National Gallery Art Trail

Croydon Group

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Overview

The National Gallery has come to Croydon and we hope to visit as many sites as possible on foot and using public transport. First we will take the tram to New Addington to see a painting outside the library. Then we go to Lloyd Park to start the trail on foot through Croydon Town centre to Croydon Minster where we will see the majority of the pieces. Then we walk to Rotary, Purley to see another and then go by bus to Coulsdon College for the last viewing. This walk is moderate pace with stops to view the paintings.

Sunday, 31 May 2026

Start time:: 10:00 am
Estimated finish time:: 3:30 pm

Difficulty:: Moderate
Distance:: 8.9km / 5.5mi
Ascent:: N/A
Type:: linear

Features

Accessible by public transport

Starting point

Grid reference:: TQ 32861 65720
Nearest postcode:: CR0 1LF
what3words:: pill.wool.hush

Start time:: 10:00 am

East Croydon Station Ticket Office entrance

Finishing point

Grid reference:: TQ 31094 57959
Nearest postcode:: CR5 1YA
what3words:: slows.handed.candy

Estimated finish time:: 3:30 pm

Coulsdon College Placehouse Lane. Bus 60 back to Croydon

Upcoming walks with Croydon Group

North Downs - some of the way

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Tattenham Corner Circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.5 miles

Views and hills of South London

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 4.0 miles

Selsdon Nature Reserve

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Toys Hill

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Denbies vineyard and Polesden Lacey

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Lloyd Park, Addington Hills and the Heathfield Estate

Start:

Difficulty:: Easy

Distance:: 4.0 miles

Happy Valley, Netherne and Farthing Downs

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Woldingham Circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 4.5 miles

Waterfalls and Views

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Blow the Weekend Cobwebs Away

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 4.0 miles

Reigate circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.0 miles

Otford and Shoreham, Kent

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 11.0 miles

Coulsdon Common to Grange Park Old Coulsdon

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 2.0 miles

Regents Canal Walk

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 4.5 miles

North Downs with views

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Fourwents Ponds - Brockham - Strood Green

Start:

Difficulty:: Easy

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Rotherhithe to London Bridge

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 4.5 miles

Morning Circular around Happy Valley

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.5 miles

Afternoon Circular Parks and Gems of Penge and Anerley

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Whistlers Wood, Titsey Plantation and Tatsfield

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Blow the Weekend Cobwebs Away

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 4.0 miles

Linear Belvedere to Falconwood

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.1 miles

Denbies and Ranmore Common

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 11.0 miles

From A-B. A walk from Anerley to Penge

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Banstead Woods

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.0 miles

South of Limpsfield

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.5 miles

Banstead Woods

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Bletchingley, Mercers Lake, Nutfield,

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Historical Guided Walk through Blackheath

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 3.0 miles

Cudham, Downe and Pratts Bottom

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 11.7 miles

Morning Circular around Happy Valley

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.5 miles

Three Commons Walk

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Blow the Weekend Cobwebs Away

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 4.0 miles

Ashdown Forest

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 12.0 miles

Blackfriars to Victoria

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 4.0 miles

Leith Hill and environs

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Two castles and many oasts

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.5 miles

Around Dorking

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Afternoon Circular- Parks and Gems of Penge and Anerley

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Blow the Weekend Cobwebs Away

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 4.0 miles

Selsdon Woods

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Phipps Bridge to Mitcham

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 4.0 miles

Westerham wander

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

In search of Blackthorn Blossom

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Morning Circular around Happy Valley

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Banstead, Chiphouse and Long Plantation

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.3 miles

Circular Walk from Addington Village Tram stop

Start:

Difficulty:: Easy

Distance:: 4.0 miles

Yeading Brook Trail to Headstone Manor

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.0 miles

Blow the Weekend Cobwebs Away

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 4.0 miles

Lunch at The Woodman

Start:

Difficulty:: Easy Access

Ifield to Horsham via St Leonards Forest

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.5 miles

Edenbridge circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 14.0 miles

Hills and Views from Farthing Downs

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 4.5 miles

Westerham and Ide Hill

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.7 miles

One tree hill, Ightham Mote and Knole

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Earlsfield to Mitcham

Start:

Difficulty:: Easy

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Morning Circular Exploring South Norwood Country Park

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 4.0 miles

Edenbridge circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 14.0 miles

Happy Valley, Farthing Downs, Chaldon with tea at Church

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 4.5 miles

A different Edenbridge circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 15.0 miles

Blow the Weekend Cobwebs Away

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 4.0 miles

Elmore Pond

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Sanderstead to Selsdon

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 3.0 miles

Scearn Bank

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Thursley boardwalk, Devils Punchbowl

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 11.0 miles

Kingswood to Warlingham Green

Start:

Difficulty:: Easy

Distance:: 2.5 miles

Dolypers Hill and Kenley Airfield

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Addington Park

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Banstead Woods Afternoon Circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Blow the Weekend Cobwebs Away

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 4.0 miles

Kent countryside

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 11.0 miles

Putney Bridge to Barnes Bridge

Start:

Difficulty:: Easy

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Friday Street, Leith Hill, Holmbury St Mary

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 9.5 miles

Toys Hill

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Kingston to Twickenham

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.5 miles

West Wickham to Croydon

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.5 miles

Afternoon Linear- East Croydon to Lloyd Park

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Bluebell Walk

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Banstead Woods Afternoon Circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 4.5 miles

Blow the Weekend Cobwebs Away

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 4.0 miles

Circular from Flanchford Road

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 13.0 miles

Thames Circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 4.5 miles

Thames Path, Home Pk and Bushy Pk.

Start:

Difficulty:: Easy

Distance:: 10.0 miles

4 Counties

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 11.0 miles

A River with Green Bits; Penge to Catford

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Springtime in the Isabella Plantation

Start:

Difficulty:: Easy

Distance:: 5.5 miles

Cuckoo Wood and beyond

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Warlingham and Halliloo Valley - Afternoon Circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Blow the Weekend Cobwebs Away

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 4.0 miles

Morning Coffee at The Clock Tower Cafe Croydon

Start:

Difficulty:: Easy

Circular walk from Merstham Station

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.0 miles

Five Oak Green to Tonbridge and back along the Medway

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 13.0 miles

New Malden to Wimbledon Village

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Coulsdon Common to Caterham on the Hill

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 1.5 miles

Walking in Kent. Teston, Yalding and the River Medway.

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Bookham common, Ockham, Effingham common

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Tadworth to Tattenham Corner

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Richmond to Kingston

Start:

Difficulty:: Easy

Distance:: 7.0 miles

Three Commons Circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.8 miles

Art On Your Doorstep Trail

Start:

Difficulty:: Easy

Distance:: 3.5 miles

Blow the Weekend Cobwebs Away

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 4.0 miles

Leith Hill

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Phipps Bridge to Colliers Wood

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 4.0 miles

Ranmore Common Denbies

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Brasted Recreation Ground

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Mercers Country Park

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 4.5 miles

Hurst Green to Caterham

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Spring Park and West Wickham Common Circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Blow the Weekend Cobwebs Away

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 4.0 miles

South Downs north of Brighton

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 11.0 miles

South Downs in summer

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Flanchford Road

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Riddlesdown- Morning Circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Woldingham Countryside Walk

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.5 miles