
Explore 42 acres of ancient woodland, open grassland and children's play areas in this historic London park with free year-round access.
Venue Type
Outdoor
Typical visit duration
All day
Booking
Walk-in
Nice park and cafe. However, the non-turf cricket wicket is not suitable for a decent club game as there is at least a 6 inch step onto the pitch at one end. could be mitigated by bowling all overs from the cafe end.
Established as a park in 1922 from land bequeathed by Lord Forster. A narrow perimeter of remnant forest encircles the central main field area and the smaller ancillary parcels of secondary grassland, “The Meadow” and “Piggy Island.” Some gestural formal bedding, a rockery and an attractive small community garden. The amenities include a café, toilets, playgrounds, BMX track, sport fields, all-weather courts and an outdoor gym. A high level of maintenance evident here especially in the historic woodland corridors, making for a noteworthy suburban park that exceeded my expectations.
Absolutely lovely park. Like the woods area surrounding the main park. Early morning walks are nice and quiet. There are few dog walkers here and there, but it depends on when you go. Busy at the weekends. Like the new gym area, would be nice if there were more apparatuses but can't grumble too much about the current selection.
Lovely local park. Great for picnic, sports, walks,exploring. Woodland walks bring you so much closer to nature. You will find sports facilities, gym equipment,children area, cafe and many more attractions to really make your day.
There is so much going on in this almost-hidden park. On a map you might see a big field with a strip of trees around the edge, but there’s much more going on. The grassy main area is the size of several football pitches with a tarmac path all the way round that’s perfect for kids to bike / scooter on. It has two playgrounds, slightly annoyingly separated by the toilet/changing block. There’s also a nature space. The trees around the side are deeper than expected and verge on a wood on the western side with their own paths, separate from the main area. Two secondary grass areas are perfect of you want to be a bit more secluded, have a picnic under trees, etc. The park can be accessed from all sides via paths, though Longhill is probably the best for parking as you don’t have to walk uphill and it is closed off at the southern end, so quiet.
Reviews last updated: 7 October 2026
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This venue was last updated on 7 October 2026
