Introduction
Farthing Downs is a chalk downland ridge with fine views, popular with the public for well over 100 years although it has a much longer history dating back to the Stone Age. The nearby New Hill was purchased to protect the downs' immediate surroundings, and is more wooded. Farthing Downs is within the West Wickham and Coulsdon Commons group of sites managed by the Corporation of London.
- Visitor Access, Directions & Contacts
Access contact details
Opening is unrestricted.
Directions
Rail: Coulsdon South. Bus: 60, 404, 405
Owners
City of London Corporation (LB Croydon: Farthing Downs Tree Belt)
- Features & Designations
Designations
Green Belt
Site of Nature Conservation Importance
Site of Special Scientific Interest
- Key Information
Type
Park
Purpose
Recreational/sport
Principal Building
Parks, Gardens And Urban Spaces
Survival
Extant
Hectares
95
Open to the public
Yes
- References
Contributors
London Parks and Gardens Trust