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Parks and open spaces in the London Borough of Lambeth
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<h2 id="principal-parks-and-open-spaces">Principal parks and open spaces</h2> <p>The largest of them include: </p> <ul><li>Agnes Riley Gardens, Atkins Road, SW12</li> <li><a href="/facts/Archbishops_Park/KjzylESR">Archbishops Park</a>, Carlisle Lane, SE1, adjacent to <a href="/facts/Lambeth_Palace/61r4lDSM">Lambeth Palace</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Brockwell_Park/YKDS9Dvl">Brockwell Park</a>, Norwood Road, SE24, includes <a href="/facts/Brockwell_Lido/TrRyBR4C">Brockwell Lido</a> (public swimming area)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Clapham_Common/m5EU8bVU">Clapham Common</a>, Windmill Drive, SW4, wholly maintained by Lambeth Borough, although the western half is situated in Wandsworth Borough</li> <li>Hillside Gardens, Hillside Road, SW2</li> <li><a href="/facts/Jubilee_Gardens%2c_Lambeth/oUa5HsUv">Jubilee Gardens, Lambeth</a>, SE1</li> <li><a href="/facts/Kennington_Park/aFIzsFkh">Kennington Park</a>, Kennington Park Road, SE11, a wooded area, although it has sports facilities and gardens</li> <li>Larkhall Park, Courland Grove, SW8</li> <li><a href="/facts/Max_Roach_Park/m4LxLa4W">Max Roach Park</a>, Brixton Road, SW9 (named after <a href="/facts/Max_Roach/m6LM7PJx">Max Roach</a> in 1986)</li> <li>Milkwood Community Park, Milkwood Road, SE24</li> <li>Mostyn, Olive Morris and Dan Leno Gardens, Myatt's Fields North housing estate, Akerman Road, SW9</li> <li><a href="/facts/Myatt%2527s_Fields_Park/9M3oYKB6">Myatt's Fields Park</a>, Cormont Road, Camberwell, SE5</li> <li><a href="/facts/Norwood_Park%2c_West_Norwood/hFpyUtos">Norwood Park</a>, Salters Hill, SE19 - between <a href="/facts/West_Norwood/jIKp32yn">West Norwood</a> and <a href="/facts/Crystal_Palace%2c_London/X1tIguQj">Crystal Palace</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Rush_Common/9WL2Y8Vf">Rush Common</a>, Brixton Hill, <a href="/facts/SW_postcode_area/My3qtQaA">SW2</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Ruskin_Park/bXqJ9EJX">Ruskin Park</a>, <a href="/facts/Denmark_Hill/exlLkvru">Denmark Hill</a>, SE5</li> <li>Slade Gardens, Lorn Road, SW9</li> <li>Spring Gardens, Tyers Street, SE11</li> <li><a href="/facts/Streatham_Common/4UGTDJbX">Streatham Common</a>, Streatham High Road, SW16</li> <li>Streatham Vale Park, Abercairn Road, SW16</li> <li>The Rookery, Covington Way, SW16, with formal gardens and an open-air theatre</li> <li><a href="/facts/Vauxhall_Park/9HMu7uxJ">Vauxhall Park</a>, Lawn Lane, SW8, near <a href="/facts/The_Oval/9aFbTmuW">The Oval</a> cricket ground</li> <li><a href="/facts/Vauxhall_City_Farm/FPvDGycY">Vauxhall City Farm</a>, SE11</li></ul> <h2 id="riverside">Riverside</h2> <p>Lambeth is a riverside borough, and one of the largest open spaces is the <a href="/facts/River_Thames/XnQWN52L">Thames</a> itself, forming the northern boundary of the borough. A sign posted <a href="/facts/Thames_Path/BVhWvd4r">riverside trail</a> forms a walkway for both pedestrians and cyclists. </p> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="https://www.lambeth.gov.uk/parks">General information on Lambeth parks and green spaces</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"Parks and open spaces - opening and closing times". Lambeth Council. Retrieved 12 April 2025. <a href="https://www.lambeth.gov.uk/parks-sports-leisure/parks/parks-open-spaces-opening-closing-times" target="_blank">https://www.lambeth.gov.uk/parks-sports-leisure/parks/parks-open-spaces-opening-closing-times</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>"Parks (search for children's play areas)". Lambeth Council. Retrieved 12 April 2025. <a href="https://www.lambeth.gov.uk/parks?f%5B0%5D=localgov_directories_facets%3A12" target="_blank">https://www.lambeth.gov.uk/parks?f%5B0%5D=localgov_directories_facets%3A12</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>"Parks (search for padding pools)". Lambeth Council. Retrieved 12 April 2025. <a href="https://www.lambeth.gov.uk/parks?f%5B0%5D=localgov_directories_facets%3A38" target="_blank">https://www.lambeth.gov.uk/parks?f%5B0%5D=localgov_directories_facets%3A38</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>