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==Leisure==
[[File:Cray Gardens, Crayford.jpg|thumb|right|Crayford Gardens, with the River Cray running through it, lies in the centre of Crayford.]]

Crayford has a theatre and a greyhound racing track. The theatre was named in honour of [[Geoffrey Whitworth]] who played a key part in developing a British tradition of amateur drama and in building political support for The [[Royal National Theatre]]. The new Crayford Community Centre, located above the library, is the venue for many groups.<ref name=ccc>[https://arena.yourlondonlibrary.net/web/bexley/ccc Crayford Community Centre] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160207205841/https://arena.yourlondonlibrary.net/web/bexley/ccc |date=7 February 2016 }} Your London Library; accessed 7 February 2016</ref>

Nearby [[Hall Place]] is a [[scheduled monument]] lying between Crayford and [[Bexley]]. It has gardens with the River Cray running through and a plant nursery, a cafe and restaurant plus the silkworks shop.

The large Sainsbury's supermarket situated next to the greyhound stadium was claimed by Sainsbury's to be the world first's use of technology which heats the store using natural energy captured through boreholes buried hundreds of metres beneath the ground and was at the time of its expansion (2010) the largest Sainsbury's in England.<ref name="sains-eco">[http://www.j-sainsbury.co.uk/media/latest-stories/2010/20100929-sainsburys-gets-bigger-as-it-opens-its-biggest-stores-in-england-scotland-and-wales-in-just-one-week/ Sainsburys article on largest stores in England, Scotland and Wales] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303035700/http://www.j-sainsbury.co.uk/media/latest-stories/2010/20100929-sainsburys-gets-bigger-as-it-opens-its-biggest-stores-in-england-scotland-and-wales-in-just-one-week/ |date=3 March 2016 }} J Sainsbury; accessed 7 February 2016</ref>

The Tower Retail Park is opposite Crayford Town Hall.

The High Street is partly one-way for motor traffic.<ref name=island>[http://completelyretail.co.uk/media/scheme/2408/CR_RW_2408_Crayford_Retail_Park_Crayford_brochure_15.pdf Developer plans for new Crayford retail park] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160207202559/http://completelyretail.co.uk/media/scheme/2408/CR_RW_2408_Crayford_Retail_Park_Crayford_brochure_15.pdf |date=7 February 2016 }} Completely Retail</ref>

===Sport===
[[File:Crayford Town Hall (Southwest View).jpg|thumb|right|[[Crayford Town Hall]]]]
*[[VCD Athletic F.C.|VCD Athletic Football Club]] compete in the [[Isthmian League Premier Division]] ('VCD' stands for Vickers, Crayford and Dartford). They play at Oakwood stadium, on Old Road, Crayford, which they share with [[Kent Football United F.C.|Kent Football United]]
*Crayford Arrows Sports Club<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.crayfordarrows.org.uk/home.html|title=Crayford Arrows Sports Club: Football in the Community|publisher=Crayford Arrows FC|access-date=26 October 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060903221415/http://www.crayfordarrows.org.uk/home.html|archive-date=3 September 2006|url-status=dead}}</ref> is a local football team, established in 1981
*Speedway racing was staged at Crayford Greyhound Stadium. The team raced in the inaugural 1968 British League Division Two as the Highwaymen before closing down. In later years the sport was revived and the team were known as the Kestrels. The track subsequently closed and the team moved to Hackney Stadium in East London