Blackheath Common

 
 
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Blackheath CommonBlackheath Common, to the south of Greenwich Park, is a World Heritage Site. It benefits from a high vantage point beside the Thames so you get some good views over the capital and from Point Hill you can see the three counties of Essex, Kent and Surrey laid out before you. There are four ponds on the site with the Hare and Billet pond having the most natural appearance. Once heathland covered with gorse, the area takes on a more managed appearance although wild flowers are still encouraged to grow. It's also steeped in history. King Henry V met Londoners here returning from his triumph at Agincourt and Wat Tyler's band of rebels grouped here during the Peasants' Revolt of 1381. Dick Turpin was among the highwaymen who used to prey on passengers travelling from London to Dover. The heath has a long history of hosting fairs and community gatherings, a tradition which continues to this day. Free firework displays take place each November alongside annual kite-flying festivals earlier in the year. As anyone who's braved the London marathon will know, the heath is the starting point for the annual 25-mile challenge.

 

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Railway Stations

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Lewisham Railway Station
 
16 minutes walk
 
 
 
 

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June 2010

Bike and Kite Festival Blackheath Common, SE3 7AS 12th & 13th June 2010 A colourful collection of kites fills the skies over Blackheath on this midsummer...

 
 
Family Fun

Zippos Circus Blackheath Common, SE3 | Brockwell Park, SE24 29th March - 10th April | 12th-17th April 2012 Zippos Circus comes to town this spring performing...

 
 
June 2009

Bike and Kite Festival Blackheath Common, SE3 7AS 13th & 14th June 2009 A colourful collection of kites fills the skies over Blackheath on this midsummer weekend...

 
 
London Events 2013

With an exciting calendar of events, London 2013 is shaping up to be another special year. Find out the best of what's happening throughout the capital this year with our thorough guide to 2013's finest entertainment.

 
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Hotels near Blackheath Common

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Ibis London Greenwich London
Ibis London Greenwich
London > Hotels > Mid-Range Chain Hotel  Double Rooms: 40% off from £70
30 Stockwell Street, SE10 | 17 minutes from Blackheath Common
For two centuries, maritime Greenwich was the heart of a naval empire that ruled every sea in the world. Home of the international dateline, this area ...More
 
 
 
Novotel London Greenwich London
Novotel London Greenwich
London > Hotels > Luxury Chain Hotel  Deluxe Double Rooms: 58% off from £99
173-185 Greenwich High Road, SE10 | 18 minutes from Blackheath Common
One of the best in this popular chain, the Novotel Greenwich's lovely position at the heart of Maritime Greenwich is only half its appeal. The restaurant ...More
 
 
 
De Vere Venues Devonport House London
De Vere Venues Devonport House
London > Hotels > Mid-Range Chain Hotel  Double Rooms: 59% off from £94
King William Walk, SE10 | 18 minutes from Blackheath Common
Situated on the World Heritage Site in Greenwich and steeped in naval history, Devonport House offers you the perfect way to enjoy London buzz, without the ...More
 
 
 
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Alternative Parks and Gardens nearest Blackheath Common

Nearest to Blackheath Common
Potters Fields Park London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Potters Fields Park
London > Leisure > Parks and Gardens
City Hall, 110 The Queens Walk, Bankside, London SE1 | 4.3 miles from Blackheath Common
Potters Fields Park occupies a prime spot between City Hall (from where the Mayor runs London) and Tower Bridge. The pedestrianised, grassy area on the south ...More
 
 
 
Crystal Palace Park London
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Crystal Palace Park
London > Leisure > Parks and Gardens
Thicket Road, Penge, SE20 | 4.6 miles from Blackheath Common
Although the Crystal Palace - first erected in Hyde Park and moved here in 1854 - is long gone, destroyed by fire in 1936, Crystal Palace ...More
 
 
 
Greenwich Park London
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Greenwich Park
London > Leisure > Parks and Gardens
Romney Road, SE10 | 12 minutes from Blackheath Common
As a World Heritage Site marking the site of the Greenwich Meridian (the base point for World Time and the location of Longitude 0) Greenwich is ...More
 
 
 
 
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The Paintball Centre London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
The Paintball Centre
London > Leisure > Activities
Unit 4, Wood Wharf, Preston Road, Canary Wharf, Tower Hamlets, London E14 | 2.4 miles from Blackheath Common
This fab game emerged in 1980 and has taken the world by storm. Popular with adrenalin junkies, paintballing is an action-packed, mission-driven past-time that is ...More
 
 
 
Revolution Karting London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Revolution Karting
London > Leisure > Activities
Arches 422-424 Mile End Park, Burdett Road, Tower Hamlets, London E3 | 3.7 miles from Blackheath Common
It's not exactly Formula 1 but get behind the wheel of a go-kart and you'll certainly feel like you're ready to give Lewis Hamilton a ...More
 
 
 
Beckenham Cricket Club London
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Beckenham Cricket Club
London > Leisure > Sports Facilities
Foxgrove Road, BR3 | 4.1 miles from Blackheath Common
Its name may imply allegiance to cricket alone but at this club you can play tennis, hockey, and squash. The cricket club boasts immaculate pitches, ...More
 
 
 
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Events near Blackheath Common

Near Blackheath Common
Meantime Jazz: Course London
Now On
Meantime Jazz: Course
London > Events > Exhibitions  Dates: Monday 20th May and Monday 3rd June 2013 - 7pm-9pm
Blackheath Halls, 23 Lee Road, SE3 | 9 minutes from Blackheath Common
Learn jazz standards and improvisation techniques with saxophonist Jonny Dextor....More
 
 
 
Music Appreciation: Course London
Ongoing
Music Appreciation: Course
London > Events > Exhibitions  Dates: 20th May, 3rd Jun, 10th Jun, 17th Jun, 24th Jun and 1st Jul 2013 - 10am-12noon
Blackheath Halls, 23 Lee Road, SE3 | 9 minutes from Blackheath Common
Re-assess the music of Benjamin Britten with Matthew Taylor....More
 
 
 
Phoenix Piano Trio London
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Phoenix Piano Trio
London > Events > Concerts  Dates: Sunday 26th May 2013 - 11am
Blackheath Halls, 23 Lee Road, SE3 | 9 minutes from Blackheath Common
The trio performs Haydn's Piano Trio In E Flat, Schumann's Phantasiestucke and Beethoven's Piano Trio In B Flat 'Archduke'....More
 
 
 
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Entertainment near Blackheath Common

Near Blackheath Common
Blackheath Halls London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Blackheath Halls
London > Entertainment > Classical Music
23 Lee Road, SE3 | 9 minutes from Blackheath Common
Compile a list of London's major arts and entertainment venues and the Blackheath Halls won't immediately spring to mind as being one of the most high ...More
 
 
 
Greenwich Picturehouse London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Greenwich Picturehouse
London > Entertainment > Cinemas
180 Greenwich High Road, SE10 | 16 minutes from Blackheath Common
This Greenwich cinema has not been a resounding success. Since opening in 1989 it's gone bankrupt twice, closing down for long periods. Fortunately for locals - ...More
 
 
 
Greenwich Playhouse London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Greenwich Playhouse
London > Entertainment > Theatres
Greenwich Station Forecourt, 189 Greenwich High Road, SE10 | 18 minutes from Blackheath Common
The Greenwich Playhouse is one of the most modern theatres in the London area. It's certainly not the biggest - it has seating capacity for 84 ...More
 
 
 
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Sights and Attractions near Blackheath Common

The best museums, galleries, attractions near Blackheath Common
Ranger's House London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Ranger's House
London > Attractions > Historic Buildings
Chesterfield Walk, Greenwich Park, SE10 | 6 minutes from Blackheath Common
Ranger's House is an 18th century, Grade I listed, red brick villa built in 1723 which became the official residence of the 'Ranger of Greenwich Park'. ...More
 
 
 
Greenwich Park London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Greenwich Park
London > Attractions > Parks and Gardens
Romney Road, SE10 | 12 minutes from Blackheath Common
Old, enclosed Royal Park. A World Heritage Site marking the site of the Greenwich Meridian (the base point for World Time and the location of Longitude 0) ...More
 
 
 
Fan Museum London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Fan Museum
London > Attractions > Museums
12 Crooms Hill, SE10 | 15 minutes from Blackheath Common
This unique museum houses the world's finest collection of fans including exquisite examples from the 18th and 19th centuries. The Fan Museum is housed in a ...More
 
 
 
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Shopping near Blackheath Common

The best shops and markets near Blackheath Common
The Bookshop on the Heath London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
The Bookshop on the Heath
London > Shopping > Books
74 Tranquil Vale, Blackheath, SE3 | 5 minutes from Blackheath Common
A book lovers gem. As one of London's oldest and last remaining second-hand bookshops, this bookshop stocks signed first editions and collectables as well as local ...More
 
 
 
The Cheeseboard London
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The Cheeseboard
London > Shopping > Food and Drink Shops
26 Royal Hill, SE10 | 14 minutes from Blackheath Common
A small but perfectly formed cheese shop in a pretty little street off the main Greenwich High Road. With over 100 different types to choose from, ...More
 
 
 
The Creaky Shed London
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The Creaky Shed
London > Shopping > Food and Drink Shops
20 Royal Hill, SE10 | 14 minutes from Blackheath Common
This unusual fruit and veg shop in Greenwich is certainly worth the detour from the main high street. It's just a short walk away, a left ...More
 
 
 
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Education near Blackheath Common

Near Blackheath Common
Four Corners London
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Four Corners
London > Education > Adult Education
121 Roman Road, Tower Hamlets, London E2 | 4.7 miles from Blackheath Common
For 30 years Four Corners has been training, producing and supporting the full range of film and photographic requirements. Services on offer include filmmaking facilities and ...More
 
 
 
London College Of Communication London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
London College Of Communication
London > Education > Professional Training
Elephant & Castle, Elephant and Castle, London SE1 | 4.8 miles from Blackheath Common
From a clutch of excellent courses in London, this is the best and among the premier specialist media courses in the world. Formerly London College of ...More
 
 
 
The Making Space London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
The Making Space
London > Education > Evening Classes
10 Sunbury Workshops, Swanfield Street, Shoreditch, London E2 | 5.2 miles from Blackheath Common
Learn some crafty manouveurs at Making Space where classes on mask making, glass engraving, pyrography (burning patterns into wood or leather), chainmail knitting, and book hollowing ...More
 
 
 
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The Paintball Centre London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
The Paintball Centre
London > Leisure > Activities
Unit 4, Wood Wharf, Preston Road, Canary Wharf, Tower Hamlets, London E14 | 2.4 miles from Blackheath Common
This fab game emerged in 1980 and has taken the world by storm. Popular with adrenalin junkies, paintballing is an action-packed, mission-driven past-time that is ...More
 
 
 
Revolution Karting London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Revolution Karting
London > Leisure > Activities
Arches 422-424 Mile End Park, Burdett Road, Tower Hamlets, London E3 | 3.7 miles from Blackheath Common
It's not exactly Formula 1 but get behind the wheel of a go-kart and you'll certainly feel like you're ready to give Lewis Hamilton a ...More
 
 
 
Greenwich Park London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Greenwich Park
London > Leisure > Parks and Gardens
Romney Road, SE10 | 12 minutes from Blackheath Common
As a World Heritage Site marking the site of the Greenwich Meridian (the base point for World Time and the location of Longitude 0) Greenwich is ...More
 
 
 
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Pubs near Blackheath Common

The best pubs near London Blackheath Common.
The Hill London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
The Hill
London > Restaurants > Gastropub
89 Royal Hill, SE10 | 14 minutes from Blackheath Common
A couple of years back, in 2005, the Barley Mow became The Hill and changed from an average local (with a dodgy clientele) to a gastropub ...More
 
 
 
The Greenwich Union London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
The Greenwich Union
London > Restaurants > Gastropub
56 Royal Hill, SE10 | 14 minutes from Blackheath Common
...More
 
 
 
Bar Du Musee Café London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Bar Du Musee Café
London > Restaurants > Gastropub
17 Nelson Road, Greenwich, , SE10 | 18 minutes from Blackheath Common
...More
 
 
 
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Nightlife near Blackheath Common

Blackheath Common clubs, bars, cabaret nights, casinos and interesting nightlife.
Matter at the O2 Arena London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Matter at the O2 Arena
London > Nightlife > Nightclubs
Peninsula Square, SE10 | 2.2 miles from Blackheath Common
A taste of 22nd century clubbing (with prices to match), Matter is more than just the most futuristic nightspot in London - it's the most advanced ...More
 
 
 
The Old Brewery London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
The Old Brewery
London > Nightlife > Bars
The Pepys Building, Old Royal Naval College, SE10 | 20 minutes from Blackheath Common
Located within the grounds of the Old Royal Naval College and a stone's throw from the world's last tea clipper, the legendary Cutty Sark, The Old ...More
 
 
 
THAT London London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
THAT London
London > Nightlife > Nightclubs
338 Boord Street, Greenwich, SE10 | 34 minutes from Blackheath Common
Formely The House And Terrace, THAT London is a large 1,800-capacity nightclub venue a five minute walk away from The O2 Arena on the Greenwich peninsula. ...More
 
 
 
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Meeting venue hire near Blackheath Common

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The O2 London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
The O2
London > Business > Venue Hire
Peninsula Square, SE10 | 2.2 miles from Blackheath Common
The second most embarrassing legacy of Tony Blair's time in government struggled for years to find a role after the millennium show shut up shop. It's ...More
 
 
 
Old Royal Naval College London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Old Royal Naval College
London > Business > Venue Hire
Greenwich Foundation for the Old Royal Naval College, 2, Cutty Sark Gardens, Greenwich, SE10 | 20 minutes from Blackheath Common
The Old Royal Naval College was built on the site of the Tudor Palace in Greenwich in which Henry VIII and Elizabeth I were born. William ...More
 
 
 
Laban London
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Laban
London > Business > Venue Hire
Creekside, Deptford, SE8 | 23 minutes from Blackheath Common
Tate Modern architects Herzog & de Meuron went for a shimmering, plastic-clad building when tasked with designing the Laban building, a place where excellence in contemporary ...More
 
 
 
 

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Dido, Queen Of Carthage
Theatre | Until 1st June 2013 

Greenwich Theatre 16 minutes walk from Blackheath Common

Lazarus Theatre Company presents a ravishing and bold new adaptation that breathes new life into one of Christopher Marlowe's greatest ...More

Alien Season
Exhibitions | Until 31st August 2013 

Royal Observatory Greenwich 16 minutes walk from Blackheath Common

Are we alone in the universe? If not, would all aliens be as friendly as ET? The Royal Observatory Greenwich ...More

Alien Revolution
Alien Revolution
Exhibitions | Until 8th September 2013 

Royal Observatory Greenwich 16 minutes walk from Blackheath Common

Since Copernicus' displacement of Earth as the centre of the universe, many people, from scientists to clergymen, have considered an ...More

 
Summer Science: Exploring The Giants: Talk
Exhibitions | On 23rd May 2013 

Royal Observatory Greenwich 16 minutes walk from Blackheath Common

Oxford University's Dr Leigh Fletcher considers the gas giant planets....More

We Are Aliens!
Kids Events | Until 31st May 2013 

Royal Observatory Greenwich 16 minutes walk from Blackheath Common

Planetarium show, narrated by Rupert Grint....More

Solar System, Galaxy, Universe
Kids Events | Until 31st May 2013 

Royal Observatory Greenwich 16 minutes walk from Blackheath Common

A planetarium show exploring outer space's scale and structure....More

Archive Late: Trace Your Family History
Kids Events | On 23rd May 2013 

National Maritime Museum 16 minutes walk from Blackheath Common

How the Caird Library can aid your family history research....More

Greenwich Dances
Dance | Until 27th June 2013 

Greenwich 19 minutes walk from Blackheath Common

Part of the Royal Greenwich Festivals, Greenwich Dances brings a vibrant celebration of dance to the area with a six ...More

Creekside Open
Exhibitions | Until 26th May 2013 

APT Gallery 23 minutes walk from Blackheath Common

Exhibition of the work of visual artists, with 125 pieces selected for public viewing....More

Allsorts: The Sound Season
Exhibitions | On 23rd May 2013 

The Albany 1.44 miles from Blackheath Common

Adults with learning disabilities are invited to take part in a range of creative art sessions. Plus, the chance to ...More

 
 

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