The Folly
The Folly is a ruins in London Borough of Southwark, Greater London, England. The Folly is situated nearby to the village green Lammas Green Private Estate, as well as near the nature reserve Sydenham Hill Wood.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sydenham Hill Wood and Horniman Museum.
Sydenham Hill Wood
Nature reserve
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Sydenham Hill Wood is a ten-hectare wood on the northern slopes of the Norwood Ridge in the London Borough of Southwark. It is designated as a Local Nature Reserve and Site of Metropolitan Importance for Nature Conservation.
Horniman Museum
Museum
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The Horniman Museum and Gardens is a museum in Forest Hill, London, England. Commissioned in 1898, it opened in 1901 and was designed by Charles Harrison Townsend in the Modern Style. Horniman Museum is situated 2,400 feet northeast of The Folly.
Forest Hill railway station
Railway station
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Forest Hill is an interchange station between the Windrush line of the London Overground and National Rail services operated by Southern, located in Forest Hill in the London Borough of Lewisham. Forest Hill railway station is situated 3,400 feet east of The Folly.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Forest Hill and Dulwich.
Forest Hill
Suburb
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Forest Hill is a district of the London Borough of Lewisham in south east London, England, on the South Circular Road, which is home to the Horniman Museum.
Dulwich
Suburb
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Dulwich is an area of south London, England. It is mostly in the London Borough of Southwark, with parts in the London Borough of Lambeth. Dulwich comprises Dulwich Village, East Dulwich, West Dulwich, and the Southwark half of Herne Hill.
Sydenham
Town
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Sydenham is a district of south-east London, England, which is shared between the London boroughs of Lewisham, Bromley and Southwark. Prior to the creation of the County of London in 1889, Sydenham was located in Kent, bordering Surrey.
The Folly
- Type: Ruins
- Category: historic site
- Location: London Borough of Southwark, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.43585° or 51° 26′ 9″ northLongitude
-0.06714° or 0° 4′ 2″ westInception
1866Open location code
9C3XCWPM+84OpenStreetMap ID
node 293288513OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruins
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