The London Borough of Bromley in Greater London, England has over one hundred parks and open spaces within its boundaries: some large, like Crystal Palace Park, and some small, such as recreation grounds. Some of the open spaces form part of the South East London Green Chain. As a borough in Outer London it also contains some open countryside in the form of country parks.
The main open spaces under control of the borough are:
Betts Park, Anerley: 12.5ha, recreation ground with horticultural features
Crystal Palace Park: 80ha
Elmstead Wood, Elmstead
Goddington Park, Orpington: 64 ha including sports and wooded areas
Harvington Sports Ground, Beckenham: 47.25ha of woodlands and open space
Hayes Common
High Elms Country Park, Local Nature Reserve and Site of Special Scientific Importance
Hoblingwell Wood, St Paul's Cray: 87ha
Jubilee Country Park, Petts Wood, Local Nature Reserve
Kelsey Park, Beckenham: 32.25ha: ornamental pleasure ground
Keston Common, Local Nature Reserve and Site of Special Scientific Importance
Norman Park, Bromley Common:
Priory Gardens, Orpington: 14ha, ornamental park
Riverside Gardens, Orpington: 21ha, local open space
Scadbury Park, Chislehurst, Local Nature Reserve: 102 ha (300 acres) of countryside (pasture and woodland)
In addition there are many other open spaces privately controlled; among them are:
North of the borough: Cator Park and a large number of sports grounds in New Beckenham; Sundridge Park including its golf course; Camden Park, Scadbury Park and Elmstead Wood near Chislehurst;
East of the borough: Ruxley Wood, Paul's Cray Hill Park, Hockenden Wood and Bourne Wood, all in the Green Belt area;
West of the borough: a large open space around Bethlem Royal Hospital, including farmland and Crouch Oak Wood.
Saltbox Hill, Site of Special Scientific Importance in Biggin Hill owned and managed by the London Wildlife Trust
