Y A . W AD S RO D GE D O RID O ANST R W Places of Interest E V N I R D W to O Y D D A R D C A A A O O R O A D R R O and Bexley R R to Blackfen L L 1 Eltham Palace 2 Well Hall Pleasaunce 3 Eltham Lodge H I L C L K Sidcup I A Y E R H S O V T R F I A A O D O D F 300 metres Anstridge Y R and Royal Blackheath Golf Club E O This unique house Well Hall Pleasaunce is O V A O O PW W D 300 yards E K combines the finest Art an award-winning public Eltham Lodge is a classical mansion built in 1664 by W A R 14 D N Access to O Falconwood I E D S R A Cemetery/ S E T A B T O Deco home in England park which benefited from Hugh May for Sir John Shaw, a banker at the court R C R Community Hall I Y E Crematorium V A SE P E Eltham Cemetery A L E S L and Crematorium AD E L O P B with the remains of a Heritage Lottery Funding of King Charles II. Since 1923 R E D S 200 D ELTHAM T A O A N R O LU Y M R C B A W C 200 medieval and Tudor royal in 2002 to help restore it has been the clubhouse Eltham L D LM E E 4 E V E F I T R I R I O O T . D K F TER Y E E palace – the boyhood some of the park’s unique of the Royal Blackheath K L C D Y D T T E R R H A N O F O POU IG 7 A R Visitor Map Visitor D R E (Halls of O home of Henry VIII. Built historical features. These Golf Club. The house E P A K T C U A R PL . Residence) Greenwich Park R O D I R D Winter Gardens S E University of O A F R O I E R L D D N 100 for millionaires, the palace include a walled garden with can be visited by G A H L100 Avery Hill Avery L H T AD L RC O I E R MR reflects all the glamour herbaceous borders, a woodland area with a wide prior arrangement E H H A N O R Y R L Y O E N R G E ROP S R N and allure of the 1930s. variety of unusual tree species, an Italian garden, with the Secretary. H I W E S T D T C ST. R O V E A A 13 R A R H Crown Woods School A O Place See back page for more details. S A S P R to Bexley formal beds, rockery and a medieval moat with a Tel: 020 8850 1795 0 0 A St. Mary’s and Crayford th E D listed bridge dating back to the 16 century. The E A E N M V Supermarket I R Y O A A D park is also home to the historic Tudor Barn. L D A 6 St John the Baptist Parish Church N R A H O T O R E W R T For more information visit: www.wellhall.org.uk V 4 I Greenwich e Eltham Centre T D L This prominent landmark in the town (pictured on n Y University of a A E L O D W A NE O O C The Eltham Centre, the first of three integrated, t L i A L O N T the cover) dates from 1872, but inside the remains of R P P k Y A R al Y SE N to Sidcup R S 5 A L E l W P R Bob Hope Theatre th lk 10 V local service centres to be built by Greenwich e a E n E E v i a sarcophagus from the original 12 century church Y a L R a W lk h G T L r E C a th E The Bob Hope Theatre was built as Eltham Parish G The Orangery N Council, is one of the first S n L can be seen, as well as an early 19 century royal i n B W A a E e O h e R X r Hall in 1910. It was renamed The Bob Hope Theatre C H of its kind in the country. It G D O E coat of arms. in C Y a n B E E e in 1982 after its benefactor, h S opened in the town centre in L e O PW New r O C There are a large number of other places of worship S L G R Eltham Allotments N 12 C November 2007 and hosts a Eltham born Hollywood E both in and around the town centre. n W e D . 11 E e A D P V r OA O star Bob Hope. The theatre R D range of council, education CH R R LL O For more information visit: www.gmff.org.uk G A A PW H R T LL Y R AP WE G U D 6 provides a wide range of 2 and first-class leisure facilities. T O R C A E D O A O M E T R IV See Sports, Social and Leisure Section entertainment and is home to R R A R U A 9 O T C Y many local drama groups. Golf Course H for more information. S to South Eltham Warren T T 9 Eltham Park South L L N E H TI For more information visit: L A E Eltham Park Y G R F L Sidcup E 5 www.bobhopetheatre.co.uk Eltham Park South in B U T T I H Glenesk Road is a large park Tennis Courts North with a number of sports D E R O A D 7 Eltham Park Avery Hill Park & Winter Garden G 8 The Tarn E S K A D E N D O N areas, including recently G L O A I R E E R R M E This large, open parkland with many splendid trees, D L V O I The Tarn in Court Road contains a beautiful H B R A N refurbished tennis courts. E E R Y R D C N M G R G E D O E A Sports H S C is notable for its Winter T A R Ground E A R D landscaped garden and lake U D N PW A C O E C C O T A D R N S S A L K N S I O E E T Garden (a magnificent D D N A A N E E E O R with interesting wild fowl. L G R G R R O A L I E O U O S S O D E R F hothouse), containing tropical D L N R N E Many original features have R L E A E E L I D O trees and plants from around Town Centre & Green Chain Walks G R R been retained from the H N D D F A S A A O O H E R S G N the world. There is also a rose Y O I T D 1930s. There is also a picnic The town and its surrounding areas boast many E D A N L A I R O D L R A L E PW O N A M K T th L Y G O E N L E garden adjacent, affording U S R architecturally interesting buildings, physical O area and an 18 century ice R N O A L A Y R A M R D E E T G R H P S D L L A E a pleasant place to sit and W C More A evidence of Eltham’s history, as well as stunning A well. The ice well served G O L V S School R M Y T N relax, and a children’s play D E as a storage area for ice, views of the country-side. These can be seen on the A L A O A E L H O Secondary R St Thomas O F T A PW . area and café. W R L G used by the kitchen staff at heritage trail, town centre and Green Chain walks L K H E P S © Peter Roper R L ROAD A R R Eltham Lodge. shown on the map. P E 14 A USE T T E E D K D A A S R O O E C R S R GLENHO S H T T E N E T U O N O E U M D D L B M R T A R ES R W A O M T EL R 4 400 yards U O 400 metres T O L S ER. L O T I N D Golf Course R H S E C H G U N E E PO PW H B . PL Royal Blackheath D C Travelling to Eltham A D H O O A . A ELTHAM E R D R R D G D L O I E A PER Eltham Palace I K RO 3 A R S O N C A R EET R 13 E E T O L Bus A S H L B N R 2 A G R Y Supermarket E L Fairy Hill Park The town centre is served by the 124, 126, 132, 160, 161, A H R C OAD A L R 162, 233, 286, 314, 321, B15, B16, N21, 624, 658 and 660 EHIL N M G D RAN A G A k l Y G A R a O E The bus routes.