Crystal Palace Park, London

Name: Crystal Palace Park
Address: London, United Kingdom

#2033 among attractions in London

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Crystal Palace Park is a Victorian pleasure ground located in the South London suburb of Crystal Palace which surrounds the site of the former Crystal Palace Exhibition building. The Palace had been relocated from Hyde Park, London after the 1851 Great Exhibition and rebuilt with some modifications and enlargements to form the centrepiece of the pleasure ground, before being destroyed by fire in 1936. The park features full-scale models of dinosaurs in a landscape, a maze, lakes, and a concert bowl. ()

Created: 1854Elevation: 259 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 51°25'13"N, 0°4'14"W

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Bromley (Crystal Palace)London United Kingdom

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Crystal Palace Park – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Crystal Palace National Sports Centre, Forest Hill Pools, Dinosaur, West Norwood Cemetery.

~760 ftNE
Sport venue, Sport, Sport complex
Crystal Palace National Sports Centre, London
4 min walk • The National Sports Centre at Crystal Palace in south London, England is a large sports centre and outdoor athletics stadium.
1.3 miNE
Watersports, Swimming pool, Swimming
Forest Hill Pools, London
33 min walk • Forest Hill Pools is a leisure centre in Forest Hill, London. After being closed in 2006, it was rebuilt including two pools and a health and fitness suite and reopened in September 2012.
~1230 ftSE
Monuments and statues, Sculpture
Dinosaur, London
6 min walk • The Crystal Palace Dinosaurs are a series of sculptures of dinosaurs and other extinct animals, incorrect by modern standards, in the London borough of Bromley's Crystal Palace Park.
1.5 miNW
Gothic Revival architecture, Cemetery
West Norwood Cemetery, London
38 min walk • West Norwood Cemetery is a 40-acre rural cemetery in West Norwood in London, England. It was also known as the South Metropolitan Cemetery.
0.8 miS
Park
Betts Park, London
22 min walk • Betts Park is a public park in Penge, London Borough of Bromley, in London, England. It has a number of attractions, including part of the old Croydon Canal. It was opened in December 1928 and extended in the 1930s.
0.6 miN
Park
Sydenham Wells Park, London
15 min walk • Sydenham Wells Park is located in Sydenham, south east London. It includes parks and fields. The park is owned by the London Borough of Lewisham and maintained by Glendale.
0.9 miS
Park
South Norwood Lake and Grounds, London
23 min walk • South Norwood Lake and Grounds is a park in South Norwood in the London Borough of Croydon. The main entrance is in Woodvale Avenue while other entrances are located in Auckland Road and Sylvan Road. The area measures up to 281⁄2 acres.
1.1 miNE
Park
Mayow Park, London
30 min walk • Mayow Park, formerly known as Sydenham Recreation Ground, is a municipal park in London Borough of Lewisham. Located on Mayow Road in Sydenham, south east London, it is the borough's oldest park and its second oldest public open space after Blackheath.
0.4 miNW
Park
Dulwich Upper Wood, London
11 min walk • Dulwich Upper Wood is a 2.4 hectare local nature reserve and Site of Borough Importance for Nature Conservation, Grade 1, in Crystal Palace in the London Borough of Southwark. It is owned by Southwark Council and managed by the Trust for Urban Ecology.
~1300 ftW
Hill
Norwood Ridge, London
7 min walk • The Norwood Ridge is a 10-square-mile rectangular upland which occupies the geographical centre of south London, centred 5 miles south of London Bridge.
1.1 miNE
Park
Dacres Wood, London
29 min walk • Dacres Wood is a small local nature reserve in Forest Hill in the London Borough of Lewisham. It is owned and managed by Lewisham Council. The site is a remnant of the former Croydon Canal, which later became the garden of a Victorian house. The site's main conservation interest lies in its ponds and wetlands.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Crystal Palace Park?

Nearby attractions include Crystal Palace, London (2 min walk), Dinosaur, London (6 min walk), Norwood Ridge, London (7 min walk), Crystal Palace Bowl, London (7 min walk).

How to get to Crystal Palace Park by public transport?

The nearest stations to Crystal Palace Park:

Train

Crystal Palace (5 min walk)
Penge West (12 min walk)

Bus

Crystal Palace Station • Lines: 157, 249, 358, 410, 432, N3 (7 min walk)
Crystal Palace Park • Lines: 157, 249, 354, 358, 410, 432, N3 (8 min walk)

Tram

Avenue Road • Lines: 2 (34 min walk)
Birkbeck • Lines: 2 (34 min walk)