Southwark Park

Overview

Southwark Park was a pleasant surprise for me - I’d never heard of it but it is huge and there’s a boating lake where during the summer you can hire a pedalo and be threatened by geese.

Other facilities include a cafĂ©, tennis courts and even a bowling green, which seemed exactly as popular as I’d imagined it would be.

Area
Bermondsey
Website
www.southwark.gov.uk
Hours
Mon-Sun
07:30 - dusk
Photo showing the bandstand in Southwark Park
Photo by me.

Things to do

Southwark Park Galleries

A charity-run modern art gallery set beside the lake in Southwark Park. I’d love to tell you what it is like inside but, genius that I am, I went there on a TFL bike only to discover there are no docking stations nearby. I will be back!

Price
Free
Website
southwarkparkgalleries.org
Hours
Sun-Tue
Closed
Wed-Sat
11:00-17:00
Photo of an exterior wall of Southwark Galleries.
Photo by me, easily the worst photo on the site.