
  • Biggin Hill Green
  • Leaves Green Common
  • Keston Common
  • Hayes Common
  • West Wickham Common

We will start at Knockholt station. The lunch stop will be in Downe, where there are a couple of pubs, however having a packed lunch as a back up would be a good idea.

We will finish at Hayes station.

The walk will be at a brisk pace.

* I am defining common land to be any piece of land that is registered for the purposes of the Commons Act 2006, or is protected under separate local acts, such as Wimbledon and Putney Commons (which are protected under the Wimbledon and Putney Commons Act 1871). Using this definition not all pieces of land that are called commons are in fact commons and many of the pieces of common land are not called commons.

Thursday, 31 July 2025
Start time:
10:50 am
Estimated finish time:
6:30 pm
Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
25.9km / 16.1mi
Ascent:
340m / 1115ft
Type:
linear

Travel

The start point for the walk is Knockholt station (Zone 6):

  • Take the 10:10 from London Bridge arriving at Knockholt at 10:50

Make use of the toilets on the train.

Meet at the ticket barriers at Knockholt station.

The end point of the walk is Hayes station  (Zone 5).

No booking required.

The finishing time is an estimate only and will be dependent on a number of factors such as, weather, the speed at which the group walks and the number of breaks taken.

Features

  • Accessible by public transport
  • No car needed

Starting point

Grid reference:
TQ 48479 62902
Nearest postcode:
TN14 7HR
what3words:
royal.direct.arrive
Start time:
10:50 am

Knockholt Railway Station (Zone 6) Meet by the ticket barriers

Finishing point

Grid reference:
TQ 40010 66063
Nearest postcode:
BR2 7EN
what3words:
sheep.voice.filer
Estimated finish time:
6:30 pm

Hayes Station (zone 5)

Join the Ramblers and enjoy

  • unlimited free access to 50,000 Ramblers group walks
  • a library jam-packed with thousands of tried-and-tested routes
  • a welcome pack teeming with top tips plus our Walk magazine
  • exclusive discounts from our partners
  • knowing your support is opening up more places to walk and helping more people discover the joy of walking