Kennington Park, London

Name: Kennington Park
Address: Kennington Park Rd, London, SE11 4BE, United Kingdom

#956 among attractions in London

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Facts and practical information

Kennington Park is a public park in Kennington, south London and lies between Kennington Park Road and St. Agnes Place. It was opened in 1854 on the site of what had been Kennington Common, where the Chartists gathered for their biggest "monster rally" on 10 April 1848. Soon after this demonstration the common was enclosed and, sponsored by the royal family, made into a public park. ()

Elevation: 20 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 51°29'1"N, 0°6'32"W

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Kennington Park RdLambeth (Oval)London SE11 4BE United Kingdom

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Day trips

Kennington Park – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: The Oval, SIS Building, The Cinema Museum, Vauxhall Gardens.

~1380 ftW
Sport venue, Sport, Arenas and stadiums
The Oval, London
7 min walk • The Oval, known for sponsorship reasons as the Kia Oval, is an international cricket ground in Kennington, in the London Borough of Lambeth, in south London. The Oval has been the home ground of Surrey County Cricket Club since it was opened in 1845. It was the first ground in England to host international Test cricket in September 1880.
0.7 miW
Postmodern architecture
SIS Building, London
18 min walk • The SIS Building or MI6 Building at Vauxhall Cross houses the headquarters of the Secret Intelligence Service, the United Kingdom's foreign intelligence agency.
0.6 miN
Museum, Cinema, Art museum
The Cinema Museum, London
17 min walk • The Cinema Museum is a museum in Kennington, London, and a charitable organisation. Its collection was founded in 1986 by Ronald Grant and Martin Humphries, from their own private collection of cinema history and memorabilia.
0.7 miNW
Park
Vauxhall Gardens, London
17 min walk • Vauxhall Gardens is a public park in Kennington in the London Borough of Lambeth, England, on the south bank of the River Thames.
0.4 miS
Gothic Revival architecture, Church
St John the Divine, London
11 min walk • St John the Divine, Kennington, is an Anglican church in London. The parish of Kennington is within the Anglican Diocese of Southwark. The church was designed by the architect George Edmund Street in the Decorated Gothic style, and was built between 1871 and 1874. Today it is a grade I listed building.
0.7 miS
Museum
Type Archive, London
20 min walk • The Type Archive is a collection of artefacts representing the legacy of type founding in England, whose famous type foundries and composing systems supplied the world with type in over 300 languages.
0.8 miNE
City hall
Walworth Town Hall, London
20 min walk • Walworth Town Hall is a municipal building in Walworth Road, Southwark, London. It is a Grade II listed building. It was built for the vestry of the parish of Newington, opening as the Newington Vestry Hall in 1865.
0.6 miW
Park
Vauxhall Park, London
15 min walk • Vauxhall Park is a Green Flag Award-winning municipal park in Vauxhall, South London, run by Lambeth Council. It occupies an 8.5-acre site, and was created at a cost of around £45,000, following a public campaign led by the suffragist Millicent Fawcett, the social reformer Octavia Hill and members of the Kyrle Society.
0.7 miNW
Park
Albert Embankment, London
20 min walk • Albert Embankment is part of the river bank on the south side of the River Thames in Central London. It stretches approximately one mile northward from Vauxhall Bridge to Westminster Bridge, and is located in the London Borough of Lambeth.
~1150 ftW
Theater
Ovalhouse, London
6 min walk • Ovalhouse, formerly called Oval House Theatre, was an Off-West End theatre in the London Borough of Lambeth, located at 52–54 Kennington Oval, London, SE11 5SW. It closed in 2020, and moved to Brixton, becoming the Brixton House theatre.
0.7 miN
Park
Walcot Square, London
19 min walk • Walcot Square is an 18th century garden triangle in Central London. The "square" is in the London Borough of Lambeth and has a very rare triangular shape. Since 1968 in planning policy it is a Conservation Area.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Kennington Park?

Nearby attractions include Ovalhouse, London (6 min walk), White Bear Theatre, London (6 min walk), The Oval, London (7 min walk), Gasworks, London (8 min walk).

How to get to Kennington Park by public transport?

The nearest stations to Kennington Park:

Metro

Oval • Lines: Northern (5 min walk)
Kennington • Lines: Northern (9 min walk)

Bus

John Ruskin Street • Lines: 185, 36, 436, N136 (7 min walk)
Cook's Road • Lines: P5 (8 min walk)

Train

Vauxhall (16 min walk)
Elephant & Castle (22 min walk)

Ferry

St. George Wharf • Lines: Rb2 (21 min walk)
Millbank Millennium Pier • Lines: Rb2 (23 min walk)