History Section - Places (Parks and Open Spaces)

There are over 120 parks and open spaces in Croydon, all of which have a history.

Croydon parks are open from 8am seven days a week and lights are turned on in the parks 30 minutes after sunset.

Parks, Ponds and Gardens

Addington Park *
Addington Vale *
Addiscombe Recreation Ground *
Apsley Road Playground *
Ashburton Park *
Ashburton Playing Fields *
Betts Mead Recreation Ground
Beulah Hill Pond
Boulogne Road Playground *
Bourne Park
Bradmore Green
Brickfields Meadow
Canterbury Road Recreation Ground *
Central Nursery
Chaldon Way Gardens
Coulsdon Memorial Ground *
Courtwood Children's Playground
Duppas Hill Recreation Ground
Fairfield Gardens
Falconwood Meadow
Grange Park *
Grangewood Park *
Green Lane Sports Ground
Haling Grove *
Hamsey Green Pond
Happy Valley Park *
Heavers Meadow
Higher Drive Recreation Ground *
King Georges Field *
Little Road Playground
Lloyd Park *
Mayfield Road Playground *
Millers Pond
Milne Park *
Norbury Hall
Norbury Park *
Northborough Road Playground *
Northbrook Road Playground *
North Down *

Northwood Road Playground *
Norwood Grove
Park Hill Recreation Ground *
Parkfields *
Pollards Hill
Promenade De Verdun
Purley Way Playing Fields *
Purley Way West
Queenhill Road Playspace
Rickman Hill *
Riddlesdown
Rotary Field *
Rowdown Field *
Sanderstead Pond
Sanderstead Recreation Ground *
Selsdon Recreation Ground *
Shirley Church Recreation Ground *
Shirley Park Estate
South Croydon Recreation Ground *
South Norwood Country Park *
South Norwood Lake and Grounds *
South Norwood Recreation Ground *
St James Church Rest Garden
St Johns Memorial Garden
The Queens Gardens
Thornton Heath Recreation Ground *
Trumble Gardens *
Upper Norwood Recreation Ground
Waddon Ponds *
Wandle Park *
Westow Park *
Wettern Tree Garden
Whitehorse Meadow
Whitehorse Road Recreation Ground
Wilford Road Recreation Ground *
Woodcote Grove Recreation Ground
Woodcote Village Green
Woodside Green

Croydon is fortunate to be one of the most wooded boroughs in London, woodland covers approximately 8%.



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Printer Friendly Page Business Community Information History Learning and Skills Leisure Links Living Visiting Croydon Search About the Site			History Buildings Genealogy Heritage Origins People Photographs Places The War Years Topics Parks and Open Spaces There are over 120 parks and open spaces in Croydon, all of which have a history. Croydon parks are open from 8am seven days a week and lights are turned on in the parks 30 minutes after sunset. * includes a children's playground Parks, Ponds and Gardens Addington Park * Addington Vale * Addiscombe Recreation Ground * Apsley Road Playground * Ashburton Park * Ashburton Playing Fields * Betts Mead Recreation Ground Beulah Hill Pond Boulogne Road Playground * Bourne Park Bradmore Green Brickfields Meadow Canterbury Road Recreation Ground * Central Nursery Chaldon Way Gardens Coulsdon Memorial Ground * Courtwood Children's Playground Duppas Hill Recreation Ground Fairfield Gardens Falconwood Meadow Grange Park * Grangewood Park * Green Lane Sports Ground Haling Grove * Hamsey Green Pond Happy Valley Park * Heavers Meadow Higher Drive Recreation Ground * King Georges Field * Little Road Playground Lloyd Park * Mayfield Road Playground * Millers Pond Milne Park * Norbury Hall Norbury Park * Northborough Road Playground * Northbrook Road Playground * North Down * Northwood Road Playground * Norwood Grove Park Hill Recreation Ground * Parkfields * Pollards Hill Promenade De Verdun Purley Way Playing Fields * Purley Way West Queenhill Road Playspace Rickman Hill * Riddlesdown Rotary Field * Rowdown Field * Sanderstead Pond Sanderstead Recreation Ground * Selsdon Recreation Ground * Shirley Church Recreation Ground * Shirley Park Estate South Croydon Recreation Ground * South Norwood Country Park * South Norwood Lake and Grounds * South Norwood Recreation Ground * St James Church Rest Garden St Johns Memorial Garden The Queens Gardens Thornton Heath Recreation Ground * Trumble Gardens * Upper Norwood Recreation Ground Waddon Ponds * Wandle Park * Westow Park * Wettern Tree Garden Whitehorse Meadow Whitehorse Road Recreation Ground Wilford Road Recreation Ground * Woodcote Grove Recreation Ground Woodcote Village Green Woodside Green Woodlands Croydon is fortunate to be one of the most wooded boroughs in London, woodland covers approximately 8%. Addington Hills Beaulieu Heights Biggin Woods Birchwood and Castle Hill Ruffetts Boundary Woods Bramley Bank Nature Reserve Coombe Wood Copse Hill Spinney Croham Hurst Farthing Downs Tree Belt Foxearth Spinney Foxes Wood Foxley Wood and Sherwood Oak Foxshaw Glade Wood Hawkhirst Heathfield Inwood Jewels Wood Kings Wood Ladygrove Littleheath Wood and Edgecoombe Playground * Long Lane Woods Millstock Oakland Wood Pinewood Purley Beeches Ragged Grove Rowdown Woods Sanderstead Plantation Selsdon Wood Nature Reserve Shirley Heath * Spring Park Wood Stambourne Woodland Walk Stroud Green Well Temple Avenue Copse The Avenue The Lawns * The Ruffet Three Corner Grove Threehalfpenny Wood


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