Playgrounds in London
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- T BYork, UK1,432 contributionsHours of FREE fun can be had here, especially on a warm day with the sand to dig around in and plenty of different play areas like the little wooden play huts and the pirate ship! I’m sure there were other little fun areas too but ours spent hours just at the few places mentioned.
There’s an on-site cafe for food and drinks too (pizza, ice cream etc)
Top Tip: there’s a FREE WATER STATION next to the cafe to re-fill. Enjoy!Written 28 August 2024This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews. - lesley SColchester, UK22 contributionsVisited Coram Fields after the Postal Museum as the kids needed to run off steam before travelling home. Good selection of play equipment. Very small cafe.
Bring sand buckets etc.Written 22 September 2023This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews. - William1 contributionThis park has a young children paddling area which is fenced off. There is a good adventure playground for older children. The park is huge with cafés. I paid £20 for a four hour street parking session! Outrageous! It’s much better to arrive by train as the station is nearby. There is an open air lido which is very popular in hot weather.Written 15 August 2024This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- The Places Where We Go PodcastSimi Valley, CA975 contributionsWe ventured to get a glimpse of old Richmond Palace, once home to monarchy but today in private hands. Exiting the tube at Richmond station, we walked toward the House of Fraser, then passing it, turned right into a street that curved toward Richmond Park. This is a large green offering a pleasant place to sit and relax.
Walking up the street further, one notices a series of buildings on the left hand side. Toward the corner of the green on this same side of the green, you’ll see a placard on one of the buildings calling attention to it as The Old Palace. Just across this building in the park is another Placard offering the history of this place that was once home to several monarchs.
The gatehouse at this residence was also once a favorite place of Lady Jersey in the mid 20th century (Hollywood actress Virginia Cherrill who was married to the Earl of Jersey at the time). This reference is provided in the book Chaplin’s Girls (as she starred with silent movie great Charlie Chaplin in the classic movie City Lights). So there is a bit of England and Hollywood history colliding for you in the southwestern London area.Written 31 July 2019This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews. - Thomas - Genevi... HHigham, Suffolk, UK1,304 contributionsAs with many London parks, it is great to escape the city and find nature. This little 1K loop of a park is great for walking or attending the local parkrun (Saturdays at 09:00). The children's playground is quite expansive and multi-dimensional. The surrounding area is clean and a bit posh, so you dont need to worry about personal safety. It is very close to the Highbury and Islington tube stop, making it ideal for visiting.Written 18 May 2024This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- Sam3314Derby, UK2,150 contributionsTaken from the Lambeth Palace gardens this is a good London park with a very good children's play area, nature walk and plenty of places to sit. Squirrels, pigeons and parakeets abound. Easy walk from the riverWritten 9 January 2022This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- Deb WReno, NV2,442 contributionsWe walked past this area a lot on our trip. There is a lot of graffiti on the walls. There were a lot of skaters and they were fun to watch.Written 21 May 2023This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- oliviag700London, UK184 contributionsIn pitshanger park, there is a fantastic playcentre with indoor and outdoor area and lots of toys aswell and teas and coffees and baby changing facilities and toilets and a small kitchen where you can heat milk. It’s run by the loveliest lady called Marianne and only costs £5!Written 3 November 2023This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- Irene DingLondon, UK71 contributionsRoundwood park is a very lovely and friendly place with a large children’s playground. We can walk a dog and play basketball there. Also an aviary demonstrating birds.Written 8 September 2024This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- PeterSimsLondon, UK9 contributionsHither green was a lovely little surprise. Nice cafes and really quiet. Some of the best parks in lewisham by far. It's not as busy and posh as Blackheath but it feels friendlier and less commercialised. Definitely recommend. a rare find in LONDON
Manor House Gardens are just gorgeous. So well kept!Written 30 November 2020This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews. - ShaunH290London, UK3,019 contributionsThe site became a public garden in 1886, opening as St John's Wood Church Grounds. It was a burial ground from 1814 to 1855 - only a small fraction of its history. Perhaps this is why it is so little known. There are thought to be 50,000 graves here but only a part of the area is still obviously a cemetery. (A transcription was made in 1962 of the gravestones that were still legible and this can be consulted in the Westminster City Archives.)
Most of the area is simply a lovely park, handy for Lord's Cricket Ground on the other side of the road and obviously overshadowed by the famous Regent's Park next door. But whilst the latter will be teaming with people on a summer's day, this park continues in relative silence and solitude.
Among the remaining monuments is that of water colourist John Sell Cotman (16 May 1782 – 24 July 1842). He was an English marine and landscape painter, etcher, illustrator and author, who became Master of Landscape Drawing at King's College School in London, partly on the recommendation of J. M. W. Turner.
The garden has many mature trees providing plenty of shade. There is a children's playground and an outside gym. On the roundabout in front of the church is a Neo-baroque war memorial with bronze sculpture of St George and the Dragon, 1925-30, by C.L. Hartwell RA, sculptor.Written 29 June 2021This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews. - Nicholas HLondon, UK20,314 contributionsThis park is a vital public amenity in a heavily built part of South London, not far from the centre of West Norwood up Knights Hill. There's a large grassed area with five a side football posts, then an enclosed tarmac area marked out for either football or basketball pitches. Beyond that is a big rope climbing structure in the shape of a tent. Finally there's another tarmac playground area with swings, slides and another climbing frame. A path goes all the way round the outside of the park with a number of an ideal space for families with kids, dog walkers and for anyone just wanting to relax and enjoy some fresh air.Written 2 January 2019This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- Nicholas HLondon, UK20,314 contributionsThese days this is a nice public park on the edge of the City of London, with a good kids playground, sports facilities and plenty of room for people to relax and picnic. But in the mid 19th century this was the location of huge public meetings of groups with a radical political agenda. One such meeting attracted over 10,000 people and was broken up by the authorities, who feared it might lead to the overthrow of the government.Written 11 September 2019This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- futtock21London, UK17,274 contributionsAlas access to this children’s playground off Vincent Street Sw1 is currently restricted to those wishing to visit a vaccination tent inside. A hut with a security guard blocks the main entrance.Written 20 June 2021This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- OliverLondon, UK10 contributionsEnjoy the picnic in the park with some friends not the nicest parts of a building but thought of them as it's such a nice compliment to the areaWritten 20 June 2022This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
