Enjoy a Walk & Tea in the Park

Enjoy a walk & tea in the park

Wherever you are on the Green Chain, you won’t be far from a coﬀee and slice of cake!

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We all know how welcome a nice café is. With this in mind, our intrepid café connoisseur Mr A.A Szanto set out to discover the culinary delights of the Green Chain. What Mr Szanto doesn’t know about cafes isn’t worth knowing, and after much research has highlighted for our pleasure and enjoyment some of his favourite cafes and watering holes on, or very close to, the Green Chain Walk. So you can explore with ease knowing wherever you are, on the Green Chain you are never far from a coﬀee and a slice of cake!

2 ...Starters ... (pages 4-7) ...Mains ... (pages 8-53) 1 Homemade 2 Pavilion Café 3 Horniman Museum Café 4 Café St Germain 5 Kente Coﬀee House 6 Mansion Café 7 Mega Breakfast Café 8 Lavender House Café 9 Café Clementine 10 Snacks in the Park 11 Munchies Sandwich Bar 12 The Royal Tarn 13 Wrattens 14 Lucy’s Kitchen 15 Café Roma 16 Oxleas Wood Café 17 The Mulberry Tearooms 18 The View 19 Kings Diner 20 The Foresters Arms 21 Café Diana 22 The Leather Bottle 23 Ark of Erith ...Desserts ... (page 54)

3 Explore the Green Chain... for abreath of fresh air

4 The greener side of capital life is on your doorstep.

The Green Chain links over 300 parks A pioneering walk and open spaces in South East London The pioneering Green Chain Walk ‒ a and stretches like an emerald necklace 50 mile network of footpaths ‒ links from the inner-London boroughs together many of the open spaces, of Lewisham and Southwark to the with directional signposts and Thames riverside in Kent. information points helping you find your way around. It makes any visit A bit of calm... to the Green Chain a relaxed and So if you fancy some calm time enjoyable one. To make it easier still outdoors or a bit of an adventure, we’ve set up 11 easy-to-follow walks South East London’s Green Chain is all within 10 minutes of train stations here waiting for you. and bus stops ‒ see next page for more details. On the Green Chain you can discover fantastic landscapes, from local nature Check it out reserves and lovely parklands and Escape from the hustle and bustle of gardens to sports grounds and places the city and experience the freedom to grow your own fruit and veg. You and expanse of the Green Chain: It’s can picnic in flower filled meadows, your passport to health and relaxation. explore formal gardens or even visit a farm just 7 miles from the City!

The Green Chain overflows with wildlife so if you’re quiet and keep your eyes open who knows what you might be lucky enough to see! Squirrels, voles and foxes are Green Chain regulars, as are woodpeckers and jays. Don’t be too surprised if you catch sight of the odd, ring necked parakeet ‒ a lasting guest from a country far away! A bit of history If history and heritage is more of your thing then you’re also in for a treat: London’s finest Jacobean Mansion, a Directional signposts and medieval Royal Palace, a gothic castle information points help you find with stunning views, and our Capital’s your way around easily very first Art Gallery are all housed within the Green Chain. 5 18

17 The Green Chain Walk is well served by numerous train stations and so visiting this amazing network of over 300 open spaces has never been easier. Do good to yourself and give your body and mind a 1 break from the stresses of everyday urban life. Simply pick a short section of the well signposted 2 route you fancy walking, 3 and choose a nice café to start or end at. 1

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15 To help you ﬁnd your way and make it even easier 12 to follow the 14 Green Chain Walk... 1 A pack of 11 weather-proof route cards are available, including illustrated maps, written directions and features of special interest along the way. The oﬃcial route pack costs £3.50 including post and package. To obtain a copy by debit/credit card, simply ring 13 020 8921 5599 between 9.00 am and 5.30pm Monday to Thursday or 9.00am - 4.30pm on Friday. For further information call the info line 020 8921 5028 or visit www.greenchain.com

7 Nunhead Cemetery Section 11 of the Green Chain Walk

Nunhead Cemetery is one of the seven Much of the cemetery is dominated by Victorian cemeteries in London. Its thick woodland with loads of wildlife, architecture and stunning views make it but many features have recently been a fascinating and beautiful place to visit. restored to their former glory.

Nunhead Cemetery Chapel (top) and Café Homemade (above) 8 1 Homemade Homemade offers a selection of delicious food and drinks; coffees, teas, refreshments, homemade cakes and biscuits, fishcakes, lasagnes and quiches, and stews and soups cooked freshly and made from seasonal vegetables.

Tell me the story of Homemade! Kris: We have just celebrated our ﬁrst anniversary. Alex and I are friends from the Art School, and our friend Shine who runs the store next door invited us to come and help him open this café. We designed it from scratch and developed the concept behind it.

What is special about Homemade? Kris: Homemade is based on the idea of cooking everything on site ‒ hence the Who are your customers? name “Homemade.” We use organic Kris: We are a local spot that many fair trade coffee and organic products of our customers visit as part of their whenever we can. We celebrate home daily routine. People like that our food cooking and use seasonal vegetables. and coffee maintain a good standard. The outcome is delicious healthy food In fact, some of our customers come at affordable prices. from as far as Brockley or Forest Hill.

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café ring 0843 222 1234 or view tﬂ.gov.uk e Upland Road Nearest stn: East Dulwich or Peckham Rye Barry Road Forest Hill

Getting there from: Peckham Rye Station, bus 12 or 197 from Stop V (towards Dulwich Green Chain Walk Library or Croydon Flyover)

To: Upland Road/ Barry Road Barry Road

Features: Hot & cold meals Indoor and outdoor seating Toilet 9 Dulwich Park Section 11 of the Green Chain Walk

Dulwich Park is packed with historic Why not hire a boat or bike, or visit an features, exciting facilities and perfect exhibition at nearby Dulwich Picture picnic spots. In 2006, the park was Gallery, England’s ﬁrst purpose-built restored to its original Victorian layout. public art gallery, opened in 1817?

Boardwalk over the duck pond (top) and Pavilion Café (above) in Dulwich Park 10 2 Pavilion Café Pavilion Café is located in the centre of beautiful Dulwich Park. Enjoy all day English and vegetarian breakfasts, daily kids and adult menus, hot and cold sandwiches, sausages, toasts, chips, nibbles and snacks, as well as teas, coﬀees, cakes, ice cream and refreshments.

Tell me the story of Pavilion Café! Tarka: There has been a café here in for one hundred years. My sister and I took over ten years ago. We refurbished it and brought it into the twenty-ﬁrst century. We were very keen on creating a family-friendly environment that served healthy homemade food.

What is special about Pavilion Café? Who are your customers? Tarka: We use domestic suppliers Tarka: We get dog walkers in the whenever we can. Our meat comes morning and many mums and kids from a local butcher, our tea from during the day. There is also a health Herne Hill, and our coffee from Central walk that starts and finishes here every London. We also support our local Wednesday, and many people stay for schools and charities, for example by a chat and a cup of tea. donating cakes or meals for their raffles.

Address: Dulwich Park, SE21 7BQ Phone: 02082991383 www.pavilioncafedulwich.co.uk

L o Open: May to October: daily 8.30am-5.30pm r d s November to April: daily 8.30am-4pm h i p Transport for London Journey Planner: Dulwich Park L For travel information from your home to the a n café ring 0843 222 1234 or view tﬂ.gov.uk 2 e

Nearest stn: West or North Dulwich Green Chain Walk n mo Getting there from: West Dulwich Station, Com bus P13 from Stop WA (towards New Cross) Dulwich Dulwich Park Queen Mary’s Gate To: Dulwich Park/ Queen Mary’s Gate West Dulwich Stn

Features: Hot & cold meals Indoor and outdoor seating Disabled toilet Toilet 11 Horniman Gardens Section 11 of the Green Chain Walk

Horniman Gardens is a unique site borders to ethno-botanical planting of beautifully maintained formal and and enchanting wild ﬂower displays. natural landscapes, from delightful rose It is ﬂanked by the Horniman Museum and sunken gardens and herbaceous and London’s oldest nature trail.

The Horniman Museum (above) and the Conservatory in the garden (top) 12 3 Horniman Café Horniman Café oﬀers a wide range of homemade food, such as baguettes, sandwiches, ciabattas, quiches and jacket potatoes. There is a wide selection of healthy meals and kids meals, as well as coﬀees, teas and refreshments. Enjoy your food and drink inside or take it to the conservatory or the garden.

Tell me the story of Horniman Café! Anthony: We opened in 2002 together with the extension of the Horniman Museum. The Museum has been a great success, and we have been growing with it over the past nine years. Our aim has been to match the human scale of the Museum by oﬀering our customers a friendly service and a homely place. because of our environment: the Museum and the beautiful Horniman What is special about Horniman Café? Gardens. Anthony: We are a very family centred café. There is a lot of space for kids Who are your customers? to run around, and we oﬀer a large Anthony: Mothers and kids, schools selection of kids and healthy meals. and other groups, and many families Finally, I believe we are special during the weekend.

Address: 100 London Rd, SE23 3PQ Phone: 02086991872 www.horniman.ac.uk

Open: Daily 9.30am-5.30pm

Transport for London Journey Planner: For travel information from your home to the café ring 0843 222 1234 or view tﬂ.gov.uk 3 Nearest stn: Forest Hill

Getting there from: Forest Hill Station, bus 176, 185 or 197 from Stop D (towards Tottenham Court Road, Victoria or Peckham)

To: Horniman Museum

Features: Hot & cold meals Indoor and outdoor seating Disabled toilet Toilet 13 Crystal Palace Park Section 10 and section 11 of the Green Chain Walk

Crystal Palace Park is a large parkland It is the highest viewing point in South with several lakes, wooded areas, London.The heritage and nature trail takes open grassland and terraces and a you to 26 life-size dinosaurs together with magniﬁcent avenue of London planes. other prehistoric reptiles and mammals.

Crystal Palace Park (top) and Café St Germain (above) 14 4 Café St Germain Café St Germain is one of those Crystal Palace veterans. It offers a wide range of food, from English and continental breakfasts to Croque Monsieurs, Spanish omelettes to stuffed ciabattas, baguettes, freshly baked pastries and delicious cakes, as well as a selection of coffees, teas and refreshments..

Tell me the story of Café St Germain! Abbas: Twenty-two years ago, this was the ﬁrst Delice de France branch in the UK. My wife took over the business fourteen years ago, and Café St. Germain is now a family business that we run together with Lorenzo’s Ristorante, located around the corner on Westow Hill. Who are your customers? What is special about Café St Germain! Abbas: We are very popular with Abbas: The French flair, the good cyclists and with people who are food, and the friendly service we visiting Crystal Palace Park. They offer. Café St. Germain is a very appreciate our friendly service, and of lovely place, which is well known course the view over the Park and the locally. We attract many visitors from iconic antenna. South London.

Address: 16-17 Crystal Palace Parade, SE19 1UA Cry sta Phone: 02086703670, l P ala www.cafestgermain.com ce P alace a Open: Monday to Friday 7.30am-5pm Gipsy Hill rk Station R Saturday and Sunday 7.30am-6pm stal P d y

Cr Transport for London Journey Planner: Crystal For travel information from your home to the 4 Palace Park Green Chain Walk café ring 0843 222 1234 or view tﬂ.gov.uk

d Nearest stn: Crystal Palace or Gipsy Hill a o Anerley R Getting there from: Crystal Palace Station, bus h Hill c r Crystal Palace 157, 358 or 410 from Stop P (towards Crystal u h Station Palace Parade) C

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Features: Hot & cold meals Indoor and outdoor seating Disabled toilet Toilet 15 Cator Park Section 10 of the Green Chain Walk

Originally park of the Cator Estate, Cator dog walking and running. There is a Park was opened to the public before playground with lots of hilly grass areas the war. The park has plenty of green popular for picnics or just keeping an space for ball games, cycling, eye on your children.

Cator Park (top) and Kente Coffee Shop (above) 16 5 Kente Coffee Shop Kente Coffee Shop is an oasis on busy Sydenham Road. It offers a selection of hot and cold sandwiches and ciabattas, cakes, pastries and cookies, and smoothies freshly made to order. Expect delicious cafés and frappes, and if you are not so much into coffee, why not try a strawberry or chocolate blended cream on a hot day?

Tell me the story of Kente Coffee Shop! George: I have always enjoyed meeting people and catering for them, and when I was made redundant from local government I thought to myself: “Why not open a coffee house?” It took a while to find this place and a lot of effort to refurbish it, but it was definitely worth it. Who are your customers? What is special about Kente? Tarka: We get dog walkers in the George: People like our sandwiches, and morning and many mums and kids we make the best coffee in the area. during the day. There is also a health Everything is prepared freshly to order. We walk that starts and finishes here every also have lovely cakes and our homemade Wednesday, and many people stay for Jamaican patties are bestsellers.donating a chat and a cup of tea. cakes or meals for their raffles.

Address: 16 Sydenham Road, SE26 5QW K ir k Open: Monday to Saturday 7.30am-6pm d Mayow Park a Sunday 9am-6pm le Sydenham Station Transport for London Journey Planner: d Hi oo ll For travel information from your home to the w st café ring 0843 222 1234 or view tﬂ.gov.uk We 5 Sydenham Road Nearest stn: Sydenham

Getting there from: Sydenham Station, walk one minute down Sydenham Road until you Alexandra see Kente Coﬀee House on your right Recreation Ground Crystal Green Chain Walk Cator Palace Park Penge East Park Station

Features: Hot & cold meals Indoor and outdoor seating Toilet 17 Beckenham Place Park Section 8 and Section 9 of the Green Chain Walk

Beckenham Place Park Mansion is a mansion is now used as a clubhouse Grade II* listed building in the heart of for the popular 18-hole golf course. Beckenham Place Park. Built by John Visit one of London’s best-kept secrets Cator in the late eighteenth century, the bursting with wildlife and greenery

The Mansion (top) and formal gardens (above) in Beckenham Place Park 18 6 Mansion Café Mansion Café is located on thelower ground floor of Beckenham Place Park Mansion. It offers a basic selection of hot and cold sandwiches, bar snacks and chips, as well as teas, coffees and refreshments. Take your food or drink outside and enjoy the magnificent view of the park.

Tell me the story of Mansion Café! Micky: I believe Mansion Café has been around for decades, serving golfers and visitors to Beckenham Place Park. And the good news is, that there are plans to upgrade both the café and the mansion, and we hope to soon offer a better menu seven days a week. Who are your customers? What is special about Mansion Café? Micky: People play golf here every Micky: Its location, I would say. It is a day, but we get many other visitors lovely eighteenth century mansion as well, such as dog-walkers, located in a breathtakingly beautiful ramblers and other park users, as park with a golf course open to well as people who come to meet everyone to enjoy. The nearby formal their friends here. gardens are also worth visiting.

Address: Beckenham Place Park, BR3 5BP, d Beckenham Hill a Phone: 02086502292 o Station R ill Open: Wednesday to Sunday 8am-4pm H m Green Chain Walk ha en Transport for London Journey Planner: ck Be For travel information from your home to the Highland Croft Beckenham café ring 0843 222 1234 or view tﬂ.gov.uk Place Park

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Getting there from: Beckenham Hill Station, d n e walk through Beckenham Place Park, or take h t bus 54 from Stop SE (towards Elmers End) u Green Chain Walk o

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© Crown copyright. All rights reserved Grenwich Council. 1000196952011 Features: Hot & cold meals Indoor and outdoor seating Disabled toilet Toilet 19 Lewisham Nature Conservation © Downham Woodland Walk Section 8 of the Green Chain Walk Once part of an ancient wood on the when colourful woodland flowers Forster Estate, Downham Woodland are blooming, the air is vibrant with Walk nature reserve is a very pleasant birdsong, and speckled wood butterflies place for walking, especially in spring flit through the dappled shade.

Downham Woodland Walk (top) and Mega Breakfast Café (above) 20 7 Mega Breakfast Café Mega Breakfast Café is a popular family-run café, located opposite the nature reserve at Downham Woodland Walk. It oﬀers a rich choice of all day English breakfasts, toasts, pies, jacket potatoes, soups, burgers, omelettes, roasts and lasagne, as well as hot and cold drinks.

Tell me the story of your Café! Yildiray: I have owned this place for some time, and about a year ago I bought out the previous tenant with the intention to create a family-run café that oﬀers good food to the community. I have introduced a better menu at more aﬀordable prices.

What is special about your café? Yildiray: It is most certainly the Who are your customers? friendly atmosphere. There is a lot of Yildiray: Many of our customers competition in the area, but many work in the area, for example people visit us because they really workers, builders or policemen. want to enjoy their meal here. We The picture changes on weekends have lots of loyal customers who like when we get many families and us because they feel comfortable and people enjoying a day out in nearby well looked after here. Beckenham Place Park.

Address: 444 Bromley Road, BR1 4PH

Phone: 02084650011 Green Chain Walk Open: Monday to Saturday 6am-4pm Sunday 8am-4pm Downham Br om Woodland Transport for London Journey Planner: ley Walk d R For travel information from your home to the Beckenham R oad Hill Station café ring 0843 222 1234 or view tﬂ.gov.uk l il H 7 Nearest stn: Beckenham Hill m a h n e Green Chain Walk Getting there from: Beckenham Hill Station, ck walk northeast on Beckenham Hill Road and Be turn right into Bromley Road. Walk until you Beckenham see Mega Breakfast Café on your right. Place Park

Tucked away amongst quiet residential founded in 1901 and boasts two mag- roads but visible from the Green Chain niﬁcent golf courses. Sundridge Park Walk, Sundridge Park is a hidden jewel Manor is a Grade 1 listed building de- in the suburbs of Bromley. It was signed by John Nash and built in 1797.

Sundridge Park (top) and Lavender House Café (above) 22 8 Lavender House The Lavender House Café opened in 2009 and has since become a popular destination in Bromley. Enjoy delicious food and drinks; coﬀees, teas, cold drinks, homemade cakes and pastries baked in-store, freshly made sandwiches, toasted ciabattas, oven baked jacket potatoes, soups and salads.

Tell me the story of your coﬀee house! Niki: I have always been passionate about cafés, and when I was made redundant as a HR Director I decided to do something I’d always dreamed of. I realised this would be an opportunity to give something to the local community ‒ a place for Mike Quinn everybody to enjoy.

What is special about your coﬀee house? Who are your customers? Niki: We pride ourselves on being Niki: We get lots of mums withchildren family friendly with indoor and and mother-baby groups, as well as outdoor play areas, high chairs and commuters, locals and visitors. We baby changing facilities, as well as have lots of regular customers who say food and drink for babies and kids. The we are much more than just a café - large garden sets us apart from many we are a home from home. other coﬀee shops.

Address: 26 Plaistow Lane, BR1 3PA Green Chain Walk Phone: 02084640700 Shaftesbury Park e www.thelavenderhousecafe.co.uk n La h As Sundridge Open: Monday-Friday: 8am-5pm t n Park Saturday: 9am-5pm r u

B Transport for London Journey Planner: For travel information from your home to the Green Chain Walk café ring 0843 222 1234 or view tﬂ.gov.uk Nearest stn: Sundridge Park Pl London Road d 8 aist a o Getting there from: Sundridge Park Station, o w R L

walk two minutes west Plaistow Lane until e Sundridge Park a g n e e you see the Lavender House Café on your l Train Station l right o C

Elmstead Woods is an area of oak for shipbuilding. Explore the short and sweet chestnut coppice that was circular butterﬂy trail and enjoy some of originally part of the Bishop of Rochester’s its hidden treasures, including a secret estate and used to provide timber home for the wood fairies!

Green Chain signpost to Elmstead Wood (top) and Café Clementine (above) 24 9 Café Clementine With its large terrace facing south, Café Clementine provides a welcome break during a day out on the Green Chain. It oﬀers a variety of freshly made sandwiches and paninis, baguettes, jacket potatoes, pasta, salads, pasties and patisseries, as well as a selection of teas, coﬀees and refreshments.

Tell me the story of Café Clementine! Tom: I had the wish to run my own café for a long time, and when this place became available in 2004, we just went for it. We modernised both the space and the menu. A varied menu is as important to me as is the quality of food and customer service.

What is special about Café Who are your customers? Clementine? Tom: Our customers are mainly local Tom: We are a friendly, family run people from all walks of life. Young business, and we pride ourselves people and old people visit us alike. on quality and value for money. All Children are always welcome, with or our food is prepared freshly in-store, without buggies. It’s a community. and we serve probably the best coffee in Bromley.

Address: 87 Burnt Ash Lane, BR1 5AA Phone: 02084644220

Open: Monday-Saturday: 5am-5pm Elmstead Transport for London Journey Planner: Wood Green Chain Walk For travel information from your home to the Green Chain Walk café ring 0843 222 1234 or view tﬂ.gov.uk

Nearest stn: Grove Park 9 Bus 126, 261 Sundridge Getting there from: Grove Park Station, bus e n Southover Park 126 or 261 from Stop B (towards Bromley a L

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Chinbrook Meadows has seen many and the creation of a Peace Garden improvements in recent years, most dedicated to and formally opened by prominently the re-naturalisation of the Archbishop Desmond Tutu who lived River Quaggy that runs through it,. nearby in the early 1970s.

Bridge over the River Quaggy (top) and the Peace Garden (above) in Chinbrook Meadows 26 10 Snacks in the Park Snacks in the Park oﬀers a selection of hot and cold food and drinks, such as hot dogs, burgers, chips, toasts, jacket potatoes and sausages at very aﬀordable prices. Enjoy the delicious homemade cakes at the table or take your food or drink to your favourite spot in the Meadows.

Tell me the story of Snacks in the Park! Carol: I have been managing this place for about ﬁve years. The park and café weren’t very well used initially, but thanks to the Friends of Chinbrook Meadows there have been lots of improvement since, and I am now very busy serving customers on a sunny day.

Who are your customers? What is special about Carol: There are lots of regular Snacks in the Park? customers. Locals walk their dogs and Carol: On a nice summer day, stop for tea or coﬀee and a chat. I have Chinbrook Meadows is an absolutely been watching many local kids grow beautiful place to be in. It is peaceful up. It is almost like a family. I have and relaxing, and very enjoyable. I can’t made many friends since I am here. think of a lovelier place to work in!

Address: Amblecote Road, SE12 9TN

B a Open: March to June: Thu-Mon 10.30am 3.30pm r i n July to August: Thu-Mon 10am-5pm g Bus 125, 126

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d Transport for London Journey Planner: Grove Park Road For travel information from your home to the Chinbrook Road café ring 0843 222 1234 or view tﬂ.gov.uk Grove Park Stn Nearest stn: Grove Park Station 10 Chinbrook Meadows Getting there from: Grove Park Station, follow the Green Chain Walk Link sign from the station, or take bus 124 from stop C or bus Green Chain Walk 126 from stop L (towards Eltham)

To: Amblecote Road

Marvels Woods is a reminder of the spined sticklebacks - but please don’t ancient woodlands that at one time disturb them. Enjoy the short “wild covered this area. In the stream next to walkabout” trail and the nature-inspired the Sports Ground you can see three- mosaic created by local children.

Marvel Woods (top), Café Munchies (above) and Eltham College (opposite page) 28 11 Munchies

Munchies Sandwich Bar is a family- run café in Mottingham, oﬀering freshly made hot and cold sandwiches and toasts, hot snacks, jacket potatoes, lasagnes, hot dogs, quiches, salads, fruit salads and soups, as well as a selection of teas, coﬀees and refreshments. Munchies Sandwich Bar also sells fresh bread and a selection of homemade cakes.

Tell me the story of Munchies! Ewse: Previously, I worked in a café in Nunhead and then I decided to venture my own business somewhere near my home. And then I found this place. My husband and I refurbished it and opened Munchies Sandwich Bar three years ago. Who are your customers? What is special about Munchies? Ewse: Most of our customers work Ewse: Our customers like us because of in the area. We are also popular the friendly atmosphere and the good with residents, and we do quite food. We prepare everything to order a few deliveries locally at very so that everyone can see that we are reasonable prices. using fresh ingredients. We also cater for all types of events.

Address: 89 Mottingham Road, SE9 4TJ Royal Phone: 02088510511 Blackheath Golf Course Green Chain Walk Mottingham Open: Open: Monday to Friday 7.30am-3pm Station Saturday 8am-3pm Green Chain Walk d a Si Eltham o dcu R p R Transport for London Journey Planner: College t oad ur For travel information from your home to the Co

café ring 0843 222 1234 or view tﬂ.gov.uk Green Chain Walk 211 Nearest stn: Mottingham ad Court Ro k M Getting there from: Mottingham Station, ar Road o P tt bus 124, 126 or 161 from Stop MD (towards e in ov g r h Catford, Bromley or Chislehurst) G a m R o To: Mottingham Road / Court Road Marvels a Woods d

The Tarn occupies nine acres of a natural environment that attracts woodland lawns, shrub beds and a lake many birds. Look at the Ice Well, which fed by a small stream. Tall trees, bushy used to store the ice from the pond and shrubs, and dense undergrowth create was used for refrigeration Eltham Lodge.

The Tarn (top) and The Royal Tarn (above) 30 12 The Royal Tarn

The Royal Tarn is a family-run café, oﬀering all day breakfasts, omelettes, freshly made hot and cold sandwiches and toasts, burgers, roasts steaks and home-made daily specials, as well as a selection of teas, coﬀees and refreshments. And if you spend a day out with your family, they do kids specials too. The Royal Tarn is very close to Mottingham station and the Green Chain Walk.

Tell me the story of The Royal Tarn! Sedat: I took over the Royal Tarn two years ago, having previously worked as a chef in an Italian restaurant for ten years. It used to be a rather quiet place; I refurbished it and introduced a new menu, and as a result of this we are now doing really well. Who are your customers? Sedat: Apart from local people and What is special about The Royal Tarn? commuters, many of my customers Sedat: We are a happy face in the area. pop in on their walk of the Green Chain. Everything is prepared freshly on the We are particularly popular with groups premises and we proud ourselves on of walkers - ten days ago I welcomed a our very fast service. group of over ﬁfty walkers here!

Address: 194 Court Road, SE9 4EW Phone: 02088511111 Royal Blackheath Open: Monday to Saturday 7am-6pm Golf Course Sunday and Bank Holiday 8am-4pm Green Chain Walk Transport for London Journey Planner: For travel information from your home to The the café ring 0843 222 1234 Mottingham Tarn or view tﬂ.gov.uk Station 12 Green Chain Walk S d id Nearest stn: Mottingham a c o up R Roa t d Getting there from: Mottingham Station, ur M Co walk two minutes south on Court Road until o tt in you see the café to your right g h a m R d

Prickend Pond is located at the south- great asset and focal point for the eastern tip of the Green Chain Walk and Chislehurst village. A number of nature a gateway to Chislehurst Common. The trails allow you to explore the wider pond (a former gravel pit) is a beauty of the Commons.

Prickend Pond (top) and Wrattens Gifts & Café (above) 32 13 Wrattens Café

Wrattens Café is an Antiques & Crafts Centre in Chislehurst Village. Browse through a wide range of gift items and discover the lovely café at the rear side of the building, offering delicious homemade sandwiches and toasts, jacket potatoes, salads, seasonal and daily specials, cakes and pastries, as well as a selection of teas, coffees and refreshments.

Tell me the story of Wrattens Café! Guy: Wrattens is very well known in the area as a former men’s outfitter where locals used to buy their school uniforms. I bought the place in 1996 and wanted to add a nice café to go with the shop, a place for everyone to enjoy. Who are your customers? What is special about Wrattens Café? Guy: A variety of local people of all Guy: You can meander around and ages - people who browse through the enjoy the variety of gifts and items shop and then sit down for a cup of tea on display. You can slow down and and a piece of cake and simply enjoy enjoy our tasty food or drinks. It is the informal, relaxed and peaceful all about offering our customers a atmosphere of the place. relaxing experience.

Address: 51-53 High Street, BR7 5AF Phone: 02082955933 Green Chain Walk R e Open: Monday to Saturday 9.30am-4pm d H ill Transport for London Journey Planner:

For travel information from your home to H ig the café ring 0843 222 1234 h or view tﬂ.gov.uk 13 S tr e Nearest stn: Chislehurst e t Getting there from: Chislehurst Station, $VK¿HOG/DQH bus 162 from Stop A (towards Eltham) Chislehurst Camden Park Common To: Ashﬁeld Lane d Roa ley om Br © Crown copyright. All rights reserved Grenwich Council. 1000196952011 Features: Hot & cold meals Indoor and outdoor seating Toilet 33 Ian Yarham © Southwood Park Section 7 of the Green Chain Walk

Tucked behind the public library, children from nearby St Olaf’s school Southwood Park is a little oasis among practicing their cricket or hockey the busy shopping area of New Eltham. skills in the park, which also boasts a During term time you might catch the children’s play area and sports pavilion.

Southwood Park (top) and Lucy’s Kitchen (above) 34 14 Lucy’s Kitchen

Lucy’s Kitchen is a small and friendly café just around the corner from Southwood Park. It oﬀers all day breakfasts, hot and cold sandwiches and toasts, paninis, ploughman lunches, jacket potatoes, Quarter Pounders, omelettes, salads and weekly specials, as well as a selection of coﬀees, teas and refreshments. Try also the delicious homemade cakes and puddings.

Tell me the story of Lucy’s Kitchen! Lucy: I have always enjoyed cooking for people, and when I was made redundant a couple of years ago I decided to turn my hobby into a business and to create this small family-run place. It was six years ago that I took over this place, but I didn’t What is special about Lucy’s Kitchen? realise until later that it would take Lucy: It is a community café oﬀering over my life! good homemade food at reasonable prices. It is a homely place that many Who are your customers? people like - a drop-in parlour where Lucy: A mix of young and old people, everyone is welcome to come along for and people who live or work in the area. a chat, a cup of tea, and a bite to eat.

Address: 338 Footscray Road, SE9 2EB Phone: 02088598069 Green Chain Walk Avery Hill Open: Monday to Saturday 7am-3pm Park Royal F o o Transport for London Journey Planner: Blackheath t s c For travel information from your home to Golf Course ray R o the café ring 0843 222 1234 a d or view tﬂ.gov.uk Nearest stn: New Eltham 14 Green Chain Walk Getting there from: New Eltham Station, Southwood walk north two minutes on Footscray Road Park until you see Lucy’s Kitchen on your left. New Eltham Si dc Station up R oad

The large domed conservatory in Avery extravaganza. A small stream ﬂows Hill Park is known as the Winter Garden south through the park, beside some and is London’s best surviving example of the oldest hedgerows in Greenwich, of this kind of steel and glass Victorian shaded by overhanging hawthorns.

The Winer Garden (top) and Café Roma (above) in Avery Hill Park 36 15 Café Roma

Café Roma oﬀers a selection of teas, coﬀees, ice cream and light refreshments, freshly prepared sandwiches, paninis and baguettes, as well as soups, burgers, jacket potatoes, sausages and lasagne. It is a great place for kids who can enjoy the adjacent playground.

Tell me the story of Café Roma! Joe: The beautiful old Avery Hill Park Café burned down some years ago. Fortunately, the Friends of Avery Hill Park campaigned very hard for its replacement. The Council then decided to build a new café, which opened about a year ago.

What is special about Café Roma? Joe: This is a very energy efficient Who are your customers? environmentally friendly building. Joe: Dog walkers come in the morning, A great deal of effort was put into and students and lecturers from the its design, using high quality green nearby university during the day. materials for every bit of it. The café is Footballers and cricketers stop for a great offer for locals as this is a very refreshments, and the free 10k fun run busy park with lots of activities going starts and finishes here every Saturday. on all the time.

Address: Avery Hill Park, SE3

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© Crown copyright. All rights reserved Grenwich Council. 1000196952011 Features: Hot & cold meals Indoor and outdoor seating Disabled toilet Toilet 37 Oxleas Wood Section 3, Section 4, Section 5 and Section 6 of the Green Chain Walk

Oxleas Wood is an impressive ancient birds including tree creepers, nuthatches, woodland, dominated by tall oak trees, woodpeckers, chiﬀchaﬀs and long tailed with an understorey of hazel and sweet tits. In spring there are drifts of bluebells chestnut. It is home to many breeding with wood anemone and wood sorrel.

Oxleas Wood (top) Severndroog Castle (left) and Oxleas Café (above) 38 16 Oxleas Café

Enjoy the panoramic view from the Café over Oxleas Wood and the Meadows, and great food and service too. On oﬀer are barbeques with live music in the summer, homemade lasagnes and steak pies, Italian specials and freshly made soups, as well as hot and cold drinks.

Tell me the story of Oxleas Café! Mario: I have been running Oxleas Café since 1997. Four years ago, the Café was refurbished and extended to accommodate a new kitchen and more indoor seating. Now we can serve up to forty customers inside on a rainy day.

What is special about Oxleas Café? Mario: We are a family-run café Who are your customers? and proud ourselves on our great Mario: People enjoying themselves service. Within the past 14 years on the Green Chain: ramblers and we have built a good relationship dog-walkers, but also teachers and with our customers. Many of these nurses from the nearby Hospital. return regularly, and I have seen Also, the Greenwich Council Rangers many of their children grow up organise regular walks that start and over these years. finish here.

Address: Crown Woods Lane, SE18 3JA Shooters Hill Phone: 02088564276, http://oxleawoodcafe.info Memorial Shooters Hill Open: Daily 9am-4.30pm Hospital on nice summer days until 7pm 16 Green Chain Walk Transport for London Journey Planner: For travel information from your home to the Oxleas Wood café ring 0843 222 1234 or view tﬂ.gov.uk umb Nearest stn: Falconwood D reck

Getting there from: Welling Station, bus 89 W Falconwood a or 486 from stop D (towards Lewisham or y Station Green Chain Walk North Greenwich)

To: Memorial Hospital

© Crown copyright. All rights reserved Grenwich Council. 1000196952011 Features: Hot & cold meals Indoor and outdoor seating Disabled toilet Toilet 39 Charlton House & Park Section 5 of the Green Chain Walk

Charlton House is the ﬁnest and best strapwork ceilings. Charlton House also preserved Jacobean Mansion in London. features a public library. The Mulberry Rich in period detail, it features original Tearooms are located in the impressive wood panelling, ﬁreplaces and intricate entrance hall of Charlton House.

Charlton House (top) and The Mulberry Tearooms (above) 40 17 Mulberry Tearooms

On oﬀer are freshly made sandwiches and salads, a hot special meal on Fridays, delicious homemade cakes and quiches, as well as teas, coﬀees and refreshments. Enjoy your food and drink inside or take it outside to the terrace with a lovely view over Charlton Park.

Tell me the story of the Tearooms! Viv: The Mulberry Tearooms opened in the 1990s and were initially run by volunteers to provide a basic service to our visitors. We redecorated the Tearooms in 2003 and now oﬀer much more, for example light lunches and cakes and quiches made in-house.

What is special about the Tearooms? Viv: It is rare that a building of such Who are your customers? outstanding architectural heritage is Viv: Many regulars come weekly to open to the public free of charge. We meet their friends here, visitors to have a lovely seating area. We also the library come to read their books oﬀer regular free Friday concerts in the with a refreshing drink and a group of old library by senior students of the ramblers meet here every Tuesday at Trinity College of Music. the start and ﬁnish of their walk.

Address: Charlton House, Charlton Road, ch Charlton SE7 8RE ea illr Phone: 02088563951 H Charlton Station Maryon www.charlton-house.org Wilson th a Park e Open: Monday to Friday 9am-4pm H e tl it Transport for London Journey Planner: L harlton Park Rd For travel information from your home to the Warren Walk C café ring 0843 222 1234 or view tﬂ.gov.uk 17 Charlton Park oad Nearest stn: Charlton Charlton R Green Chain Walk Getting there from: there from: Charlton Station, bus 486 from Stop J (towards

Friswell Place) Woolwich Common Green Chain Walk To: Warren Walk Shooters Hill Rd © Crown copyright. All rights reserved Grenwich Council. 1000196952011 Features: Hot & cold meals Indoor and outdoor seating Disabled toilet Toilet 41 Thames Barrier Section 5 of the Green Chain Walk

The Thames Barrier is one of the kilometres of central London from largest movable ﬂood barriers in the ﬂooding caused by tidal surges. The world. It spans 520 metres across the Thames Barrier is also the starting point River, and it protects 125 square of Section 5 of the Green Chain Walk.

The Thames Barrier, with the Millenium Dome and Canary Wharf in the background 42 18 The View

The View oﬀers hot and cold sandwiches, jacket potatoes, hot dogs, baguettes, soups and cakes and Kids lunch boxes, as well as a selection of hot and cold refreshments. Enjoy your lunch and drink inside, or take it outside and enjoy the view from the terrace. The View cafe also features an outside picnic and children’s play area.

Tell me the story of The View! Jane: The View is part of the Thames Barrier Information Centre where you can learn how the Barrier was designed and built and how it works. You can also learn about the history and environment of the River Thames.

What is special about The View? Who are your customers? Jane: The breathtaking panorama Jane: We are very popular with cyclists, of the Thames Barrier, the River, walkers and the local community. We the skyline of Docklands and also welcome many groups and visitors the Millennium Dome. We have throughout the year, from schools to recently had a refurbishment overseas visitors. to allow us to offer a café and a unique conference facility.

Address: 1 Unity Way, SE18 5NJ, Thames RIVER THAMES 02083054188 Barrier www.environment-agency.gov.uk/thamesbarrier 18 Open: Thursday to Sunday 10.30am-5pm Holborn et Transport for London Journey Planner: College urch Stre Woolwich Ch For travel information from your home to the café ring 0843 222 1234 or view tﬂ.gov.uk Woolwich Nearest stn: Charlton d Dockyard Stn a Green Chain Walk Ro Getting there from: Charlton Station, bus 161, h lwic 177 or 180 from Stop E (towards Chislehurst, Woo Thamesmead or Crabtree) Charlton To: Holborn College, then walk north Station Maryon Eastmoor Street Wilson Park

© Crown copyright. All rights reserved Grenwich Council. 1000196952011 Features: Hot & cold meals Indoor and outdoor seating Disabled toilet Toilet 43 Plumstead Common Environment Group © Plumstead Common Section 4 of the Green Chain Walk

Plumstead Common and Winns pool and children’s play area. A steep Common form one large continuous sided valley at the Slade, accessible by open space. Much of the area is covered paths and steps, has wooded areas, by playing ﬁelds. There is also a paddling long grass, scrub and ponds.

Plumstead Common (top) and Kings Diner (above) 44 19 Kings Diner

Kings Diner is a family-run café in Plumstead, located along the Green Chain Walk link from Plumstead Station to Plumstead Common. It oﬀers a selection of cooked English/ fried breakfasts, hot sandwiches and meals ranging from jacket potatoes and omelettes to shepherd’s pies, burgers, roasts and salads, as well as hot and cold drinks and puddings.

Tell me the story of Kings Diner! Can: My dad used to be a cab driver, but unfortunately the ﬁnancial crisis had a negative impact on his business and so he had to think about other ways of sustaining his family. He opened Kings Diner three years ago. We are a family business and I help him regularly. What is special about Kings Diner? Can: It is an easygoing place that Who are your customers? oﬀers good quality food at moderate Can: We have many returning prices. It is one of those places where customers, both locals and everyone knows each other. We are commuters, young and old people, certainly one of the most popular cafés individuals and families. in the area.

Address: 2 Plumstead High Street, SE18 1DG Phone: 0208855871 Plumstead Road Open: Monday to Saturday 6am-4.30pm Sunday 8am-4pm 19 P Plumstead lum Transport for London Journey Planner: s Station tea For travel information from your home to the d Hig h Str café ring 0843 222 1234 or view tﬂ.gov.uk eet Nearest stn: Plumstead

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one minute to Plumstead High Street and Green Chain Walk you will see Kings Diner on your right Green Chain Walk Winn’s Common Plumstead Common

© Crown copyright. All rights reserved Grenwich Council. 1000196952011 Features: Hot & cold meals Indoor and outdoor seating Toilet 45 Ian Yarham © East Wickham Open Space Section 3 of the Green Chain Walk

The site was formerly part of East a pond and shallow ditches. It has been Wickham Farm and East Wickham transformed in recent years for the House and includes parkland, natural beneﬁt of both wildlife and the local grassland, two small copses of trees, community.

East Wickham Open Space (top) and The Foresters Arms (above) 46 20 The Foresters Arms

The Foresters Arms is a traditional family pub in Welling, and an ideal place to rest on your walk between Bostall Woods and East Wickham Open Space. It oﬀers hot and cold sandwiches, shepherd pies, chilli con carne, lasagne and paella, as well as tea and coﬀee.

Tell me the story of The Foresters Arms! Helen: The Foresters Arms has been around for two centuries and was completely refurbished only four years ago. I have taken over this traditional pub last year and have worked very hard to improve it, building upon my experience of managing pubs for over thirty years! there is a kiosk selling fresh seafood What is special about your pub? Saturdays and Sundays from 11am Helen: People say it is one of the nicest until 6pm. pubs in the area, and I make sure it is always clean and well looked after. We Who are your customers? have a quiet back garden and a lovely Helen: Local people and families mainly, patio. We also have “middle of the but some of my customers travel from road” live music every month, and as far as Greenwich or Eltham.

Address: Upper Wickham Lane, DA16 3ER Phone: 07746872953 Bostall Hill Bostall Woods

Open: Monday to Saturday 12-11pm W ic Green Chain Walk Sunday 12-10.30pm k h a Transport for London Journey Planner: m La For travel information from your home to the ne café ring 0843 222 1234 or view tﬂ.gov.uk Plumstead Nearest stn: Welling Station 20 Cemetery East Wickham U Getting there from: Welling Station, bus 89 p p Open Space e or 486 from Stop C (towards Slade Green or r

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Enjoy the expansive views of the Thames for industry and commerce. Thamesmead from Thamesmead Riverside, with the Town was developed in the 1960’s and container crane opposite providing a planned as a self contained community reminder of its role as a working river rather than a residential “dormitory”.

Thamesmead Riverside (top) and Café Diana (above) 48 21 Café Diana Café Diana is a family-run café in Thamesmead Town Centre with a selection of cooked English breakfasts, hot sandwiches and meals ranging from jacket potatoes and omelettes to shepherd’s pies, burgers and roasts, as well as hot and cold drinks. Have your meal or drink inside, or sit on the terrace with a view over the Thamesmead Town Centre clock tower, an 18th century clock and copula rescued form Deptford Dockyard.

Tell me the story of Café Diana! Sabri: My cousin opened this café over nine years ago, and I took over the business from him in 2008. It’s a family-run business and we all help visitors for many years. And local each other run it. We are open seven people seem to like us. days a week, so there is a lot to do! Who are your customers? What is special about Café Diana? Sabri: It’s mainly people from the local Sabri: We are the only family-run community, but we do get visitors as café in Thamesmead Town Centre well. It’s a mix really. where we have served locals and

Address: 17 Joyce Dawson Way, SE28 8RA Thamesmead es Phone: 02083124132 River Tham Riverside Way Open: Monday to Saturday: 7am-5pm Cross Sunday: 9am-4pm Thamesmead Town Centre Transport for London Journey Planner: y For travel information from your home to the Wa C 21 a y r wa caf ring 0843 222 1234 or view t .gov.uk l l s é ﬂ tra y s n l e e ro C B C

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Lesnes Abbey occupies a hill-slope heathland, the ruins of a twelfth century position looking north to the Thames. abbey, formal gardens, an old chalk pit, The site includes large expanses of a fossil bed, and a tumulus. It is a hidden open grassland and ancient woods, a treasure in suburban London.

Lesnes Abbey (top) and The Leather Bottle (above) 50 22 The Leather Bottle The Leather Bottle is a traditional family pub in Belvedere. On oﬀer are hot and cold sandwiches and toasts, all day breakfasts, jacket potatoes, omelettes, steak pies, lasagne, chilli con carne, burgers, daily specials and kids specials, as well as coﬀee and refreshments.

Tell me the story of The Leather Bottle! Beverley: The initial eighteenth century pub that once stood here was “The Bottle”, and as far as I know it was linked to Lesnes Abbey.

What is special about your pub? Beverley: The good home cooked food, and our lovely garden. You can enjoy a traditional roast every Sunday, Who are your customers? and we also do BBQs on summer Beverley: Many workers and oﬃce staﬀ Sundays, weather permitted. Our visit us for lunch during the week, and location also makes us special: The families come on the weekend. The Green Chain Walk is literally on our Green Chain Walk is literally on our doorstep, and there are two beautiful doorstep, so we are also popular with parks within a short walking distance: walkers and rambler groups. Lesnes Abbey Woods and Frank’s Park.

Address: 131 Heron Hill, DA17 5HJ Phone: 01322432066 Belvedere Stn Open: Monday to Saturday 10am-11pm Sunday 11am-10pm Picard y St reet Transport for London Journey Planner: Abbey Road St. Augustine’s Rd For travel information from your home to the café ring 0843 222 1234 or view tﬂ.gov.uk Green Chain Walk 22 Nearest stn: Belvedere Frank’s Park Green Chain Walk Getting there from: Belvedere Station, bus 229 or 469 from Stop H (towards Lesnes Abbey Woods ad Thamesmead or Queen Elizabeth Hospital) Ro Erith h Road To: St. Augustine’s Road lwic oo W

Looking across the Thames there are by Her Majesty in 1991. With the views of Rainham and Wennington advent of the river steamer in the 19th marshes on the north bank, and the Century, Erith enjoyed a brief period as Queen Elizabeth II Bridge opened a waterside resort.

Erith Riverside (top) and Ark of Erith (above) 52 23 Ark of Erith Ark of Erith is a bright and welcoming charity café in Erith town centre. Enjoy cakes, tea, coffee and refreshments, all day English breakfasts, cold and toasted sandwiches, burgers, omelettes and shepherd’s pies or jacket potatoes prepared freshly on the premises.

Tell me the story of the Ark of Erith! Kevin: Ark of Erith opened about 25 years ago as a nondenominational centre to help locals with various issues of their lives. Helping local people is still our primary role, but we have also become a popular meeting point in Erith town centre, and are well known for our friendly service.

What is special about the Ark of Erith! Who are your customers? Kevin: The fact that we are a café and Kevin: We are open to everyone, and a bookshop at the same time. And in fact the majority of our regular our very reasonable prices that we customers simply come to meet their can only offer because we are run friends. They value us as a place where mainly by volunteers. And we are a they can relax, enjoy their food or socially responsible employer. drink and read a book.

Address: 19 Pier Road, DA8 1TA R iv e Phone: 01322332515 Green Chain Walk r T Erith h a Open: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Riverside m e Friday and Saturday: 10am-3pm Frank’s Park W s e st S Transport for London Journey Planner: Bronze Waytr Erith Road ee For travel information from your home to F t ra se the café ring 0843 222 1234 r R or view tﬂ.gov.uk o ad Nearest stn: Erith Erith Stn

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Features: Hot & cold meals Indoor and outdoor seating Toilet 53 ... Desserts ... Fancy an alternative to the cafés presented? These are marked by the small black cup symbol on the maps throughout this guide. For directions, simply go back to the relevant café indicated by the numbers in the cups below.

1 Cheltenham Café Cheltenham Road / Kelvington Road

2 Dulwich Picture Gallery Café Gallery Road

4 Crystal Palace Park Café

9 Sundridge Café 127 Burnt Ash Lane

10 Le Café D 384A Baring Road

11 Sue & Mem’s 39 Mottingham Road

15 Eltham Park Café

16 We Anchor in Hope 320 Bellegrove Road

19 Tony’s Café Old Mill Road / Warwick Terrace

20 Royal Café 261 Wickham Lane

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55 Go on - indulge a little - treat yourself and give your mind, body and soul a break from the stresses of everyday urban life. Simply pick a short section of the well sign-posted Green Chain route you fancy walking, then choose a warm, welcoming cafe to start or end at... Nice one!

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