Petts Wood and Hawkwood

On foot

Petts Wood – footpath entrance situated on Hazelmere Road, 30m from junction with Towncourt Crescent. TQ447683. Access from A208 Chislehurst Road via Birchwood Road.

Chislehurst – footpath entrance situated at end of Gosshill Road. TQ436690. Access from A222 Bickley Park Road via Blackbrook Lane/Barfield Road or Coates Hill Road (unmade road).

St Paul’s Cray – various footpath entrances off A208 Orpington Road/St Paul’s Cray Road to Petts Wood or adjoining St Paul’s Cray Common. TQ454690

By train

Nearby there are 3 stations, with easy access from London and Kent.

Petts Wood (approx 0.6 miles / 0.9 km) - turn right at the top of the footbridge and exit to the east side of the station. At bottom of steps turn left into Station Square and follow the road around past the parade of shops. Turn left out of the Square and continue on to Woodland Way. Turn right into Towncourt Crescent. At end road turn left into Hazelmere Road for 30m. There is a signed footpath on the right-hand side of that leads to the woods via an underpass. TQ447683

Chislehurst (approx 0.33 miles / 0.5 km) – on leaving station turn right into Station Approach. Cross Summer Hill (A222) via the footbridge. Follow Gosshill Road, an unmade roadway, until the end of the public road. On the left-hand side is a footpath that leads to the estate – cross bridge over the Kydd Brook to Pond Wood, or turn right and follow footpath alongside the Kydd Brook. TQ436690.

St Mary Cray (approx 1 mile / 1.5 km) – turn left and exit to the north side of the station. Turn left into Sayes Court Road. At the end of the road bear right and turn left into Lessons Hill. At the top of the hill cross Orpington Road and enter woods via St Pauls Cray Common. TQ 454690.

By bus

Services 61, 162, 269, 273, R1, R2 and R3 run close to Petts Wood and Hawkwood.

No.61 Chislehurst – Bromley North Station. Alight Orpington Road stop and enter woods. TQ453683

No. 162 Beckenham Junction – Eltham Station. Alight Chislehurst Station. Turn into Gosshill Road (unmade road), and follow until the end of the public road. On the left-hand side is a footpath that leads to the estate – cross bridge over the Kyd Brook to Pond Wood, or turn right and follow footpath alongside the Kyd Brook. TQ436690.

No. 269 Bexleyheath - Bromley North Station. Alight Chislehurst Station. Turn into Gosshill Road, an unmade roadway opposite Station Approach, and follow until the end of the public road. On the left-hand side is a footpath that leads to the estate – cross bridge over the Kyd Brook to Pond Wood, or turn right and follow footpath alongside the Kyd Brook. TQ436690

No. 273 Petts Wood Station - Lewisham (Tesco). Alight St Pauls Cray stop and enter woods via St Paul’s Cray Common. TQ453691. R1 Green Street Green – St Paul’s Cray (Grovelands). Alight Bridgewater Close, walk to top of Lessons Hill, cross Orpington Road and enter woods via St Pauls Cray Common. TQ453690

R2 Petts Wood Station – Biggin Hill Valley. Alight at Crossway stop. Walk along Crossway, turn left into Hazelmere Road. 60m ahead there is a signed footpath on the right-hand side that leads to the woods via an underpass. TQ447683

R3 Locksbottom (Princess Royal Hospital) - Chelsfield Village. Alight at Crossway stop. Walk along Crossway, turn left into Hazelmere Road. 60m ahead there is a signed footpath on the right-hand side that leads to the woods via an underpass. TQ447683

Cycling

View local cycle routes on the NCN website . On site please remember cyclists should only use the bridlepath as indicated by blue and white markers on trees

By road

Situated to the east of Bromley (A21), to the south of Sidcup (A20) and to the north of Orpington (A21/M25), Petts Wood and Hawkwood is 13 miles south-east of central London.

The estate is situated with the A222 to the north, the A208 running along the eastern boundary and railway lines forming Chislehurst and St Mary Cray junctions to the south.

Parking: there is no on-site parking.