Streatham Common

I love living by the common! Don’t be stopped at the big grassy area, head further to the Rookery and orchard behind it. It’s gorgeous and worth the walk up the hill.
There’s a fantastic and friendly community garden that has volunteer times on Sunday. I planted a tree there and it was fun.
Great place for running, walking, picnics. There’s a snack bar, too, that serves hot food and ice cream.
It’s very windy so it’s not surprising it hosts a summer kite festival.
Definitely just as cool as Tooting Bec common.

Streatham Common is definitely a hidden gem of South London with hidden depths, I lived near it for 6 months before stumbling across the Rookery which is a collection of gardens and plants with views over to Croydon. There is even a tree planted by my wife at the far end of the Rookery.
The Common itself faces the west which means that there is always a breeze, this makes great for flying kites. In mid June each year there is a Kite Festival which is worth checking out. It is a lot quieter than Clapham or Wandworth Commons when there is hot weather so head here if you want to avoid the crowds.

Gotta agree with Clarissa — and it is definitely a hidden gem for romance ;)
Spacious, easy to access, the Rookery is one of my favourite places and long may it remain under the radar — I don’t like sharing!

Streatham Common is so not common. It is the most amazing place ever. It feels like gnomes and fairies and mystical ponies come out of the bushes at night and throw parties when all of the humans are gone. There is this one place called the Rookery which is an old Victorian garden with wells and pathways and streams that would put any gardener at the Chelsea Flower Show to shame. It’s such a great escape and it’s right in the city’s backyard. If you want to take a date down here, it might not be a good idea. This place is too romantic for a fledgling romance. Unless you just met your soul mate and you two are planning to elope this isn’t the place for a person you’re vaguely interested in. Bring your long term love, bust out a proposal and party with the pixies when they get rambunctious at night.