Beddington Park
Historic park, mainly flat, open terrain with mature trees, formal gardens and the River Wandle. 15 posts, easy navigation. Course length 4km. Start near the cafe.
Resurveyed and refurbished with support from the National Lottery.
Please be aware the post for control 2 is missing and the Start post is broken off - we are working on replacements in 2024.
SUGGESTED COURSES
Starting from the Grange car park off London Road:
Short (1.2km): 1, 2, 6, 7, 15 18, 19
Medium (2.3km): 1, 2, 6-9, 13-19
Long (3.6km): 1- 19
Starting from the café:
Short (1.2km): 6, 7, 15 18, 19, 1, 2
Medium (2.3km): 6-9, 13-19, 1, 2
Long (3.6km): 6 – 19, 1-5
| Beddington Park | FREE |
| Beddington Park | FREE |
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Within Beddington Park you will find many places to enjoy. The River Wandle runs through open parkland and there are patches of woodland and a lake. Inside the park are a café, old church and wildlife centre. It is also used for a wide variety of sports. We remind everyone taking part that they should not spoil other people’s enjoyment of Beddington Park and to respect the ‘out-of-bounds’ areas.
Some history: Beddington Park was originally part of a deer park attached to Carew Manor. The estate was sold in 1859 to Canon Alexander Henry Bridges, the wealthy rector of Beddington, who carried out a great deal of planting including the shelter belt along the north side of the park and the round spinneys within it. Most of the older trees in the park date from his time. Beddington Park includes an early 18th century octagonal brick dovecote with a nearby bridge over the Wandle made of terracotta. Beddington Park is a site of considerable archaeological importance and contains many slight earthworks which are probably of medieval and later dates.
We also have courses at Beddington Park available on the free app MapRun. For more information and to download a map for these courses please see our website: Virtual Courses (mvoc.org)