Local parks

Baxters Field is a small park in Upper Sydenham with an area of open grassland.

Beckenham Place Park is the largest green space in the borough, covering 98 hectares. It contains large areas of ancient woodland ideal for woodland walks.

Find out about Bellingham Green which is the heart of the Bellingham Estate.

Find out about Bellingham Play Park.

Find information about Blackheath, a large green space crossing Lewisham and Greenwich boroughs.

Find out about Blythe Hill park near Catford.

Find out about Bridgehouse Meadows, the former New Cross greyhound and speedway stadium.

Find information about Broadway Fields in Deptford.

Find out about Brookmill Park between Deptford and Lewisham.

Find out about Chinbook Meadows near Grove Park.

Cornmill Gardens is an open space in Lewisham Town Centre overlooked by River Mill Park.

Find information about Deptford Park.

The Downham Woodland Walk is part of the Green Chain Walk, which connects Beckenham Place Park with the Hither Green Nature Reserve.

Find out about Durham Hill in Downham.

Find out about Eckington Gardens in New Cross Gate.

Find out about Edith Nesbit Gardens in Lee Green.

Find out about Evelyn Green in Deptford.

Find out about Ferranti Park in Deptford.

Find out about Folkestone Gardens in Deptford.

Find out about Fordham park in New Cross.

Find information about Forster Memorial Park.

Find out more information about Frendsbury Gardens.

Find out more about Friendly Gardens in Brockley.

Find out about Grove Park Library Gardens, located off Burnt Ash Hill.

Find out more about Hatcham Gardens in New Cross.

Find out about Hilly Fields park near Ladywell.

Find out about Home Park in Lower Sydenham.

Find out about Horniman Gardens, part of the Horniman Museum grounds in Forest Hill.

Horniman's Triangle is an area of meadow next to the Horniman Museum.

Kirkdale Green is a green space situated at the northern end of Sydenham High Street.

Find information about Ladywell Fields.

Find out about Lewisham Park, located between Lewisham and Catford.

Find out more about Luxmore Gardens, a small green space near New Cross.

Find out about Manor House Gardens in Lee.

Find out about Manor Park, which is close to Hither Green rail station.

Find out about Margaret McMillan Park betwen Deptford and New Cross Gate.

Find out about Mayow Park in Sydenham.

Find out about Mountsfield Park in Catford.

Find information about Northbrook Park.

Pepys Parks consist of a number of open spaces set along the river Thames and Grove Street.

Find out about Ravensbourne Park Gardens, a small green space in Catford.

Find out about the Riverview Walk and River Pool Linear Park which runs between Catford and Beckenham. 

Find out about Sayes Court in Deptford.

Find out about Southend Park near Lower Sydenham.

Find out about Sydenham Wells Park.

Find out about Telegraph Hill Park which lies between Nunhead and Brockley.