Westerham Heights (Bromley and Greater London) 804ft
In 1965 , the boroughs of Bexley and Bromley were formed out of the northern part of Kent. Bromley is the largest London Borough in area and is surprising rural and rather hilly. Westerham Heights became the highest point in Greater London after a boundary change in 1993 and thus is actually a county top. (Greater London is a ceremonial county with a Lord Lieutenant etc..). I set off before dawn and timed my journey to arrive at the top of the hill in time for sunrise and I missed it by about a minute. The top was an unmarked spot in a field. This is one county top you could do by bus as the 246 to Westerham goes right by.
I drove on to High Elms Country Park (free car park and no height barrier- thank you Bromley) for breakfast before having a brisk morning walk through the woods and gardens. This part of Bromley is very rural and I drove down some very narrow lanes past Downe House, the home of Charles Darwin which has recently been restored by English Heritage.Langdon Shaw, Sidcup (Bexley) 272ft
It was a fairly short drive from Orpington to Sidcup, for the very unremarkable top of Bexley. According to my GPS the top is the garden near the white van. I did a circuit of Langdon Shaw and there was actually quite a good view south towards Shooters Hill, but there's much else you can really say about this one. (It can be a very silly hobby at times).
Last stop before returning home for lunch, was Hall Place, which was closed for refurbishment. I wandered around the gardens for a bit, but sadly the A2 runs alongside so it was a bit noisy.
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