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Surrey County C.C is one of the 18 professional county clubs which make up the English domestic cricket structure. They play four home games away from the Oval (Kennington, Lambeth/South London) each season. Two of these games are played at the Whitgift School, the other two games are played in Guildford.
Surrey County Cricket Club is a first-class club in county cricket, one of eighteen in the domestic cricket structure of England and Wales. It represents the historic county of Surrey, including areas that now form South London. Teams representing the county are recorded from 1709 onwards; the current club was founded in 1845 and has held first-class status continuously since then. Surrey have played in every top-level domestic cricket competition in England, including every edition of the County Championship.
A major building of the history of the 'Arts and Crafts style' and of 19th century British architecture. Has some interesting textile displays. William Morris lived here, the architect was Philip Webb, with wall paintings and stained glass by Edward Burne-Jones.
A truly stunning yet under-visited park, next to Welling, that features a mansion house (Danson House) and boating lake.
A Jacobean manor house. Formerly housing a museum and archives, the mansion is now a community centre, and much of the former pleasure grounds are parks.
as the name suggests, woods with a now-ruined Lesnes abbey. Green chain walk passes through.
Four vast elaborately decorated beam engines that pumped Victorian London's poop; they were too heavy to remove when decommissioned. One of them is occasionally set in motion. check website for open days.
London Butterfly Gardens is a tropical butterfly attraction located in the Main Glasshouse at Hall Place & Gardens in Bexley, southeast London. It features a carefully controlled tropical environment with high humidity and warm temperatures to support hundreds of free-flying tropical butterflies and the nectar-rich plants they rely on, giving visitors a chance to walk among these colourful insects and learn about their life cycles and behaviour.
It’s ideal for nature lovers, families, and educational visits, combining a tranquil garden experience with insights into butterfly ecology.