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In the ECCO area

Public houses  

• Save The Glamorgan, 81 Cherry Orchard Road
• The Cricketers, 107 Addiscombe Road
• The Builders Arms, 65 Leslie Park Road
• The Orchard, 122 Cherry Orchard Road
• The Oval Tavern, 131 Oval Road
• The Porter and Sorter, Billinton Hill

Restaurants

• Kongunadu Restaurant, 129 Cherry Orchard Road
• Les Calices, 89 Lower Addiscombe Road
• Rio Lounge, 162-164 Cherry Orchard Road
• Serendip, 7 Lower Addiscombe Road

Cafés

• Café Nero, East Croydon Station
• Casablanca, 124 Cherry Orchard Road
• Costa Coffee, East Croydon Station
• Greek Corner, 43 Lower Addiscombe Road

Sports & dance

• McAlpine Start to Dance & Ballet 1, Christ Church, 114 Lower Addiscombe Road
• Gym Beast Fitness & Nutrition, 93 Lower Addiscombe Road
• William Hill, 132 Cherry Orchard Road

Arts and crafts

• Seasons Art Classes, Christ Church, 114 Lower Addiscombe Road
• Butterfly Book Club,  The Oval Tavern, 131 Oval Road 0793 9684 612
• Croydon Art Space, 41 Lower Addiscombe Road

Music

• The Porter and Sorter, Billinton Hill
• The Orchard, 122 Cherry Orchard Road
• The Oval Tavern, 131 Oval Road
• Music time for 0-2 year olds, The Oval Tavern, 131 Oval Road
• Sound Steps Music, Christ Church 114 Lower Addiscombe Road
• The Builders Arms, 65 Leslie Park Road

Clubs

• Company Club, The Builders Arms, Leslie Park Road
• Transpals, The Builders Arms, Leslie Park Road

Nearby

Multiple activities

• BoxPark, George Street
• Central Library, Katharine Street
• St Mildred’s Church, Bingham Road
• St Matthews’s Church, Chichester Road
• Fairfield Halls, Park Lane
• Stanley Halls, 12 South Norwood Hill
• Riff Raffs, 28 George Street
• Queer Croydon

Sports

• Active Communities Hub, Central Shopping Centre
• Addiscombe Cricket Club, Sandilands Club House, Sandilands
• Addiscombe Cycling Club
• Addiscombe Hockey Club, Sandilands Club, Sandilands
• Addiscombe Rifle Club, Park Hill Rise
• Ashburton Park Bowling Club
• Army Reserve Centre, Sydenham Road
• Badminton Unlimited Club, Ark Blake School, 2 Morland Road
• Bodyfit Training, 5-7 Dingwall Road
• Croydon Aikido Club, Ashburton Hall, Ashburton Park
• Croydon Boxing Academy, Centrale Shopping Centre
• CASSAC Lawn Tennis Club, Lloyd Park
• Croydon Camera Club, Shirley Methodist Hall, Eldon Avenue
• Croydon Disc Golf Club, Lloyd Park
• Croydon Football Club, Croydon Arena
• Croydon Health Walks, Lloyd Park
• Croydon Judo Club, Sir Philip Game Centre, 38 Moreland Avenue
• Croydon Petanque Club, Ashburton Park
• Croydon Rugby Football Club, Addington Road, West Wickham
• Croydon Running Sisters, Sandliands Club House, Sandilands
• Croydon Striders, Sandilands Club House, Sandilands
• Croydon Vineyard Football Academy, Lloyd Park
• Croysutt Warriors Goalball, Harris Academy, 88 London Road
• Emmanuel Thunder women’s netball,  Coombe Wood School , Coombe Road
• GoodGym Croydon
• Nordic walking, Ashburton Park
• Park Run, Lloyd Park
• Park Run Juniors, Lloyd Park
• Pilates, St Matthews, Chichester Road sallyditzel1960@gmail.com
• Shirley Park Golf Club, 194 Addiscombe Road
• Shirley Park Lawn Tennis Club, Sandilands Club House, Sandilands
• Table tennis club, Sir Philip Game Centre, 38 Moreland Avenue
• Tennis courts in Addiscombe Recreation Ground, Ashburton Park and Park Hill
• Thai Boxing Community Centre, 1 Drayton Road
• Tai Chi & Qi Gong, Friends Meeting House, 60 Park Lane
• World Naked Bike Ride, Shirley Church Road
• Yoga with Bernadette, Friends Meeting House, 60 Park Lane 

Arts and crafts

• Bethlem Museum of the Mind, Monks Orchard Road
• Croydon life drawing group, East Croydon United Reformed Church, Addiscombe Grove
• Matthews Yard, off Scarbrook Road
• Studio Upstairs, 82 London Road
• Turf Projects, Trinity Court, Whitgift Centre

Music

• Croydon Bach Choir, St Matthews Church, Chichester Road
• Croydon Male Voice Choir, Sandilands Club House, Sandilands
• Croydon Music and Arts, Oasis Academy Shirley Park
• Croydon Folk Club, Ruskin House, 23 Coombe Road
• Croydon Folk & Blues Club, Ruskin House, 23 Coombe Road
• Croydon Minster, Church Street
• Croydon Philharmonic Choir, St Matthews, Chichester Road
• Croydon Symphony Orchestra, East Croydon United Reformed Church, Addiscombe Grove
• Jazz, Croydon Clocktower Cafe jc@jca-design.com
• Sandilands Shantymen, Sandilands Club House, Sandilands
• South London Sinfonia, St Mildred’s Bingham Road
• Surrey Opera Company, Clyde Hall, Canning Road
• The Front Room, 37 Georges Walk

Reading and writing

• Reading groups, Croydon Central Library, Katharine St
• Croydon Writers, East Croydon United Reformed Church, Addiscombe Grove
• Poets Anonymous, Ruskin House, Coombe Road, Addiscombe Grove

Cinema, theatre and comedy

• David Lean Cinema, Croydon Clocktower, Katharine Street
• Grants Vue Cinema, 14 High Street
• Ruskin House Social Club, 23 Coombe Road
• Talawa Theatre Company, Fairfield Halls, Park Lane
• Zoo & Co, Stanley Arts, 12 South Norwood Hill

History 

• Bethlem Museum of the Mind, Monks Orchard Road
• Croydon Local Studies Library & Archives, Croydon Clocktower
• Croydon Natural History and Scientific Society, East Croydon United Reformed Church, Addiscombe Grove
• Mid Hants Railway – the Watercress Line, St Mary Magdalene, Canning Road 01843 843215
• Museum of Croydon, Croydon Clocktower, Katharine St
• Paladins of Chivalry (medieval re-enactments), Beverly Hall, 89-91 Grants Road
• Pollocks Toy Museum, Whitgift Centre
• Rail Correspondent and Travel Society, East Croydon United Reformed Church, Addiscombe Grove
• Shirley Windmill, Postmill Close
• St Mildred’s Literary Society, Bingham Road
• Windrush Legacy Association, Whitgift Centre

Games

• Exciting Escapes, Grants Arcade, High Street
• Heart of Gaming, 46 North End
• Ludoquist, 63-67 High Street
• Pinball Republic, Lower Mall, Centrale Shopping Centre
• Spy Missions, Exchange Square

Dance

• Croydon Circle Dancing, St Matthews Church, Chichester Road sallyditzel1960@gmail.com
• Opa Greek dance classes, Woodside Baptist Church, Spring Lane
• The Walsh Academy of Irish Dance,  28 Broadcoombe, Monks Hill
• Wild Hunt Morris, The Scout Hut, 113-115 St James Road

Special interest

• Croydon Astronomical Society, Shirley Methodist Church, Eldon Avenue
• Croydon and Bromley School of Philosophy, 13 Addiscombe Grove
• Croydon Communicators, 13 Addiscombe Grove
• Inland Waterways Association South London, East Croydon United Reformed Church, Addiscombe Grove
• Lenses of Croydon (Croydon Photography Forum), various venues
• Spandan – Croydon Bengali Association, Croydon Clocktower, Katharine St
• Wine Tasting, Basil & Grape, George Street