For any further information, please contact:

City of London Corporation
Merlewood Estate Office
Ninehams Road
Caterham
Surrey
CR3 5LN

Please email the City Commons team to contact us.

01372 279083

In the case of an emergency, please call 999 first, and then 01372 279488​.

Kenley Common can be visited from several different entrances.

Train

The closest stations to Kenley Common are Kenley Rail Station, Whyteleafe Rail Station and Upper Warlingham Rail Station. All are within a 15 minute walk of the eastern edge of Kenley Common. For details of train times please visit the National Rail website.

Bus

The Southdown PSV 409 service runs Monday to Saturday from Selsdon to East Grinstead via Caterham, and stops by Kenley Common on Buxton Lane/Ninehams Road.

The Transport for London 466 service from Addington Village stops at either Coulsdon Common/The Fox or Caterham-on-the-hill at Tesco. For details of bus times, please visit the Traveline website.

Both are a 15 minute walk to the airfield which is sign-posted as ‘RAF Kenley Tribute’ or you may see signs for ‘Surrey Hills gliding club’.

Car

Kenley Common lies close to junction 7 of the M25. There is no public car park on Kenley Common. For the location please see Streetmap or use the AA route planner to plan your journey.

Alternatively, you can plan your journey with the Transport for London journey planner.​

Download our Visitor Map (420KB) and Visitor Leaflet (300KB) to accompany your visit to Kenley Common.​​

Around the airfield perimeter track on Kenley Common there is a Heritage Trail which follows a series of illustrated display boards documenting the history of Kenley Airfield during the Battle of Britain.

The perimeter track which runs around the airfield is a hard surfaced track which is accessible for wheelchair and pushchair users.

FREE car parking is available in a layby in Hayes Lane which runs around the airfield.

Kenley Common is one of the four Coulsdon Commons. When the City of London bought the Coulsdon Commons in 1883, a set of byelaws were drawn up to help with the management of the site. The latest version of the Coulsdon Commons byelaws is available below.

Download Coulsdon Commons Byelaws (70KB)

The Commons are a great place for exercise and that's good for you and your dog. You are welcome, as are all our visitors, but remember you must be able to control your dog so as not to alarm other people, worry livestock or disturb wildlife.

If your dog is off the lead you must be able to see where it is and it should return to you on your command. If both points are true you are in control of your dog and you are a responsible owner.

Please read notices on gateways. Just because you can't see livestock it doesn't mean they're not there.

• If you're not sure how your dog will behave around other animals (sheep, deer and other dogs) please put it on a lead.
• Know where your dog is at all times.
• No one wants an animal to suffer, so keep in control of your dog. If the worst happens, tell us at once, so we can deal with the situation.