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Northumberland Heath, Bexley — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Northumberland Heath is an area of the London Borough of Bexley, filling the ground between Erith and Bexleyheath in South East London.
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Where to stay in Northumberland Heath
The practical side of choosing where to sleep.
Erith holds the nearer beds. Northumberland Heath itself is housing, a grid of streets and corner shops with The Pheasant among the few names a visitor would pick out, so a room in Erith or in Bexleyheath makes the workable base. Both sit close on either side.
From either one, Christ Church, St Paul's and the Erith Museum string into a single afternoon without a change of base.
Find hotels in Northumberland Heath
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Erith
The closest beds to the heath, with Erith Museum and Our Lady of the Angels Church, Erith, at hand.Find hotels in Erithshops and a broader choice of rooms below the heathBexleyheath
South of Northumberland Heath, the borough's main shopping centre, with a straight run back up to Christ Church.Find hotels in Bexleyheatha quiet stop by The Pheasant and St Paul'sNorthumberland Heath
Plain suburban roads around The Pheasant and St Paul's, where rooms to let are close to non-existent. Few places to stay nearby — book ahead.Find hotels in Northumberland HeathHotel links are affiliate links: booking through them may earn us a commission, at no extra cost to you. It never affects how places are ranked. How this works
Things to do in and around Bexley
Ranked by global recognition; descriptions from Wikidata (CC0).
Museums & Galleries
1- Erith Museum
Churches & Religious Sites
3- Christ Church Heritage
- Our Lady of the Angels Church, Erith
- St Paul's
Landmarks & Notable Places
1- The Pheasant
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About Northumberland Heath
What are the main landmarks in Northumberland Heath?
Three churches and a museum. Christ Church and St Paul's serve the streets across the heath, Our Lady of the Angels Church, Erith, stands towards Erith, and the Erith Museum keeps the local record on that same side. The Pheasant closes the short list.
None of them asks for a special journey, yet together they give an ordinary corner of the London Borough of Bexley a reason to slow down for an hour.
What is the history of Northumberland Heath?
The name records heathland. Open ground became the built-up strip between Erith and Bexleyheath, and Christ Church, St Paul's and Our Lady of the Angels Church, Erith, are the institutions those streets grew around. The Erith Museum holds that record.
The London Borough of Bexley counts the heath as one area among many, wedged between two better-known centres and still carrying the older name for the land.
Where is Northumberland Heath?
The area lies south of Erith and north of Bexleyheath, a stretch of suburban streets inside the London Borough of Bexley.
Common questions
What is the best area to stay in Northumberland Heath?
Erith: the museum end of Northumberland Heath. Bexleyheath: shops and a broader choice of rooms below the heath. Northumberland Heath: a quiet stop by The Pheasant and St Paul's.
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Updated October 2026