Catford

Catford is a medium-sized town in the London Borough of Lewisham, Greater London, England. Located 6.5 imperial miles South-East of Trafalgar Square, Catford is covered by Postcode district SE6.

Catford has a small-medium size shopping centre including a Tesco supermarket, Iceland supermarket and a small covered market within Catford arcade. There are several traditional style public houses, many of which offer a range of good value traditional english food.

Catford town centre has few chain restaurants but boasts an interesting variety of privately held restaurants and cafes.

Catford is home to the Lewisham town hall and local government offices for the borough of Lewisham. The very ornate and busy Broadway theatre adjoins Catford town hall.

Catford is well connected for transport.

Bus Routes:

47 Catford Garage-Shoreditch
54 Elmer's End-Woolwich via Beckenham
75 West Croydon-Lewisham via Sydenham
124 Eltham-Catford via Mottingham, Grove Park and Torridon Road
136 Grove Park-Peckham via Goldsmith's College
138 Coney Hall-Catford via Bromley South and Downham
160 Catford Garage-Sidcup via Brownhill Road and Eltham.
171 Catford Garage-Aldwych via Brockley, Peckham and Waterloo
181 Downham-Lewisham via Bell Green and Hither Green
185 Lewisham-Victoria via Peckham
199 Catford Garage-Canada Water/Surrey Quays via Greenwich
202 Crystal Palace-Blackheath
208 Lewisham-Orpington
284 Lewisham-Grove park via Crofton Park and verdant lane

Train routes:

Catford: London Blackfriars to Sevenoaks via Bromley South
Catford Bridge: (London Charing Cross and Waterloo East) alternatively (London Cannon Street) to Hayes, Kent via New Beckenham.

Nearest places:

Nearest railway stations:

Catford railway station
Catford Bridge railway station
Hither Green railway station