The River Beck Short Walk
Rural start through West Wickham, then down the River Beck Corridor through woodlands and parks to Beckenham's busy Town Centre
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The River Beck in High Broom Wood
SWC Short Walk 62 - The River Beck: Hayes to Beckenham Junction
22-Nov-24 • thomasgrabow on Flickr
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Overflow Weir ('Waterfall') on Upper Lake in Kelsey Park, Beckenham,
SWC Short Walk 62 - The River Beck: Hayes to Beckenham Junction
22-Nov-24 • thomasgrabow on Flickr
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The Stepping Stones across The River Beck in High Broom Wood
SWC Short Walk 62 - The River Beck: Hayes to Beckenham Junction
22-Nov-24 • thomasgrabow on Flickr
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Highest identifiable source of the River Beck; in unnamed wood
SWC Short Walk 62 - The River Beck: Hayes to Beckenham Junction
21-Nov-24 • thomasgrabow on Flickr
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St. George’s, Beckenham (the ‘Cathedral of North West Kent’)
SWC Short Walk 62 - The River Beck: Hayes to Beckenham Junction
21-Nov-24 • thomasgrabow on Flickr
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Meeting of Chaffinch Brook (foreground from the right) and Beck (background from the right) to form The Pool River (off to the left)
SWC Short Walk 62 - The River Beck: Hayes to Beckenham Junction [Off Route in Cator Park]
22-Nov-24 • thomasgrabow on Flickr
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The culverted River Beck near its meeting with the Chaffinch Brook
SWC Short Walk 62 - The River Beck: Hayes to Beckenham Junction [Off Route in Cator Park]
22-Nov-24 • thomasgrabow on Flickr
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The Three Tuns (ex-pub, now a Zizzi's Restaurant), home to a folk club co-run by David Bowie in his Beckenham days
SWC Short Walk 62 - The River Beck: Hayes to Beckenham Junction [Optional Loop through Beckenham Town Centre]
22-Nov-24 • thomasgrabow on Flickr
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David Bowie plaque outside The Three Tuns (Zizzi's), High Street Beckenham
SWC Short Walk 62 - The River Beck: Hayes to Beckenham Junction [Optional Loop through Beckenham Town Centre]
22-Nov-24 • thomasgrabow on Flickr
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The River Beck in Kelsey Park, Beckenham
SWC Short Walk 62 - The River Beck: Hayes to Beckenham Junction
22-Nov-24 • thomasgrabow on Flickr
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Dead Tree in Kelsey Park, Beckenham
SWC Short Walk 62 - The River Beck: Hayes to Beckenham Junction
22-Nov-24 • thomasgrabow on Flickr
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Overflow Weir ('Waterfall') on Lower Lake in Kelsey Park, Beckenham, disgorging into culverted River Beck
SWC Short Walk 62 - The River Beck: Hayes to Beckenham Junction
22-Nov-24 • thomasgrabow on Flickr
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Autumnal Trees on Lower Lake in Kelsey Park, Beckenham
SWC Short Walk 62 - The River Beck: Hayes to Beckenham Junction
22-Nov-24 • thomasgrabow on Flickr
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Heronry Island on Upper Lake in Kelsey Park, Beckenham
SWC Short Walk 62 - The River Beck: Hayes to Beckenham Junction
22-Nov-24 • thomasgrabow on Flickr
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Upper Lake in Kelsey Park, Beckenham
SWC Short Walk 62 - The River Beck: Hayes to Beckenham Junction
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Tree in Kelsey Park, Beckenham
SWC Short Walk 62 - The River Beck: Hayes to Beckenham Junction
22-Nov-24 • thomasgrabow on Flickr
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Ducks on River Beck, Kelsey Park, Beckenham
SWC Short Walk 62 - The River Beck: Hayes to Beckenham Junction
22-Nov-24 • thomasgrabow on Flickr
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The River Beck in Havington Park
SWC Short Walk 62 - The River Beck: Hayes to Beckenham Junction
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Trees in Havington Park
SWC Short Walk 62 - The River Beck: Hayes to Beckenham Junction
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Cedar Tree in Havington Park
SWC Short Walk 62 - The River Beck: Hayes to Beckenham Junction
22-Nov-24 • thomasgrabow on Flickr
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Tree-lined Avenue, Havington Park
SWC Short Walk 62 - The River Beck: Hayes to Beckenham Junction
22-Nov-24 • thomasgrabow on Flickr
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Tree-lined Avenue, Havington Park
SWC Short Walk 62 - The River Beck: Hayes to Beckenham Junction
22-Nov-24 • thomasgrabow on Flickr
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Meander on The River Beck in High Broom Wood
SWC Short Walk 62 - The River Beck: Hayes to Beckenham Junction
22-Nov-24 • thomasgrabow on Flickr
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Trees on The River Beck in High Broom Wood
SWC Short Walk 62 - The River Beck: Hayes to Beckenham Junction
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The River Beck in High Broom Wood
SWC Short Walk 62 - The River Beck: Hayes to Beckenham Junction
22-Nov-24 • thomasgrabow on Flickr
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Path through High Broom Wood
SWC Short Walk 62 - The River Beck: Hayes to Beckenham Junction
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Footbridge over The River Beck in High Broom Wood
SWC Short Walk 62 - The River Beck: Hayes to Beckenham Junction
22-Nov-24 • thomasgrabow on Flickr
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Towards the Stepping Stones across The River Beck in High Broom Wood
SWC Short Walk 62 - The River Beck: Hayes to Beckenham Junction
22-Nov-24 • thomasgrabow on Flickr
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The River Beck's riverbed in unnamed wood near source
SWC Short Walk 62 - The River Beck: Hayes to Beckenham Junction
22-Nov-24 • thomasgrabow on Flickr
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Unnamed wood near furthest source of River Beck
SWC Short Walk 62 - The River Beck: Hayes to Beckenham Junction
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Unnamed wood near furthest source of River Beck
SWC Short Walk 62 - The River Beck: Hayes to Beckenham Junction
22-Nov-24 • thomasgrabow on Flickr
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Unnamed wood near furthest source of River Beck
SWC Short Walk 62 - The River Beck: Hayes to Beckenham Junction
22-Nov-24 • thomasgrabow on Flickr
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Highest identifiable source of the River Beck; in unnamed wood
SWC Short Walk 62 - The River Beck: Hayes to Beckenham Junction
22-Nov-24 • thomasgrabow on Flickr
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LOOP signpost in Spring Park woodland
SWC Short Walk 62 - The River Beck: Hayes to Beckenham Junction
22-Nov-24 • thomasgrabow on Flickr
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Tree in Spring Park woodland
SWC Short Walk 62 - The River Beck: Hayes to Beckenham Junction
22-Nov-24 • thomasgrabow on Flickr
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Tree and LOOP signpost in Spring Park woodland
SWC Short Walk 62 - The River Beck: Hayes to Beckenham Junction
22-Nov-24 • thomasgrabow on Flickr
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View towards Spring Park woodland across arable field
SWC Short Walk 62 - The River Beck: Hayes to Beckenham Junction
22-Nov-24 • thomasgrabow on Flickr
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St. John the Evangelist Church, West Wickham across arable field
SWC Short Walk 62 - The River Beck: Hayes to Beckenham Junction
22-Nov-24 • thomasgrabow on Flickr
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View towards Spring Park woodland across arable field
SWC Short Walk 62 - The River Beck: Hayes to Beckenham Junction
22-Nov-24 • thomasgrabow on Flickr
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St. John the Evangelist Church, West Wickham
SWC Short Walk 62 - The River Beck: Hayes to Beckenham Junction
22-Nov-24 • thomasgrabow on Flickr
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Sunset View towards Spring Park woodland across fields
SWC Short Walk 62 - The River Beck: Hayes to Beckenham Junction
22-Nov-24 • thomasgrabow on Flickr
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Spring Park woodland across fields
SWC Short Walk 62 - The River Beck: Hayes to Beckenham Junction
22-Nov-24 • thomasgrabow on Flickr
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Spring Park woodland across fields
SWC Short Walk 62 - The River Beck: Hayes to Beckenham Junction
22-Nov-24 • thomasgrabow on Flickr
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Trig pillar marking the crossing of the London Meridian, Coney Hall Recreation Ground
SWC Short Walk 62 - The River Beck: Hayes to Beckenham Junction
22-Nov-24 • thomasgrabow on Flickr
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Sat Nav Error traffic sign, Warren Wood Close, West Wickham
SWC Short Walk 62 - The River Beck: Hayes to Beckenham Junction
22-Nov-24 • thomasgrabow on Flickr
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Milestone from 1713: High Street Beckenham
SWC Short Walk 62 - The River Beck: Hayes to Beckenham Junction
21-Nov-24 • thomasgrabow on Flickr
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