Welcome to Ruxley

Ruxley is a small suburban area located in the London Borough of Bexley. It is situated between the towns of Sidcup and Swanley and is known for its beautiful green spaces and parks. The area is primarily residential, with a mix of houses and apartments, and is popular with families due to its excellent schools and easy access to central London.

One of the main attractions in Ruxley is the Ruxley Manor Garden Centre, which is one of the largest garden centres in the UK. It offers a wide range of plants, garden furniture, and accessories, as well as a café and a pet centre. The garden centre is a popular destination for locals and visitors alike, and it hosts a variety of events throughout the year, including Christmas markets and Easter egg hunts.

Ruxley is also home to several parks and green spaces, including Ruxley Manor Park and Foots Cray Meadows. These areas offer a peaceful retreat from the hustle and bustle of city life and are perfect for walking, jogging, or simply enjoying a picnic with family and friends. Overall, Ruxley is a charming and peaceful area that offers a high quality of life for its residents.

Local Weather

Overcast

Temp: 9°C

Feels Like: 5.8°C

Wind: 14.5 MPH

Wind Dir: SSW

Local Schools

School	Details
Hope Community School Free Schools Ages:4-11 Head Teacher Mr Sara Donnelly	167 Rectory Lane Sidcup Greater London DA14 5BU 02032232000 School Website
St Peter Chanel Catholic Primary School Academy Converter Ages:2-11 Head Teacher Mrs Samantha Gower	Baugh Road Sidcup Kent DA14 5ED 2083026029 School Website
Kemnal Technology College Academy Converter Ages:11-18 Head Teacher Mr Stuart Smith	Sevenoaks Way Sidcup Greater London DA14 5AA 02083007112 School Website
Riverside School Community Special School Ages:4-19 Head Teacher Steve Solomons	Main Road St Pauls Cray Orpington Greater London BR5 3HS 01689870519
Grays Farm Primary Academy Academy Sponsor Led Ages:4-11 Head Teacher Mrs Kate Osborne	Gray's Farm Road St Pauls Cray Orpington Greater London BR5 3AD 02083005283 School Website
Orchard School Community School Ages:3-11 Head Teacher Mrs Suzanne Spencer	Oxford Road Sidcup Greater London DA14 6LW 02083004878 School Website
Merton Court School Other Independent School Ages:3-11 Head Teacher Mr D Price	38 Knoll Road Sidcup Greater London DA14 4QU 02083002112 School Website
Midfield Primary School Academy Converter Ages:3-11 Head Teacher Mrs Dan Osborn	Grovelands Road St Pauls Cray Orpington Greater London BR5 3EG 02083006161 School Website
Cleeve Park School Academy Converter Ages:11-18 Head Teacher Mrs Alex O'donnell	Bexley Lane Sidcup Kent DA14 4JN 2083026418 School Website
Cleeve Meadow School Free Schools Special Ages:11-19 Head Teacher Ms Juliet Morris	Bexley Lane Sidcup DA14 4JN 2082696523 School Website

Local Train Stations

Train Station
Albany Park Steyton Avenue, Bexley, Greater London, DA5 3HP 1.52 Miles

St Mary Cray Sayes Court Road, St Mary Cray, Greater London, BR5 2PQ 1.61 Miles

Sidcup Station Road, Sidcup, Greater London, DA15 7AW 1.70 Miles

Bexley Station Approach, Bexley, Greater London, DA5 1AQ 2.00 Miles

Swanley Station Approach, Off Goldsel Road, Swanley, Kent, BR8 8JD 2.28 Miles

Local Taxis

Taxi
Showfers Executive Car Service 020 8306 5446 97 Maidstone Road, Sidcup, Greater London, DA14 5HX 0.18 Miles
L And M Cars 07825 870608 North Cray Road, Sidcup, Greater London, DA14 5EP 1.07 Miles
First Airports 07500 895837 Princes Cl, Sidcup, Greater London, DA14 4RH 1.11 Miles
Minicabs 2 Fly 020 8302 0123 2 Sidcup Hill, Sidcup, Greater London, DA14 6HH 1.15 Miles
Airport By Minibus 07759 809290 4 Otlinge Road, Orpington, Greater London, BR5 3SH 1.57 Miles
R J's Taxis 01322 666484 39 Russett Way, Swanley, Kent, BR8 7TR 1.66 Miles
Airport Cars 07752 332048 2 Harvel Close, Orpington, Greater London, BR5 2QQ 1.67 Miles
Jason Cars 01689 826666 68 Sayes Court Road, Orpington, Greater London, BR5 2PQ 1.68 Miles
W.H Cars 01689 835000 68 Sayes Ct Rd, Orpington, Greater London, BR5 2PQ 1.68 Miles
Speedy Cars 01689 839999 68 Sayes Court Road, Orpington, Greater London, BR5 2PQ 1.68 Miles

Local Post Boxes

Post Box
Ruxley Corner Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Tesco Collection Today available until:17:30 Weekday Last Collection:17:30 Saturday Last Collection:11:30
Edgington Way Business Box Collection Today available until:18:00 Weekday Last Collection:18:00 Saturday Last Collection:11:30
Mount Culver Avenue Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Edgington Way Collection Today available until:18:00 Weekday Last Collection:18:00 Saturday Last Collection:11:30 Priority Mailbox: Special Mailbox:
Honeydene Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Ellenborough Road Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Bedensfield Post Office Collection Today available until:17:00 Weekday Last Collection:17:00 Saturday Last Collection:11:30 Priority Mailbox: Special Mailbox:
Footscray Old Post Office Collection Today available until:17:30 Weekday Last Collection:17:30 Saturday Last Collection:11:30
The Grove Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Midfield Way (2) Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Main Road Business Box Collection Today available until:18:30 Weekday Last Collection:18:30 Saturday Last Collection:12:00
The Avenue (22) Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Gattons Way Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Oxford Road Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00

Local GP Practices

GP Practice	Details
Broomwood Health Centre 01689 832454	Broomwood Rd Surgery 41 Broomwood Road St.Pauls Cray Orpington, Kent BR5 2JP
Sidcup Medical Centre 020 83021114	Sidcup Medical Centre 2 Church Avenue Sidcup Kent DA14 6BU
Urgent Care Centre (Qms) 020 83085611	Queen Mary's Hospital Frognal Avenue Sidcup Kent DA14 6LT
8 To 8 Top-Up Hub Qmh 020 82981965	Queen Mary's Hospital Frognal Avenue Sidcup Kent DA14 6LT
Queen Marys Hospital - Covid Local Vaccination Service	Queen Marys Hospital Frognal Avenue Sidcup DA14 6LT

Local Stores

St Pauls Cray
97-101 Cotmandene Crescent
St Pauls Cray
Orpington
Greater London
BR5 2RB
02083 004172
Store Website
1.19 miles

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SPAR - Black Fen
3 - 4 Black Fen Parade
Black Fen
DA15 9LU
02083 033452
Store Website
2.7 miles

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Local Vetinary Surgeries

Parkvets Veterinary Hospital
53-55 Maidstone Road Footscray Sidcup Kent DA14 5HB 020 8300 8111 parkvets@parkvets.com Website 0.27 miles
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St Paul'S Veterinary Clinic
121 Cotmandene Crescent St Paul'S Cray Orpington Kent BR5 2RB 020 8300 3038 info@spvets.co.uk Website 1.18 miles
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Aspen Veterinary Surgery - Sidcup
70A Longmead Drive Sidcup Kent DA14 4NZ 020 8300 8080 info@aspenvets.com Website 1.43 miles
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Medivet Sidcup Station Road
17 Station Road Sidcup Kent DA15 7EN 020 8300 1581 sidcup.station.rd@medivet.co.uk Website 1.48 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 1.61 miles
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Sidcup Vets4pets Ltd
276A Sherwood Park Avenue Sidcup Kent DA15 9JN 020 8304 3641 2.34 miles

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Local Dog Walks

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 0.44 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 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 0.72 miles

Location what3words petty.clean.duke

Foots Cray Meadows
Foots Cray Meadows Lancashire 0.72 miles

Location what3words petty.clean.duke

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 0.85 miles Small Car Park, Usually Plenty Of Room.

Location what3words resist.descended.soil

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 1.53 miles Best Accessed From Summerhouse Drive

Location what3words coast.still.down

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 2.36 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

Weather Forecast

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	Clear	Clear	Clear	Clear	Sunny	Sunny	Sunny	Sunny	Sunny	Clear	Clear	Clear
Temp	-13.3°C	-14.2°C	-14.9°C	-15.4°C	-15.5°C	-14°C	-11.6°C	-9.6°C	-8.8°C	-8.8°C	-9.4°C	-12°C
Feels Like	-22°C	-22.9°C	-23.5°C	-23.1°C	-23°C	-21.9°C	-17.6°C	-15.4°C	-11.3°C	-11.1°C	-15°C	-16.6°C

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	Clear	Clear	Clear	Clear	Sunny	Sunny	Sunny	Sunny	Sunny	Clear	Clear	Clear
Temp	-12.1°C	-11.9°C	-11.5°C	-11°C	-7.8°C	-4.2°C	0.2°C	3.6°C	4.4°C	2.5°C	0.4°C	-0.4°C
Feels Like	-17.8°C	-18.4°C	-18.8°C	-18.8°C	-15.3°C	-11.1°C	-5.8°C	-1.5°C	0°C	-1.3°C	-3.5°C	-4.8°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

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Temp	-1.3°C	-1.8°C	-1.6°C	-0.8°C	0.4°C	2.5°C	5.5°C	6.7°C	6.1°C	4.2°C	2.9°C	0.6°C
Feels Like	-5.8°C	-6.3°C	-6.2°C	-5.5°C	-4.3°C	-1.9°C	1.4°C	3°C	2.6°C	0.6°C	-0.9°C	-3.5°C

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