Coombe Wood

Coombe Wood is a small woodland and garden area in the old village of Coombe, South Croydon near the junction of Coombe Lane and Conduit Lane. The Coombe Wood Gardens are divided into a series of rooms which together give an all-year-round display of shrubs and plants set against a woodland backdrop.

Photo: Peter Trimming, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Type: Garden
Description: woodland and garden area in the London Borough of Croydon
Also known as: “Combe Wood” and “Coombe Wood Gardens”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Addington Hills and Royal Russell School.

Addington Hills

Park

Photo: Harvest1, CC BY 3.0.

Addington Hills is a park in Upper Shirley, London, England. It is managed by the London Borough of Croydon. It was part of the old parish of Addington before the suburb of Shirley was developed in the 1930s.

Royal Russell School

School

Photo: Christopher Hilton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Royal Russell School is an independent school in the Shirley area of Croydon, South London. It is a co-educational day and boarding school. The motto of the school is Non sibi sed omnibus meaning "Not for one's self but for all".

Coombe Lodge

Pub

Photo: Marathon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Coombe Lodge is a pub.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Selsdon and Addiscombe.

Selsdon

Suburb

Selsdon is a village in South London, England, located in the London Borough of Croydon, in the ceremonial county of Greater London. Prior to 1965 it was in the historic county of Surrey.

Addiscombe

Suburb

Photo: Mjobling, Public domain.

Addiscombe is an area of south London, England, within the London Borough of Croydon. It is located 9.1 miles south of Charing Cross, and is situated north of Coombe and Selsdon, east of Croydon town centre, south of Woodside, and west of Shirley.