Two clusters of amenities vie for retail and leisure: the "Village" around Blackheath railway station to the south of the heath and the "Standard" in the north of St Johns/Vanburgh Park i.e. beyond the A2 road, named after the Royal Standard pub (in Greenwich).
The north of the green is in the Westcombe Park neighbourhood, which has its own railway station about 400 metres north — part of East Greenwich.
The total 0.35-hectare (0.9-acre) green and fountain sub-green was at first one village green, known during the 18th century as Sheepgate Green, beside a crossroads of what was the London-Dover road.
Around 1885 local philanthropist William Fox Batley had it refurbished and it became known as Batley Green or Batley Park; Batley's contribution is recorded in an inscription on a memorial fountain.

Just south of the railway station is the Blackheath Conservatoire of Music and the Arts.
Next door is Blackheath Halls, a concert venue today owned and managed by Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance (based in nearby Greenwich).
To the north of the railway station, in Tranquil Vale, is a locally listed building in Arts and Crafts style, All Saints' Parish Hall, dating back to 1928, which has been the business premises of the Mary Evans Picture Library since late 1988.

The heath is host to an annual fireworks display on the Saturday in November closest to Guy Fawkes Night.
This was previously organised and financed by the London Boroughs of Greenwich and Lewisham, but Greenwich Council withdrew its share of the funding in 2010.

In September 2014, the inaugural On Blackheath festival was hosted on the heath.
The line-up included Massive Attack, Frank Turner, Grace Jones, Aloe Blacc and Imelda May. The festival was also held in 2015 (line-up included Elbow, Madness, Manic Street Preachers, Laura Mvula and Kelis) and 2016 (line-up included Primal Scream, Hot Chip, Belle & Sebastian, James and Squeeze).
Two clusters of amenities vie for retail and leisure: the "Village" around Blackheath railway station to the south of the heath and the "Standard" in the north of St Johns/Vanburgh Park i.e. beyond the A2 road, named after the Royal Standard pub (in Greenwich). The north of the green is in the Westcombe Park neighbourhood, which has its own railway station about 400 metres north — part of East Greenwich. The total 0.35-hectare (0.9-acre) green and fountain sub-green was at first one village green, known during the 18th century as Sheepgate Green, beside a crossroads of what was the London-Dover road. Around 1885 local philanthropist William Fox Batley had it refurbished and it became known as Batley Green or Batley Park; Batley's contribution is recorded in an inscription on a memorial fountain.
Just south of the railway station is the Blackheath Conservatoire of Music and the Arts. Next door is Blackheath Halls, a concert venue today owned and managed by Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance (based in nearby Greenwich). To the north of the railway station, in Tranquil Vale, is a locally listed building in Arts and Crafts style, All Saints' Parish Hall, dating back to 1928, which has been the business premises of the Mary Evans Picture Library since late 1988. 
The heath is host to an annual fireworks display on the Saturday in November closest to Guy Fawkes Night. This was previously organised and financed by the London Boroughs of Greenwich and Lewisham, but Greenwich Council withdrew its share of the funding in 2010.
In September 2014, the inaugural On Blackheath festival was hosted on the heath. The line-up included Massive Attack, Frank Turner, Grace Jones, Aloe Blacc and Imelda May. The festival was also held in 2015 (line-up included Elbow, Madness, Manic Street Preachers, Laura Mvula and Kelis) and 2016 (line-up included Primal Scream, Hot Chip, Belle & Sebastian, James and Squeeze).
Blackheath, London