r/Bromley

Going be weird seeing that space become empty. Wonder what will happen to that area

Hi everyone,

I'm moving, after almost 7 years, from Sydenham to Beckenham so, still staying in the Bromley council area.
As an IT professional, when I'm looking for alternative internet plans, I get angry. It's astonishing to me how an area between zone 3 and 4, in the capital, has only a single ISP offering more than 70Mbps speed in most of its area, which is the Virgin Media coaxial cable internet (high latency technology).

I'm wondering if there's any initiative that the council could do to attract ISPs to install better internet infrastructure to our area?

Hi everyone, I am based in Hayes. Looking to join an amateur cricket club to play on Sundays. Any suggestions?

We are considering homes in Clock House, Elmer’s End, West Wickham and Chislehurst.

My husbands family is from Welling and we want to be close but arnt fans of the immediate area.

We are a young professional family of 4 with small children - boy and a girl. Looking for quality state primary and secondary schools and safety as a first priority. We are from south west London and enjoy independent coffee shops and restaurants as well as green spaces and playgrounds.

Our budget is around 650-700k for a 3 or 4 bedroom home.

So far we like the vibe of Beckenham best, but our budget gets us closer to clock house or Elmer’s end vs the park and high street.

Chislehurst was lovely but the train station is no where near the high street and the state secondary schools seem to have mixed reviews.

Any advice from similar families who made the move, or found another option?

Hello! We're moving to the area from West Surrey for work. We've found a house we really like on Bourne Vale, almost exactly half way between Hayes and Bromley South. We have primary school age kids and are thinking Pickhurst school might be a good bet. Failing that, we could send them to a catholic school (although the nearest options are a bit of a trek). Hayes school seems great for secondary.

We'd love to hear "you should be aware"s and "have you considered"s about the area, the street, the schools. We don't really know the area at all beyond driving around for the last few weekends.

Hey, does anyone know of a shop etc that buys old vinyl records? Got an old collection (mostly really random stuff) that we are looking to get rid of.

Thanks.

Anyone know what’s going on down southborough lane tonight went past on the bus and seen about 20 horses parked up?

Can anyone recommend a solar panel/battery supplier/installer in Bromley please?
Preferably from personal experience. It’s for a 1930s semi with a loft extension. Hence some flat roof and some velux windows to work around. Thanks.

Is there a pub or a group in Bromley or surrounding areas that do this?

Hey, wanted to see if anyone uses f45 in Bromley, ir has any recommendation for similar. Prefer classes to general use of the gym. David Lloyd’s a pain to get to and the money isn’t worth it to me (did the trial and the classes were fun but not super demanding- for the money it’s a bit different).

Wanted to get a trial of the f45 but don’t know how much they charge and not sure if I can deal with a sales call before doing Some homework 😂

Any idea what the trial costs and how long it is? And what the normal monthly rate is?

Don't like Tories or Labour by the way or even Reform but while i am glad my area booted out the only Reform member, i hoped there would be some change. but to be fair Tories have a stronghold here. Is because everyone is a lot older in Bromley hence things staying mostly the same unlike some other places near us?

For reasons I won’t get into, I don’t have access to my home this evening.

Im on my own, and just wonder if anyone had a recommendation for a quiet place I can have dinner; it’s just me, but didn’t want to eat in my car at McDonald’s. Something healthy ish would be good, just simple.

Feels like I would have had my pick of any number of delights had I thought ahead and got something bigger at lunch!

So something simple, healthyish, and reasonably quick as I don’t like taking up a table solo.

I’ll be driving through Orpington toward West Wickham.

-and apologies if this is a weird niche question - I got such lovely reccomendations a few months ago when i was searching for a lunch spot!

Hi can anyone recommend a day trip from Bromley either by train from Bromley South or driving ideally 1 hr max but flexible if slightly more. Particular interested in coastal spots but open to anywhere you can hike/walk. Have visited broadstairs, margate, whitstable, seven sisters, herne bay before. Also have English Heritage

Thanks

Not all wards have declared yet but looks like we’ve avoided a Reform takeover. Biggin Hill have gone that way but looks like most other places the Tories have managed to cling on. Whodathunk that would fill me with some kind of relief…

We did some viewings at homesdale road & canon road abd turpington road bromley. All around the budget - 500- 550k

Need your input on waldo recycling dumping ground vicinity issue, does the street smell that bad? Is the traffic horrible?

We loved the houses but wanted to get more insights on the issues around.

Hi

I was looking at block management companies in Bromley

Had a look at this one LFG Property management seems small has anyone used them or recommend one?

If this is a wrong sub for this delete this post

Thanks

My friend who is one is looking for some spots having moved here recently