Battersea Park
Good to know
- Best time to go
- April–September
- Budget
- $
- Accessibility
- wheelchair-accessible
- Coordinates
- Open in maps
Battersea Park was laid out on former marshland beside the Thames and opened in 1858 to provide recreation for a growing south London population. Its varied grounds include a boating lake, subtropical gardens, a children's zoo and sports pitches, along with monumental sculpture. Overlooking the river stands the Peace Pagoda, a gilded Buddhist monument given by a Japanese order in 1985. The park has hosted a festival funfair and the first recorded football match played under Football Association rules.
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