NEWS

Best Walks in Chislehurst

Hawkwood is a hidden gem in our handsome town of Chislehurst, at the very edge of the Commons behind Coopers School and down Botany Bay Lane. The estate is managed by the National Trust and takes in 230 acres of grazed pastures and small blocks of woodland. It borders...

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Great life-saving news for Sainsbury’s Chislehurst

We are really excited to hear that Sainsbury's in Chislehurst has been one of the stores picked for installing a defibrillator. Local 'celebrity' and Chislehurst resident Sister Josephine Udie is the Vice Chair of the Patients Forum for the London Ambulance and has...

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My Chislehurst….by Don Drage

Don Drage is Chislehurst born and bred with an extraordinary, lifelong association with one particular road. Now in his seventies, he remains heavily involved in community life and is busier than ever. Read in his own words, Don’s memories of the home town he has...

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Harry was born on Christmas Day….

Visit Chislehurst caught up with the Andersons who wanted to share their son's story this Christmas. You see Christmas is extra special for this local family whose little son, Harry was  born on Christmas Day. When Kate Anderson went into labour with her first child...

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My Chislehurst by Lucy Stamp

Hello, my name is Lucy Stamp, full-time mum of twins and part-time marketeer. I moved to Chislehurst a year and a half ago, after falling in love with the area. Having grown up in the Wiltshire countryside mixed with the yearning for city life and a ‘high-flying’...

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My Chislehurst by Samantha Rumens

Before you have children, there are lots of things you say you will never let them do – you’ll never let them throw food in a restaurant or ride a scooter in the supermarket; you’ll never use bribery to defuse a toddler tantrum or let them eat chips for lunch; you’ll...

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My Chislehurst by Don Drage

Don Drage is Chislehurst born and bred with an extraordinary, lifelong association with one particular road. Now in his seventies, he remains heavily involved in community life and is busier than ever. Read in his own words, Don’s memories of the home town he has...

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Churches & Schools

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Anyone for tennis…?

With Wimbledon in full swing, Visit Chislehurst sent local resident, Mark Grover to the Chislehurst Tennis Club to test the facilities and meet the Chairman, Clive Richardson….    Although I always had fun tennis playing at school, and even played in a couple of...

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My Chislehurst by Christopher Bennett

My name is Christopher Bennett. I’m a British-Greek freelance illustrator who moved to Chislehurst a little more than a year ago, with a newly-gained BA Honours Degree in Illustration from the University of Derby. I have developed a technique that incorporates...

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My Chislehurst by Hannah Green

Chislehurst has been the place I call home for nearly 30 years. I have so many memories all based here, from feeding the ducks at the pond, working in a local care home in my teenage years, enjoying social times in the wonderful restaurants and pubs, walking down to...

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My Chislehurst by Claire Chamberlain

Having grown up in Orpington, just a few miles down the road, this was the extent of my knowledge of Chislehurst back in 1998: “Call when the train goes through Chislehurst, and I’ll come and pick you up from the station.” As far as I was concerned, Chislehurst was...

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