Southwark Park

Open green spaces are great. This is one of them. Southwark Park is a pretty good palce to chill when the sun decides to show it’s face in London. There is enough grass for you to find a space to make your own, and quite a lot of shade for those of us with pastey skin :-(. Also, there is a café, a pretty decent play area for kids and (randomly) an art gallery.

How can I possibly not have written a review of my fave (and local) park yet? I spend quite a lot of time in this green haven of Bermondsey. It really is a good park — it has lots of green space in the sun and shade (latter good for snoozing). It has two cafes, several sets of toilets and even a museum (the museum is really quite bizarre, check it out just to feel all psychedelic for a moment, it’s seriously spin-​worthy). There’s a lovely duck pond, an outdoor gym, tennis courts, a band stand and even a rose garden (of sorts!). It’s well kept, tidy and pretty damn great.
I think you have to book the tennis courts (and the football area as well) but I’m not certain. Guessing there is info on a local website somewhere.
NB– the park normally doesn’t open until 7 or 8 am (season dependent) so if you’re looking to cycle through it to work, you may have to go via the road.

Lovely pretty park, free tennis too. Lovely little rose garden. Lots of huge ancient trees. Cute little café. There also is a great little art gallery. There is a wildlife garden. Nice place for sketching. Unsually for London, it is friendly and sometimes you get old people coming up to you for a chat. Lovely to walk in particularly in the Autumn. Nice and not packed liked Hyde Park. Feels like a secret London Park.

Bermondsey carnival and funfair festival apparently happen every year and is one of the biggest festival Southwark does.
Big headline act with support from local bands and musicians great art, craft, drink and food stalls, and a variety of activities for all ages. Very well organised and good security.
I decided to be a kid again and go on a fair ride, Rotor to be exact how WRONG was I all I can remember was being stuck to the back walls of this ride and my head spinning and being sick never ever again!!!
As the warm summer days are rolling in I would definitely come back again but not go on any rides to old for that… LOL
As the review below say running paths, beautiful rose garden, football area, lush green grass and children’s play area.

I was recently in need of a quiet respite from the hustle and bustle of London during the 2012 Olympic Games and luckily, a quick online search provided me with a solution. Located about a 10 minute walk from the Bermondsey tube station, Southwark Park offers lush green grass for picnicking and general rolling around, along with running paths, gazebos and several other amenities. I had gone there to do some reading so I didn’t really explore the park. I was however pleasantly surprised by how quiet it really was even though I sat down near the gated entrance by the street. There were quiet a few families there, people with pets, runners, cyclists, etc.
Southwark Park is definitely worth visiting and exploring, whether with family and friends or solo.

Southwark Park is a large expanse of a park in Southeast London. It’s definitely not on the beaten path, so most of the people you’ll see are locals enjoying the park. There’s a beautiful gazebo, a rose garden, children’s play areas, a fitness station and plenty of places to play football. It’s also very big, which makes jogging around the park a viable exercise. The park, like most in London, closes at dusk, and there could be more entrances in my opinion. Otherwise it’s an all-​around pleasant expanse away from the bustle of central London.