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High Elms Country Park

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Large country park with open fields & shaded lawns, plus a golf course, nature trail & cafe. People often mention park, walk, cafe, dogs, great, nice, lovely, area, walks, good,


Address

Shire Ln, Orpington BR6 7JH, United Kingdom

Website

www.bromley.gov.uk

Contact

+44 1689 862815

Rating on Google Maps

4.60 (1.3K reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Sunday: 9:30 AM to 5 PM
  • Monday: 10 AM to 5 PM
  • Tuesday: 10 AM to 5 PM
  • Wednesday: 10 AM to 5 PM
  • Thursday: 10 AM to 5 PM
  • Friday: 10 AM to 5 PM
  • Saturday: 9:30 AM to 5 PM

Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: park (18) walk (14) cafe (14) dogs (9) great (9) nice (8) lovely (7) area (7) walks (7) good (7)
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  • 4/5 P B. 10 months ago on Google
    The park itself is lovely and that would get a five star ⭐️ why would it not. Unfortunately the people that walk there dogs in the area are like nothing else I’ve ever experienced walking my dog. Rude , ignorant, and just plain stupid when it comes to dog ownership, etiquette! There have been loads of dogs fighting along with kills. Yep , I myself have had so many unbelievable encounters with such owners. One even decided because they couldn’t win an argument, they resorted to just telling me my dog was ugly! Lol 😂 I just laughed and walked away , you can’t educate that level of intelligence. I would avoid going there with your dog. But enjoy without and with families and friends. The Green Roof cafe is ok. But unfortunately full up with these kinds of people 😖😣 and their dogs.
    4 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Mustafa K. 6 months ago on Google • 172 reviews
    A beautiful park to walk around in. To immerse yourself in nature. I went early in the morning and the whole place was magical. With a combination of morning dew and wetness from yesterday's rain, it gave me a soothing feeling. It's a perfect place for solo walks as well as for families. I highly recommend.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Cafe C. 11 months ago on Google
    Beautiful Kent woodlands and gardens. Great for a walk.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Ọlatunde O. 1 year ago on Google
    Nice place to walk, free car park, nice cafe with toilet. Lots to see.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Karen B. 1 year ago on Google • 1183 reviews
    I visited here in May 2022 as part of walking the London Loop route around London. This is a large country Park you can explore, including a cafe and toilets.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Russco H. 6 months ago on Google • 4 reviews
    A great place to explore or walk your dog,,
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Irina S. 3 years ago on Google • 324 reviews
    Great country park to come for long walks, picnics, play golf or just relax. Your furry friends will love it too! There is also caffe with lots of food and drinks choices and toilets too! Will be definitely back there again! :)
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Lauren W. 2 years ago on Google • 115 reviews
    This is a lovely place with a nice cafe. It is very dog friendly. It is great for a wander with children. There are interesting parts of buildings left in the grounds for people who like history. There is something for everyone, a golf course, a manicured garden type area, large open spaces with trees and a lovely wood for dogs to get lost in or dens to be built in. The cafe is very decent and friendly. The food there has become a favourite for my friend and I. I recommend the fish finger sandwiches and also the hot chocolate there is very good.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 simon g. 4 years ago on Google • 63 reviews
    Beautiful park set in the grounds of an old mansion which isn't there anymore but there are plenty of signs of it being there. It has an amazing history with various information posts all over the place. There's plenty of woodland to walk or jog and is great for taking the dogs for a walk. The main area is great for picnics and also offers a great little cafe. There's plenty of parking.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Dayna F. 1 year ago on Google
    A very lovely, dog friendly place to come for a walk. Quite a few different paths to walk along, for shorter or longer walks. If the weather is nice, it is hard to get parking as its so popular. Green Roof Cafe has amazing food, and excellent coffee
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Joe B. 2 months ago on Google • 86 reviews New
    Nice walking area a little bit hilly and a nice cafe on site as well
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Caroline P. 2 years ago on Google
    Great walk with or without dogs! Good adventure for children. Cafe and toilets on site. Free to park, however car park is small
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Michel K. 2 years ago on Google
    Nice big park with a cafe, very dog friendly. Car park gets full quickly though.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 JANICE K. 1 year ago on Google
    Great open space, wonderful selection of trees. Especially interesting was the felled sequoia which had been struck by lightning in June 2022
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Dee D. 1 year ago on Google
    Acres and acres of shaded woodland and interesting fields. Went for a long family walk and loved it. Great access, good signage. Highly recommended.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 William Z. 1 year ago on Google
    Perfect recreation park in Bromley. Free car park. Toilet is available. There is a cafe inside the park providing hot foods and drinks. Very enjoyable walking experience.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Becky T. 1 month ago on Google • 492 reviews New
    Lovely area to walk. Good wooded trails were able to do a few miles. Many dogs about. Good car park and adequate toilets open 10-4.

  • 5/5 Denese H. 1 year ago on Google • 74 reviews
    Absolutely lovely, we went on a sunny day the grounds were beautiful and well kept. The woodland trail was easy to navigate. Kids loved venturing into the wild running free, great visibility.

  • 5/5 Chris S. 2 months ago on Google • 43 reviews New
    This place is such a hidden treasure. Ideal place to take a ramble & cast aside those Worldly cares. The perfect place to feel at one with nature & ease your mental health. Seems to be very popular with dog walkers. Although there is a Cafe here, it's probably best avoided at Weekends & Public/School Holidays, as the queues for food are unbelievably long.

  • 4/5 Nicola S. 4 months ago on Google • 26 reviews
    High Elms.... what a pleasure as normal! The cafe is always great and the walks around the park are beautiful. If they had a few more toilets, it would be perfect, but all in all, pretty good 😊

  • 5/5 Dan 4 months ago on Google • 11 reviews
    Substantial park just a short 15 min drive from Bromley town centre where I live. As much as I like Beckenham Place park, albeit it's mostly pretty flat, High Elms offers so much more space to walk, with more changes of elevation and prettier scenery, including plenty of woodlands. High Elms is of course a great place for dog walkers, both owners and dogs able to get refreshments and food from it's popular Green Roof cafe which is largely outside seating (although during the colder months I sometimes prefer the golf course cafe/restaurant as there is substantially more inside space and far better loos).

  • 5/5 Lesley E. 2 months ago on Google • 11 reviews New
    Really lovely country park, beautifully kept grounds, with the added bonus of the very nice clean cafe with good choice of food and polite helpful staff.Also extremely dog friendly.

  • 5/5 Tarek C. 5 months ago on Google • 9 reviews
    Beautiful country walks, superb atmosphere.

  • 5/5 Cheryl R. 11 months ago on Google
    This is the second time I've visited High Elms Country, It's a little drive for me but a nice place to have a change of scenery. I absolutely love history and reading about the building that used to be there. We spent more time wondering around the woods 🪵 and then popped to the cafe. We had our dog with us so it was great that there was an undercover outdoor seating area as it was drizzling. They had a nice selection of food and definitely worth a visit. They do have inside and outside seating areas.

  • 5/5 DenimCat 9 months ago on Google
    Lovely visiting with our girls (fur babies). The café is always perfect, good with nut allergies, Lovely food and the garden is lovely too (behind the café).

  • 5/5 John G. 1 year ago on Google
    Great place to visit, lots of walks for all ages, has a visitor centre/ café, toilets good car park.

  • 5/5 Jeff K. 1 year ago on Google
    One of my favourite place to celebrate birthdays. There are some tables and a big green area to play. This is very good place to walk with dogs and without. Lovely and huge golf field. Overall, nice place to give your soul rest.

  • 5/5 Diana M. 1 year ago on Google
    One of my favourite country parks ever. Perfect for lond woodland walks. Free but very busy at times parking. Toilets on side. Cafe is offering fresh cakes, hot food and drinks. Dogs love it too. Popular for picnics.


Call +44 1689 862815 Open on Google Maps

Amenities


  • Pets
    • ✓️ Dogs allowed
  • Activities
    • ✓️ Hiking
  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible entrance
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible parking lot

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