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Abbott Road recreation ground

Abbot Road
London E14
Under 1 hectare

Facilities:

• Multi-games pitch
• Basketball
• Small-side football

Ackroyd Drive open spaces

Ackroyd Drive
London E3
Under 1 hectare

Albert Gardens

Albert Gardens
London E1
Under 1 hectare

Park is locked over night. 

All Saints Churchyard

Bazely Street
London E14
Under 1 hectare

Facilities:

• Multi-games pitch
• Basketball
• Small-side football  

Allen Gardens

Buxton Street
London E1
Size (hectares) 1.97

 Facilities:

• Play area for ages 4 and below
• Play area for ages 5 and above
• Multi-use games pitch
• Farms and animals
• The farm offers volunteering opportunities, corporate challenges & animal handling
• Participate in workshops on dairying
• Refreshments
• Toilets

Altab Ali Park

Alder Street
London E1
Size (hectares) 0.48

Find out more about Altab Ali Park

Facilities:

• Play area for ages 4 and below
• Play area for ages 5 and above  
• Floodlight Turf area
• Benches

The park contains few notable tombs:

• The outline of the original church and a memorial.
• The Shaheed Minar monument.

The park currently holds a Green Flag Award

Alton Street open space

Alton Street
London E14
Under 1 hectare

Arbour Square Gardens

Arbour Square
London E1
Under 1 hectare

Park is locked over night.

Bartlett Park

Lindfield Street
London E14
Size (hectares) 4.95

Major refurbishment of the park will take place between October 2018 and summer 2019.  The park, and at least one of the football pitches, will remain open during the period of the work.

Find out about our plans for a new, improved Bartlett Park

Facilities:

• Adventure playground for ages 5 and above
• Grass football pitch 
• Walkway

Baxendale Street Gardens

Baxendale Street
London E2
Under 1 hectare

Facilities:

• Floral displays 

Beaumont Square Gardens

Beaumont Square
London E1
Size (hectares) 0.40

Facilities:

• Play area for ages 4 and below
• Play area for ages 5 and above 
• Walkway

Belgrave Street open space

Belgrave Street
London E1
Under 1 hectare

Bethnal Green Gardens

Cambridge Heath Road
London E2
Size (hectares) - 3.51

Park is locked over night.

Facilities:

• Play area for ages 4 and below
• Play area for ages 5 and above
• Basketball
• Tennis - pay to play
• Small-side football
• Netball
• Flower Beds
• Site of History
• Toilets

More information about Bethnal Green Gardens

Bonner Hall Gate

Approach Road
London E3
Under 1 hectare

Boundary Gardens

Arnold Circus
London E2
Under 1 hectare

Facilities:

• Bandstand 

Bow Churchyard (St.Mary's)

Bow Road
London E3
Under 1 hectare

Bromley Recreation Ground

St. Leonards Street
London E3
Size (hectares) 0.62

Facilities:

• Green pennant Award winning park
• Playground
• Interesting planting
• Walkway
• Café/Coffee shop

Caledonian Wharf

Caledonian Wharf Road
London E14
Under 1 hectare

Canrobert Street open space

Canrobert Street
London E2
Size (hectares) 0.30

Carlton Square and Gardens

Carlton Square
London E1
Size (hectares) 0.78

Facilities:

• Lawns
• Flower Beds
• Seats
• Fountain

Park is locked over night.

Carron and Continental Wharf

St. Katharine's Way
London E1
Under 1 hectare

Castle Wharf

Orchard Place
London E14
Under 1 hectare

Cavell Street Gardens

Cavell Street
London E1
Under 1 hectare

Cemetery Park (Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park)

The Cemetery Park is managed by Friends of Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park who organise an extensive events programme.

Southern Grove
London E3
Size (hectares) 10.93

• More information on Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park

Park is locked over night.

Facilities:

• Memorial
• 33 acres of nature reserve
• Site of History
• Ackroyd drive
• Meadows, glades and Woodland walks
• Friends  Group
• Pond/Lake
• Ecology park/Building

The park currently holds a Green Flag Award

Chicksand Ghat (Chicksand Street open space)

Chicksand Street
London E1
Size (hectares) 0.23

Christchurch Gardens

Commercial Street
London E1
Under 1 hectare

Compass Point

Mariners Mews
London E14
Under 1 hectare

Cotton Street open space

Cotton Street
London E14
Under 1 hectare

Dockers Tanner open space

Dockers Tanner Road
London E14
Under 1 hectare

Fern Street open space

Fern Street
London E2
Under 1 hectare

Ford Square Gardens

Ford Square
London E1
Size (hectares) 0.17

Facilities:

• Play area for ages 4 and below
• Many notable London plant trees
• Planting
• Walkway

Friars Mead open space

Friars Mead
London E14
Under 1 hectare

Furze Green open space

Furze Green Road
London E14
Size (hectares) 1.14

Facilities:

• Play area for ages 4 and below
• Play area for ages 5 and above
• Walkway

Glamis Adventure Playground

Glamis Road
London E1
Size (hectares) 0.16

This adventure playground won the London Adventure playground of the year Award 2007 which was judged by young people.

Globe Road open space

Globe Road
London E2
Under 1 hectare

Gosling Gardens

Bigland Street
London E1
Size (hectares) 0.25

Facilities:

• Play area
• Ball games facilities
• Seating areas
• Walkway

Great Eastern Slipway

Napier Avenue
London E14
Under 1 hectare

Grove Hall Park

Fairfield Road
London E3
Size (hectares) 1.19

Park is locked over night.

Facilities:

• Play area for ages 4 and below
• Play area for ages 5 and above
• Site of history
• Ball games area
• Walk paths
• Furniture
• Planting
• A mural
• A small walled memorial garden

Hancock Road open space

Hancock Road
London E3
Under 1 hectare

Hardinge Street open space

Hardinge Street
London E1
Under 1 hectare

Hellings Street Playpark

Hellings Street
London E1
Under 1 hectare

Facilities:

• Play area for ages 4 and below
• Play area for ages 5 and above
• Small side football
• Seating area
• Walk way

Ion Square Gardens

Warner Place
London E2
1 - 5 hectares

Facilities:

• Play area for ages 4 and below
• Play area for ages 5 and above
• Nature conservation

Island Gardens

Saunders Ness Road
London E14
1 - 5 hectares

More information about Island Gardens.

Facilities:

• Bandstand
• Refreshments

The park currently holds a Green Flag Award

 Jesus Green

Quilter Street
London E2
Under 1 hectare

Johnsons Drawdock

Ferry Street
London E14
Under 1 hectare

Jolly's Green

Joshua Street
London E14
Under 1 hectare 

Facilities:

• Outdoor Gym

King Edward Memorial Park

Glamis Road
London E1
1 - 5 hectares

Please note that access to the riverside is currently blocked due to the Thames Tideway Project.  Find out more about the project.  The park is open and will remain open throughout the course of the project.  From 2020 Tower Hamlets Council will be working with the community to extensively refurbish the park. 

Planning King Edward Memorial Park

Park is locked over night.

Facilities:

• Play area for ages 4 and below
• Play area for ages 5 and above
• Bowls green - pay to play
• Tennis - pay to play
• Small-side football
• Bandstand
• Nature conservation
• Floral displays

Kings Wharf

Newell Street
London E1
Under 1 hectare

Langdon Park

Bright Street
London E14
1 - 5 hectares

Book a sports pitch at Langdon Park

Facilities:

• Play area for ages 4 and below
• Play area for ages 5 and above
• Grass football pitch - pay to play

Library Place

Cable Street
London E1
Under 1 hectare

London Wall

Tower Hill
London E1
Under 1 hectare

London Yard

Amsterdam Road
London E14
Under 1 hectare

Maconochies Wharf

Blasker Walk
London E14
Under 1 hectare

Mallon Gardens

Commercial Street
London E1
Under 1 hectare

Masthouse Terrace

Masthouse Terrace
London E14
Under 1 hectare

Park is locked over night.

Meath Gardens

Smart Street
London E2
1 - 5 hectares

• Book a sports pitch in Meath Gardens

 Facilities:

• Play area for ages 4 and below
• Play area for ages 5 and above
• Basketball
• Multi use games area
• Small side football
• Grass football pitch - pay to play

The park currently holds a Green Flag Award

Mercers Burial Ground

Whitehorse Road
London E1
Under 1 hectare

Middleton Green

Middleton Street
London E2
Under 1 hectare

Facilities:

• Multi use games pitch

Mile End Park

Grove Road/Burdett Road
London E3
Over 10 hectares

• Find Mile End Park on map
• Visit or hire the Art Pavilion
• Visit or hire the Ecology Pavilion
• More information on Mile End Park.

Facilities:

• Play area for ages 4 and below
• Play area for ages 5 and above
• Adventure park for 5 plus
• Play centre (children's park) for age 0 to 4
• Picnic area
• Art in the park
• Ranger station
• Toilets
• Car park (Arts Centre)

The park currently holds a Green Flag Award

Mile End Road open space

Mile End Road
London E1
Under 1 hectare

Mile End Road Verges

Mile End Road
London E2
Under 1 hectare

Millwall Park

Stebondale Street
London E14
5 - 10 hectares

Facilities:

• Outdoor Gym
• Play centre for ages 4 and below
• Play area for ages 4 and below
• Play area for ages 5 and above
• Bowls green - pay to play
• Cricket - pay to play
• Grass football pitch - pay to play
• Rugby pitch - pay to play
• Centre for hire

 The park currently holds a Green Flag Award

Mudchute Park and Farm

The park is managed by Mudchute Park and Farm Trust.  There is a wide range of facilities and events.  Find out more at the park and farm website.

Pier Street
London E14
Over 10 hectares

• More information on Mudchute Park and Farm.

Facilities:

• Farm
• Nature conservation

The park currently holds a Green Flag Award

Museum Gardens

Cambridge Heath Road
London E2
1 - 5 hectares

Park is locked over night.

Newcastle Drawdock

Saunders Ness Road
London E14
Under 1 hectare

Paradise Gardens

Paradise Row
London E2
Under 1 hectare

Park is locked over night.

Pennyfields open space

Pennyfields
London E14
Under 1 hectare

Pollard Square

Pollard Row
London E2
Under 1 hectare

Facilities:

• Outdoor Gym

Poplar Parkway

Castor Lane
London E14
Under 1 hectare

Poplar Recreation Ground

Hale Street
London E14
1 - 5 hectares

Facilities:

• Play area for ages 4 and below
• Play area for ages 5 and above
• Bowls green - pay to play
• Tennis - pay to play
• Netball
• Basketball
• Multi use games pitch

More information on Poplar Recreation Ground

The park currently holds a Green Flag Award

Prestons Road open space

Prestons Road
London E14
Under 1 hectare

Prospect Park

Devons Road
London E14
Under 1 hectare

Raines Mansions

Raine Street
London E1
Under 1 hectare

Ravenscroft Park

Ravenscroft Street
London E2
Under 1 hectare

Facilities:

• Play area for ages 5 and above
• Basketball
• Multi use games pitch

Rectory Gardens

Commercial Road
London E1
Under 1 hectare

Rope Walk Gardens

Golding Street
London E1
Under 1 hectare

Facilities:

• Outdoor Gym

Ropemakers Fields

Narrow Street
London E14
1 - 5 hectares

Rounton Road open space

Rounton Road
London E3
Under 1 hectare

Facilities:

• Outdoor Gym

Schoolhouse Lane Pitch

Cable Street
London E1
Under 1 hectare

Facilities:

• Small side football pitch
• Basketball

Selwyn Green

Selwyn Road
London E3
Under 1 hectare

Shandy Park

Harford Street
London E1
1 - 5 hectare

Facilities:

• Outdoor Gym
• Multi use games pitch
• Play area for ages 4 and below
• Play area for ages 5 and above
• Small side football pitch
• Basketball

Sidney Square Gardens

Sidney Street
London E1
Under 1 hectare

Silvocea Wharf

Leamouth
London E14
Under 1 hectare

Sir John McDougal Park

Westferry Road
London E14
1 - 5 hectares

Facilities:

• Outdoor Gym
• Play area for ages 4 and below
• Play area for ages 5 and above

St. Annes Churchyard

Three Colt Street
London E1
Under 1 hectare

St. Bartholomews Gardens

Buckhurst Street
London E2
Under 1 hectare

Facilities:

• Play centre for ages 4 and below

St. Dunstans Churchyard

Stepney High Street
London E1
1 - 5 hectares

Facilities:

• Memorial

St. George in the East Churchyard and Gardens

Cannon Street Road
London E1
1-5 hectares

Facilities:

• Memorial
• Art in the park
• Play area

The park currently holds a Green Flag Award

St. James Gardens

Ratcliffe Lane
London E14
Under 1 hectare

St. Johns Gardens

Scandrett Street
London E1
Under 1 hectare

Facilities:

• Play area for ages 4 and below
• Play area for ages 5 and above
• Multi use games pitch
• Tennis - pay to play

St. Johns Park

Manchester Road
London E14
Under 1 hectare

St. Matthews Church Gardens

St.Matthews Row
London E2
Under 1 hectare

Stepney Clocktower

Stepney Green
London E1
Under 1 hectare

Stepney Green Gardens

Stepney Green
London E1
Under 1 hectare

Stepney Green Park

Stepney Way
London E1
1 - 5 hectares

• Current hire charges for Stepney Green Astroturf
• Book a sports pitch at Stepney Green Park

Facilities:

• Play area for ages 4 and below
• Play area for ages 5 and above
• Grass football pitches - pay to play
• Artificial grass pitch - pay to play

The park currently holds a Green Flag Award

Stonebridge Wharf

Carr Street
London E1
Under 1 hectare

Stoneyard Lane Gardens

Stoneyard Lane
London E14
Under 1 hectare

Swedenborg Gardens

Wellclose Street
London E1
1 - 5 hectares

Facilities:

• Play area for ages 4 and below
• Play area for ages 5 and above 

Tower Hill Approach

Tower Hill
London EC3
Under 1 hectare

Trafalgar Gardens

White Horse Lane
London E1
Under 1 hectare

Facilities:

• Basketball
• Multi use games areas
• Play area for ages 5 and above

Tredegar Square Gardens

Tredegar Square
London E3
Under 1 hectare

Park is locked over night.

Trinity Gardens

Upper North Street
London E14
Under 1 hectare

Facilities:

• Memorial
• Nature reserve

Trinity Square Gardens

Tower Hill
London EC3
Under 1 hectare

Park is locked over night.

Facilities:

• Memorials, including the National Merchant Navy War Memorial.
• Floral displays

More information on Trinity Square Gardens

The park currently holds a Green Flag Award

Twelve Trees Crescent

Devas Street
London E3
Under 1 hectare

Vallance Road Gardens

Vallance Road
London E2
1 - 5 hectares

Vaughan Way open space

Vaughan Way
London E1
Under 1 hectare

Victoria Park

Grove Road
London E3
Over 80 hectares

• Book a sports pitch in Victoria Park or Call 020 7364 0721
• More information on Victoria Park

Park is locked over night.

Facilities:

• Play area for ages 4 and below
• Play area for ages 5 and above
• Play centre for ages 4 and below
• Bowls Green - pay to play
• Cricket - pay to play
• Grass football pitches - pay to play
• Tennis - pay to play
• Art in the Park
• Drive in facilities for Blue Badge holders
• Car parks
• Picnic areas
• Ranger Station
• Floral displays
• Memorial
• Bandstand
• Refreshments
• Skate space
• Toilets

The park currently holds a Green Flag Award

Virginia Gardens

Virginia Road
London E2
Under 1 hectare

Wapping Canal System

Wapping
London E1
1 - 5 hectares

Wapping Gardens

Tench Street
London E1
1 - 5 hectares
 
Park is locked over night.

Facilities:

• Play centre for ages 4 and below
• Play area for ages 4 and below
• Play area for ages 5 and above
• Small side football
• Tennis - pay to play

Wapping Green

Wapping Lane
London E1
Under 1 hectare
 

Wapping Rose Gardens

Green Bank
London E1
Under 1 hectare

Park is locked over night.

Wapping Woods

John Rennie Walk
London E1
1 - 5 hectares

Warner Green open space

Warner Place
London E2
Under 1 hectare

Waterside Gardens

Wapping High Street
London E1
Under 1 hectare

Weavers Fields

Viaduct Street
London E2
5 - 10 hectares

Facilities:

• Adventure Park for ages 4 and below
• Play area for ages 4 and below
• Grass football pitch
• Nature Conservation
• Art in the Park

Book a sports pitch in Weavers Fields

The park currently holds a Green Flag Award

White Horse Lane open space

White Horse Lane
London E1
Under 1 hectare

Whitehorse Road Park

Whitehorse Road
London E1
Under 1 hectare

Facilities:

• Play area for ages 4 and below
• Adventure Park for ages 5 and above

Wyvis Street open space

Wyvis Street
London E14
Under 1 hectare

York Square Gardens

York Square
London E1
Under 1 hectare
 
Park is locked over night.