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! 1 You are cordially invited to enjoy... ...Menu ... 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 So what are you 11 waiting for? 10 5 7 9 4 6 8 6 21 22 19 23 20 16 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. Address: 44 Barry Road, SE22 0HU d Phone: 02034906474 Nunhead East Dulwich R Cemetery Open: Monday-Friday: 8am-5pm L o Peckham Rye r Saturday: 9am-5pm, Sunday: 9am-4pm d s h i 1 Transport for London Journey Planner: p Peckham Rye L For travel information from your home to the a Park n 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.