Sledging?

[Belle]

Where's good for sledging round here? Brockwell park poss bit far to trek with a 3yr old...

[cg]

we too were wondering about this - maybe peckham rye as some smallish slopes there which should be okay for smaller children

[snowboarder]

By the horniman sandpit? Dunno mine have been crying about the cold all week, don't think I dare take them out in actual snow....

[Fuschia]

Horniman museum -gardens

Big hill by the old animal pen

[snowboarder]

Are the gardens open now?

[Fuschia]

I don't know ... Not been there since October

[Fuschia]

http://www.horniman.ac.uk/visit/gardens-redevelopment

[SR]

so excited about the snow. Help, where can i buy a sledge? (I'm thinking blythe hill)

[Belle]

got one in soup dragon today. they're also for sale at Dulwich DIY and poss AJ Farmer from what I glimpsed.

[born&brED]

Small DIY shop on corner of Dunstans and Forest Hill Road (near Herne pub, opposite gated entrance to Peckham Rye) usually sells sledges etc.

Sledging - def Horniman Gardens (so many childhood memories there!). Also the Horniman sandpit park, Sydenham Wells Park and Hilly Fields (SE4)

[The Nappy Lady]

BC bikes had sledges in their window earlier today.

[ryedalema]

Def the Hornimamn!But watch out for the empty paddling pool/whatever it is at the bottom. Always end up in there.

Not sure there's enough snow - but see you there...

And yes the DIY store around the corner from us (Dunstans/Forest Hill Road) has sledges (and saw shovels in Sainsburgers) - not sure if DIY store is open today - there's always t-trays

[largeginandtonic]

Hi - has anyone had a chance to check out if the Horniman slope is open? On the link which Fuschia posted, it says something about meadow field being closed, but I don't know if that's the slope or not! Maybe the first person who checks it out can post on here? (It's a long trek for us!)

[ryedalema]

I think - given that both girls are nutella-ed up and have pulled him indoors out of his pit to see the fox tracks in the back garden - that it won't be long until we're up there :)

Will report back...

[Fuschia]

largeginandtonic Wrote:

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> Hi - has anyone had a chance to check out if the

> Horniman slope is open? On the link which Fuschia

> posted, it says something about meadow field being

> closed, but I don't know if that's the slope or

> not! Maybe the first person who checks it out can

> post on here? (It's a long trek for us!)

That is the field, yes

Just realised the baby doesn't have Wellies... Bit of a problem!!

[ryedalema]

Only just got back (and have still left OH and eldest out there) and it's heaving with kids (big and small) up at Horniman.

Snow's nicely compacted now so it's getting faster (was a bit boring first thing getting stuck in the freshly driven stuff).

Not many staff on at the cafe though - they won't know what's hit them come the lunchtime rush.

Now about to stoke up the barby (OH is Aussie so mid winter bbqs are a regular, if insane, thing) for toasted marshmallows.

Yummmmmmm.

[BeccaL]

Dawsons heights was busy this morning - below the flats on Overhill road

[Coach Beth]

Just got back from sledging on Peckham Rye on the slope opposite Harris Boys school - lots of fun! And thanks to the two Dads making the igloo - my son had fun helping out and the final creation was impressive!