Near By

South Croydon shops

• about 0.7 miles
• Tesco Express (small supermarket), CR2 6EA
• lots of cafes, restaurants, post office

Croydon

• take the tram from Lloyd park tram stop
• lots of everything, including a large Sainsburys Supermarket

Lloyd Park

• large park,
• has a park cafe, daytime only  http://lloydsparkcafe.co.uk/

Supermarkets (large)

• Tesco Extra, Purley, CR8 2HA (bus or car)
• Lidl, CR0 1RB (West Croydon tram stop - best by public transport)
• Aldi, CR0 4XJ, Purley Way (by car)

IKEA

• Purley Way (Ampere Way tram stop)

Travel in London

• If you use contactless (card or phone), its pay-as-you-go, with a max price of £13.90 per day
• Either tram from Lloyd Park to East Croydon, then train to London Bridge/Blackfriars/Farringdon/St Pancras OR train to Victoria
• OR train from South Croydon (stops at East Croydon) to Victoria

Heathrow Airport

• Catch express bus to Croydon Station, change for tram to Lloyd Park. Pay by tapping a contactless credit card or phone, should only cost £1.80

Gatwick Airport

• Train to South Croydon station, £3.70 off-peak. 2 per hour direct. Lots per hour if you change at East Croydon (same price, but have to go up and down long ramps to change platform)

Stanstead Airport

• Train to Tottenham Hale (4 per hour), tube to Victoria, train to South Croydon. About £30. Can do it cheaper by coach to London, then tube

Parking

• Campden Road is pay-parking Mon-Fri during the day, free at weekends
• You can park nearby for free at any time, e.g. Croham Manor Road - go right (downhill), at the main road, go left, then first right. This road is free parking

Coach House cafe - in a small park - CR0 5AQ

By train

cheaper after 930 on weekdays (anytime weekends)

groupsave - save 1/3 off-peak when 3 or more travel together

Brighton (seaside resort town)

Eastbourne & Hastings (2 more seaside towns, not as exciting as Brighton)

Cambridge (direct from East Croydon)

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