{"id":"69394e867202e9abd62bd0cc","title":"Scadbury Park Nature Reserve","path":"walks/routes/recommended/scadbury-park-nature-reserve","contentMarkdown":"# Kent Ramblers: Walk 451\n\n![](https://www.kentramblers.org.uk/KentWalks/public/images/banner_451.jpg)\n\n## Points of Interest\n\n### Moated Manor\n\n![](https://www.kentramblers.org.uk/KentWalks/public/images/P451a.jpg)\n\nThe brickwork in the centre of \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tthe moat is all that remains of a house built in the \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t15th and 16th centuries for the Walsingham family. \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tQueen Elizabeth I visited Scadbury in 1597 when she \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tknighted Thomas Walsingham, nephew of her Secretary of \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tState. At that time Scadbury was a hunting park \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tand some oaks that would have been saplings then still \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tsurvive. In 1738 the house was demolished, \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tpossibly because it was unsafe, and the owners moved to \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tFrognall.\n\nThe Tudor barn was demolished by \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tthe last V1 flying bomb to cause damage in the UK on 28 \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMarch 1945.\n\nThe estate was bought by Bromley \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCouncil in 1982. There is a long-term \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tarchaeological investigation in progress, undertaken by \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tOrpington and District Archaeological Society.\n\n### Carved Bears\n\n![](https://www.kentramblers.org.uk/KentWalks/public/images/P451b.jpg)\n\nThe bears are part of a 7.5 mile \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tBear Trail which starts at Elmstead Woods station and \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tfinishes at Chislehurst station, passing around 25 bears \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\ton the way. Most of the bears are funded by the \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tChislehurst Society.\n\n### Public Transport\n\nNearby roads including St Paul's \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCray Road, St Paul's Wood Hill and Perry Street are well \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tserved by numerous buses from Orpington and Chislehurst.\n\nAutomatically migrated from https://www.kentramblers.org.uk/KentWalks/public/walk_451.htm on 2025-12-11 08:56","contentHtml":"

Kent Ramblers: Walk 451

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Points of Interest

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Moated Manor

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The brickwork in the centre of \n\t\t\t\t\t\tthe moat is all that remains of a house built in the \n\t\t\t\t\t\t15th and 16th centuries for the Walsingham family.
\t\t\t\t\t\tQueen Elizabeth I visited Scadbury in 1597 when she \n\t\t\t\t\t\tknighted Thomas Walsingham, nephew of her Secretary of \n\t\t\t\t\t\tState. At that time Scadbury was a hunting park \n\t\t\t\t\t\tand some oaks that would have been saplings then still \n\t\t\t\t\t\tsurvive. In 1738 the house was demolished, \n\t\t\t\t\t\tpossibly because it was unsafe, and the owners moved to \n\t\t\t\t\t\tFrognall.

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The Tudor barn was demolished by \n\t\t\t\t\t\tthe last V1 flying bomb to cause damage in the UK on 28 \n\t\t\t\t\t\tMarch 1945.

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The estate was bought by Bromley \n\t\t\t\t\t\tCouncil in 1982. There is a long-term \n\t\t\t\t\t\tarchaeological investigation in progress, undertaken by \n\t\t\t\t\t\tOrpington and District Archaeological Society.

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Carved Bears

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The bears are part of a 7.5 mile \n\t\t\t\t\t\tBear Trail which starts at Elmstead Woods station and \n\t\t\t\t\t\tfinishes at Chislehurst station, passing around 25 bears \n\t\t\t\t\t\ton the way. Most of the bears are funded by the \n\t\t\t\t\t\tChislehurst Society.

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Public Transport

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Nearby roads including St Paul's \n\t\t\t\t\t\tCray Road, St Paul's Wood Hill and Perry Street are well \n\t\t\t\t\t\tserved by numerous buses from Orpington and Chislehurst.

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