Down House, London

Name: Down House
Address: Luxted Rd, London, BR6 7JT, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 370 333 1181

#227 among attractions in London

Museum, History museum, Historical place, Science museum

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Facts and practical information

Down House is the former home of the English naturalist Charles Darwin and his family. It was in this house and garden that Darwin worked on his theory of evolution by natural selection, which he had conceived in London before moving to Down. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 51°19'53"N, 0°3'12"E

Address

Luxted RdBromley (Darwin)London BR6 7JT United Kingdom

Contact

+44 370 333 1181

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Day trips

Down House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Pilgrims' Way, Downe Bank, Addington Vale, St Mary's Church.

3.4 miS
Archaeological site
Pilgrims' Way, Westerham
86 min walk • The Pilgrims' Way is the historical route supposedly taken by pilgrims from Winchester in Hampshire, England, to the shrine of Thomas Becket at Canterbury in Kent.
0.8 miNE
Park
Downe Bank, Keston
22 min walk • Downe Bank is a nature reserve owned and managed by the Kent Wildlife Trust in the North Downs, close to Downe in the London Borough of Bromley. It is a Site of Special Scientific Interest together with the neighbouring High Elms Country Park.
2.9 miW
Park
Addington Vale, Keston
74 min walk • Addington Vale is a 48 acres park situated in New Addington in the London Borough of Croydon. The park extends from King Henrys Drive in the north to Arnhem Drive in the south.
~1660 ftN
Church
St Mary's Church, London
8 min walk • St Mary's Church in the village of Downe, Bromley is the Church of England Parish Church for the parish of Downe. It is a Grade II* listed building, which dates from the 13th century. The church is dedicated to either St Mary the Virgin or St Mary Magdalene.
3.2 miNE
Museum, Specialty museum
Crofton Roman Villa, London
83 min walk • Crofton Roman Villa in Crofton, Orpington, in the London Borough of Bromley, is a Roman villa which was inhabited between approximately 140 and 400 AD.
1.7 miNE
Park
High Elms Country Park, London
44 min walk • High Elms Country Park is an extensive 250-acre public park on the North Downs in Farnborough in the London Borough of Bromley. It is a Local Nature Reserve, and together with the neighbouring Downe Bank, a Site of Special Scientific Interest.
2 miNW
Windmill
Keston Windmill, Keston
51 min walk • Keston Windmill is a grade I listed Post mill in Keston, formerly in Kent and now in the London Borough of Bromley. The mill was built in 1716 and is conserved with its machinery intact but not in working order.
1.7 miNW
Museum
Keston Roman villa, Keston
44 min walk • The Keston Roman villa is an archaeological site in Keston in the London Borough of Bromley, England. The villa consisted of several buildings including a mausoleum. The latter is preserved above ground. Excavations at the villa were carried out over the last hundred years. A sarcophagus was found by farmers around 1783.
2.6 miSE
Church
St Katharine's Church
68 min walk • St Katharine's Church is an Anglican parish church in the village of Knockholt and the Sevenoaks deanery. St Katharine's and St Margaret's came together in 1983 as a United Benefice under one parish priest. The pattern of services reflects the fact that it is two parishes working closely together.
2.9 miW
Library
New Addington Library, Keston
76 min walk • New Addington Library is a public library in New Addington, South London. It stands in the London Borough of Croydon and is part of the Croydon Libraries arm of the council. The library was relocated to the New Addington Centre in 2013.
2 miNW
Park
Keston Common, London
52 min walk • Keston Common is a 55 hectare area of public open space in Keston in the London Borough of Bromley. Most of it is heathland and dry acid grassland on the Blackheath Pebble Beds.