Welcome to Orpington

Orpington is a suburban town located in the London Borough of Bromley, Greater London. It is situated on the southeastern edge of London and is known for its green spaces, historic buildings, and excellent transport links. Orpington has a population of around 16,000 people and is a popular residential area for families and commuters.

One of the main attractions in Orpington is the Priory Gardens, a beautiful park that covers over six acres of land. The park features a lake, a children's playground, a rose garden, and a variety of trees and plants. It is a popular spot for picnics, walks, and outdoor activities. Another notable landmark in Orpington is the All Saints Church, a Grade I listed building that dates back to the 12th century. The church is known for its stunning architecture and beautiful stained glass windows.

Orpington is well-connected to other parts of London and the southeast of England. The town has its own railway station, which provides regular services to London Victoria, London Bridge, and other destinations. There are also several bus routes that run through Orpington, making it easy to travel to nearby towns and villages. Overall, Orpington is a charming and vibrant town that offers a great quality of life for its residents.

Local Weather

Patchy rain nearby

Temp: 5°C

Feels Like: 1.5°C

Wind: 10.3 MPH

Wind Dir: N

Local Schools

School	Details
Dorton College Of Further Education Special Post 16 Institution Ages:16-25 Head Teacher Ms Josie Grainger-Francova	'The Hive' - Orpington Campus Bromley The Walnuts Orpington BR6 0TE 7557353800 School Website
Perry Hall Primary School Academy Converter Ages:5-11 Head Teacher Mrs Lorraine Richards	Perry Hall Road Orpington Greater London BR6 0EF 01689820313 School Website
St Olaves And St Saviours Grammar School Voluntary Aided School Ages:11-18 Head Teacher Mr Andrew Rees	Goddington Lane Orpington Greater London BR6 9SH 01689820101 School Website
Harris Academy Orpington Academy Sponsor Led Ages:11-18 Head Teacher Mr David Astin	Tintagel Road Orpington Kent BR5 4LG 1689819219 School Website
Harris Primary Academy Orpington Academy Sponsor Led Ages:5-11 Head Teacher Mr Lee Robertson	Dyke Drive Orpington Kent BR5 4LZ 1689830383 School Website
Blenheim Primary School Academy Converter Ages:4-11 Head Teacher Ms Ruth De Graft Incoom	Blenheim Road Orpington Kent BR6 9BH 1689819955 School Website
Holy Innocents Catholic Primary School Academy Converter Ages:3-11 Head Teacher Ryan Langford	Mitchell Road Orpington Kent BR6 9JT 1689813040 School Website
St Philomenas Primary School Academy Converter Ages:5-11 Head Teacher Miss Veronica Maher	Chelsfield Road Orpington Greater London BR5 4DR 01689826550 School Website
St Mary Cray Primary Academy Academy Sponsor Led Ages:4-11 Head Teacher Mr Gordon Jamieson	High Street St Mary Cray Orpington Greater London BR5 4AR 01689826081 School Website
Bromley Beacon Academy Academy Special Sponsor Led Ages:7-16 Head Teacher Mr Philip Tagoe	Avalon Road Orpington Greater London BR6 9BD 01689821205 School Website

Local Train Stations

Train Station
Orpington Station Approach, Orpington, Greater London, BR6 0SX 0.49 Miles

Chelsfield Station Approach, Chelsfield, Greater London, BR6 6EU 1.35 Miles

St Mary Cray Sayes Court Road, St Mary Cray, Greater London, BR5 2PQ 1.41 Miles

Petts Wood Station Square, Petts Wood, Greater London, BR5 1NA 1.47 Miles

Knockholt Old London Road, Knockholt, Greater London, TN14 7HR 2.49 Miles

Local Taxis

Taxi
Speedy Cars 01689 600600 277A High Street, Orpington, Greater London, BR6 0NW 0.13 Miles
Lightning Cars And Couriers 01689 899844 96 High Street, Orpington, Greater London, BR6 0JY 0.24 Miles
Lightning Cars 020 8467 9003 37B High Street, Orpington, Greater London, BR6 0JY 0.24 Miles
Blackfen 7 Seater And Out 'N' About Travel 020 8309 7000 40 Cathcart Drive, Orpington, Greater London, BR6 8BX 0.66 Miles
Meridian Cable Cars Ltd 01689 872882 Anglesea House, Orpington, Greater London, BR5 4AW 0.75 Miles
Tj Hire Ltd (Plant Services) 01689 823838 15 Long Acre, Orpington, Greater London, BR6 7RD 0.96 Miles
Executive And Airport Travel (Chauffeur Service) 07949 547100 Chelsfield Lane, Orpington, Greater London, BR6 7RS 1.02 Miles
Chauffeur Bromley Orpington 07527 216409 Chelsfield Lane, Orpington, Greater London, BR6 7RS 1.02 Miles
Regal Car Services 01689 600587 10 Arundel Dr, Orpington, Greater London, BR6 9JG 1.14 Miles
Jason Cars 01689 826666 68 Sayes Court Road, Orpington, Greater London, BR5 2PQ 1.35 Miles

Local Post Boxes

Post Box
Orpington Bo Collection Today available until:18:45 Weekday Last Collection:18:45 Saturday Last Collection:13:00 Priority Mailbox: Special Mailbox:
Orpington Bo Collection Today available until:18:45 Weekday Last Collection:18:45 Saturday Last Collection:13:00 Sunday Last Collection:15:30 Priority Mailbox: Special Mailbox:
High Street Business Box Collection Today available until:18:45 Weekday Last Collection:18:45 Saturday Last Collection:13:00
War Memorial 281 High Street Collection Today available until:18:30 Weekday Last Collection:18:30 Saturday Last Collection:12:00
Keswick Road Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Knoll Rise Collection Today available until:16:30 Weekday Last Collection:16:30 Saturday Last Collection:12:30
Elm Grove (13) Collection Today available until:18:15 Weekday Last Collection:18:15 Saturday Last Collection:12:00
Lower High Street (89) Collection Today available until:16:45 Weekday Last Collection:16:45 Saturday Last Collection:12:00
Broxbourne Road (40) Collection Today available until:16:15 Weekday Last Collection:16:15 Saturday Last Collection:12:00
Felstead Road (91) Collection Today available until:18:15 Weekday Last Collection:18:15 Saturday Last Collection:12:00
Spur Road (107) Collection Today available until:18:00 Weekday Last Collection:18:00 Saturday Last Collection:12:00
Park Avenue (Opp' 47) Collection Today available until:18:00 Weekday Last Collection:18:00 Saturday Last Collection:12:00
Court Road (136) Collection Today available until:18:00 Weekday Last Collection:18:00 Saturday Last Collection:12:00
Chislehurst Road/Footbury Hill Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Court Road (81) Collection Today available until:18:00 Weekday Last Collection:18:00 Saturday Last Collection:12:00

Local GP Practices

GP Practice	Details
Orpington Health And Wellbeing Centre - Covid Local Vaccination Service	19 Homefield Rise Orpington BR6 0FE
Orpington Health And Wellbeing Centre - Covid Local Vaccination Service 2	19 Homefield Rise Orpington BR6 0FE
Knoll Medical Practice 01689 666800	19 Homefield Rise Orpington Kent BR6 0FE
Gillmans Road Surgery 01689 822022	Gillmans Road Surgery 1 Gillmans Road Orpington Kent BR5 4LA
Highland Medical Practice - Orpington Surgery	59 Sevenoaks Road Orpington BR6 9JN

Local Stores

Carlton Parade
13-14 Carlton Parade
Orpington
Greater London
BR6 0JB
01689 870302
shop.7299@coop.co.uk
Store Website
0.57 miles

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SPAR - Pruh Hospital
Pruh Hospital
Farnborough Common
Orpington
BR6 8ND
01689 863805
Store Website
1.9 miles

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Local Vetinary Surgeries

Anderson Veterinary Group
28 Station Road Orpington Kent BR6 0SA 01689 822607 enquiries@andersonvets.com Website 0.42 miles
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Parkvets Petts Wood
88 Crofton Lane Orpington Kent BR5 1HD 01689 867810 pettswood@parkvets.net Website 0.93 miles
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Companion Care (Orpington) Ltd
Inside Pets At Home Nugent Shopping Park Cray Avenue Orpington Kent BR5 3RP 01689 837 769 orpington@companioncare.co.uk Website 1.32 miles
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Medivet Chelsfield - All Creatures Clinic
51 Windsor Drive Orpington Kent BR6 6EY 01689 856220 chelsfield@medivet.co.uk Website 1.34 miles

Animals Treated
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Medivet Petts Wood /Allpets
10 Station Square Petts Wood Orpington Kent BR5 1NA 01689 834109 petts.wood@medivet.co.uk Website 1.47 miles
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Medivet Orpington Green Street (Ashmore Vets)
59 High Street Green Street Green Orpington Kent BR6 6BQ 01689 855 840 orpington.green.st@medivet.co.uk Website 1.63 miles
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Local Dog Walks

Petts Wood
A Beautiful Wood .... National Trust. Lovely For All Ages, Dogs On Or Off Lead, Lots Of Oaths And Interesting And Things Like The Statue For Daylight Saving, A Large Meadow And A Farm. Some Small Streams And The Possibility Of Parking At The Tunnel Entrance And Walking Through To One Of The Pubs In Chislhurst. Lovely Blue Bells And Great Variety Of Mushrooms And Toadstools In Season . 20 Birchwood Rd Orpington Lancashire BR5 1NY 1.46 miles Petts Wood. Several Entrances But Possibly The Best Is Under The Railway Tunnel At The Bottom Of Birchwood Road. Parking On Side Of The Road Is Mostly Free After 10Am.

Location what3words dangerously.puddles.closes

Foots Cray Meadows
Hidden Away In The Suburbs Of London, Foots Cray Meadows Offers A Beautiful, Short, Circular Walk Around A Stream, Which Your Dog Can Enjoy! DA14 5AG 3.19 miles If Approaching From Orpington, Make For Crittal’S Corner, Go Under The A20 And Take The Opposite Exit (The One For B&Q) And Carry Straight On To The Traffic Lights At The Bottom Of Sidcup Hill. Go Straight Across At The Lights Into Rectory Lane. The Lane Bends Sharply Left At The Church And The Entrance To Foots Cray Place Is On The Right 250 Metres Past The Bend.

Foots Cray Meadows
A Wide Area Mainly On The Flat, Open Fields To Walking Through Woods, A Lovely Stream For Dogs To Play In That’S Not Deep. 26 Rectory Ln Sidcup Lancashire DA14 5BP 3.51 miles Small Car Park, Usually Plenty Of Room.

Location what3words resist.descended.soil

Foots Cray Meadows
Foots Cray Meadows Lancashire 3.54 miles

Location what3words petty.clean.duke

Foots Cray Meadows
A Fairly Flat Series Of Meadows With A River Running Through It. Bridle Path At Certain Points And Some Wildlife Protected Areas. 2 Rectory Ln Lancashire 3.54 miles

Location what3words petty.clean.duke

Joyden’S Wood
Many Paths To Explore And Help You Pick Your Way Through This Ancient Woodland. Some Popular Bridlepaths On The Edge Of The Woods But Clearly Marked. Lovely Carvings Dotted Through The Woods And A Model Wooden Ww1plane Tells An Interesting Story. Evidence Of Dyke Dating Back To The Romans. 68 Eden Rd Bexley DA5 2EG 4.32 miles Best Accessed From Summerhouse Drive

Location what3words coast.still.down

Weather Forecast

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Temp	13.2°C	11.7°C	10.7°C	10.4°C	12.4°C	12.8°C	13.5°C	16.5°C	17.1°C	16.7°C	15.3°C	14.5°C
Feels Like	13.7°C	11.7°C	10.8°C	10.2°C	12.1°C	12.5°C	13.1°C	16.4°C	17.1°C	16.7°C	15.3°C	15.1°C

Tuesday	00:00	02:00	04:00	06:00	08:00	10:00	12:00	14:00	16:00	18:00	20:00	22:00

	Partly Cloudy	Partly Cloudy	Partly Cloudy	Partly Cloudy	Partly Cloudy	Sunny	Sunny	Cloudy	Overcast	Overcast	Overcast	Overcast
Temp	13.8°C	12.3°C	11.6°C	11.9°C	15.2°C	18.6°C	21.3°C	22.1°C	21.9°C	21°C	19.8°C	16°C
Feels Like	14.1°C	12.5°C	11.7°C	11.9°C	15.2°C	18.6°C	21.3°C	24.2°C	21.9°C	21°C	19.8°C	15.5°C

Wednesday	00:00	02:00	04:00	06:00	08:00	10:00	12:00	14:00	16:00	18:00	20:00	22:00

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Temp	17.1°C	16.5°C	15.9°C	15.4°C	16°C	16.9°C	17.8°C	18.3°C	18.5°C	18.8°C	17.8°C	17.6°C
Feels Like	16.9°C	16.5°C	15.9°C	15.4°C	16°C	16.9°C	17.8°C	18.3°C	18.5°C	18.8°C	17.8°C	17.6°C

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