Croydon
Top Places to Visit
Nestle Tower
Nestle Tower. The famous UK headquarters of Nestle, one of the tallest towers in England.
Petts Wood
Petts Wood, cool place for a picnic, walk or camp.
Croydon Palace
Croydon Palace. Summer residence of the Archbishop of Canterbury for over 500 years.
The Town Hall
The Town Hall. Very impressive with a huge clock tower.
Crofton Roman Villa
Phone: ☎ +44 20 8460 1442
Crofton Roman Villa, Crofton Roman Villa, Crofton Rd, Orpington, ☎ +44 20 8460 1442 (croftonromanvilla@btinternet.com), [9]. Apr-Oct, Bank Holidays, W F 10AM-... more
Top Places to Eat
Cafe Giardino
Cafe Giardino, Centrale Centre and Whitgift Centre. Italian.
Cafe Santa Fe
Phone: ☎ +44 20 8688 6717
Cafe Santa Fe, 201 High St, ☎ +44 20 8688 6717.
Aphrodite Greek Taverna
Phone: ☎ +44 20 8653 9895
Aphrodite Greek Taverna, 19 Westow Street, ☎ +44 20 8653 9895. Greek.
Pan-chicago
Pan-Chicago American deep-pan Pizza.
Chat House Tandoori
Phone: ☎ +44 20 8680 5719
Chat House Tandoori, 14-16 Brighton Rd, ☎ +44 20 8680 5719.
Top Shopping Places
Beano's / Marketplace
Beano's / Marketplace, Middle Street, [26]. 10AM - 6PM. Beano's which once was the largest second-hand CD, LP and DVD store in Europe, has now closed. It has ... more
Centrale Shopping Centre
Centrale Shopping Centre, North End (Close to West Croydon station), [27]. M-W, F Sa 9:30AM-7PM, Th 9:30AM-9:00PM, Su 11AM-5PM. Shopping centre opened in 2004, ... more
North End
North End. The shopping road in Croydon
Purley Way
Purley Way, (To the south west of Central Croydon, but still in the borough). Large retail area including large stores such as one of the four IKEA's in London... more
Farmer's Market
Farmer's market. At weekends.
Glades Shopping Mall
Glades shopping mall, (Runs parallel to the east side of the High Street). The bulk of the better-known stores are in this area.
Top Places for Nightlife
The Spreadeagle
Phone: ☎ +44 20 8781 1134
The Spreadeagle, 39-41 Katharine Street, ☎ +44 20 8781 1134. Good place to get a pint with a tasty pie.
Green Dragon
Phone: ☎ +44 20 8667 0684
Green Dragon, 58-60 High St, ☎ +44 20 8667 0684. Pub with an eclectic but very good natured crowd. Live bands and DJs some nights of the week.
The Red Lion
The Red Lion, 10 North Rd, Sundridge Park. Some christen this the best pub in Bromley. A friendly atmosphere, good quality ales and decent, affordable pub food ... more
Sundridge Park
Sundridge Park. A small neighbourhood just to the north of Bromley, has retained some well-liked, traditional pubs.
Bar Red Square
Phone: ☎ +44 20 8688 1020
Bar Red Square, 63-67 High St, ☎ +44 20 8688 1020. Wine Bar.
Black Sheep Bar
Phone: ☎ +44 20 8680 2277
Black Sheep Bar, 68 High St, ☎ +44 20 8680 2277, [35]. Alternative and very friendly rock bar which provides a nice change from the rest of the town centre's ... more
Top Activity Places
Croydon Pirates
Croydon Pirates is one of the largest baseball clubs, actually located at Roundshaw, just in the Borough of Sutton. They boast two diamonds and often host the ... more
Wimbledon - Lawn Tennis Championships
Phone: ☎ +44 20 8944 1066
Wimbledon - Lawn Tennis Championships, The All England Lawn Tennis Club, Church Road, Wimbledon, SW19 5AE, ☎ +44 20 8944 1066, [23]. It is one of the four Grand... more
David Lean Cinema
David Lean Cinema, [16]. Croydon's only independent cinema, named after the famous film director who was born in Croydon. The cinema is operated by Croydon ...
Fairfield Halls
Phone: ☎ Box Office: +44 20 8688 9291
Fairfield Halls, Park Lane, Croydon, CR9 1DG, ☎ Box Office: +44 20 8688 9291, [17]. Theatre / Arts centre.
Bike Along The Riverside
Bike along the riverside. Follow the Thames path to Richmond upon Thames, Kew (home of the botanical gardens) and beyond into Barnes and Putney. In the opposite... more