Dulwich park permissions?

[louloulabelle]

Does any kindly folk know if you need any kind of permission to put up a gazebo for a few hours in dulwich park?

thx

[nununoolio]

It is against the park byelaws (unauthorised temporary structures) unless you apply to hold an event.

[chuff]

I've seen a few people put up tents, one was huge and outside the tennis courts by the ice cream van. Was a very busy, hot day and they seemed to be there for a long time. Maybe they turn a blind eye, as long as its not bothering anyone else. Can't imagine many would complain.

Edited to say many would complain rather than any, bad typing.

[KalamityKel]

I would!

yes it's a public space but that doesn't mean you can hog a space that doesn't belong to you without prior consent from the park.

Could you imagine if everyone took that view and erected tents, gazebos or those silly glamping style tents for their own personal use on the same day? There wouldn't be any space for people and the view... well!

Contact the park and see what's what.

[Marmora Man]

I wouldn't complain. I'd be very surprised if the KK situate would ever arise.

A liberal approach should work

[Jeremy]

Would be very very surprised if the park wardens didn't tell you to do one. Like KK said, if this kind of thing was tolerated then everyone would do it.

[DulwichFox]

Many years ago... 1972ish I was told I could not use a Tripod on my camera in Peckham Rye Gardens.

It was considered a Structure and might damage the ground.. despite having Rubber Feet.

Rules have tightened more since then.

DulwichFox

[dennis]

I totally agree with KK if we allow this whatever next ?

Folk will start laying out large squares of fabric to sit upon, even bringing in family members

to claim land rights. In the past I've seen these 'space hoggers' set out wooden sticks 22 yards

apart and run between them for hours which prevented me sitting in my favourite spot.

When I complained they started throwing a ball to intimidate me. This kind of anti-social behaviour

is a bad example for children, they gather in groups after school, marking out plots with piles of blazers and bags.

The words "slope" and "slippery" are causing a strange buzzing in my head!!

It's this type of unilateral declarations that led to all the problems in Pimlico.

Call the 'Parkie' before it's too late !!!

[unlurked]

I agree with KK also

[seankane86]

^Dennis^ 😂😂😂😂😂

That made my day :-)

[chuff]

A few hours isn't that that bad is it? For the gazebo I mean. I don't think it would bother me unless blocking a major walking route or so large that you couldn't use the area too. It's a big park. I get what you're saying kk and the park ending up as a campsite would not be good, but I don't think a gazebo somewhere discreet would bother me.

People quite regularly have bunting strung around wire structures for children's parties in there and parts are often roped off for rounders matches, I doubt they get permission.

Just for the record, I'm far too lazy to do anything like the above myself. Watching is tiring enough.

[mako]

Surely childrens birthday parties are a good use of the park?

[mako]

Great post dennis

[KidKruger]

Whenever I get a new tent I'll go to a park and practice putting it up/down a couple of times to make sure that when I get to use it for real I'm not caught stupid in the rain, but I'd expect a challenge if I erected and left a gazebo up all day.

[louloulabelle]

Well that's told me!! A simple question and now I'm Dulwich's answer to 'swampy'. Surely by asking the question some of you could have reasonably assumed I was not oblivious to rules, regulations and etiquette and rather than just rock up and do as I pleased I have actually considered this.

I now fear even setting down a picnic blanket or two with friends to celebrate our sons birthday and 'hogging' any public park space that I clearly don't personally own will end up with my incarceration for crimes against freedom of use of a public space!

I agree that should the park be full of gazebos all on the same day it would be rather tricky to enjoy the area for anyone not invited to one of the events in said gazebos but if you knew how damn heavy and awkward even a small one is and would be to actually get from the car park to anywhere within the park you would understand its unlikely more than one antisocial group of individuals would try to erect one at any one time.

I shall break the news to my not quite one year old that his party will be al fresco, and a little disjointed as I will have to ask his friends and parents to spread around the park so as to not appear to be creating a 'gathering'.

I won't even ask the other question about caravans, fire pits and a bouncy castle !!

[unlurked]

So the old party for a soon to be one year old ruse to erect a gazebo in a public park and hog space for adults to party huh?! The Parkies read this forum and will be on alert.

[mako]

It is also time that they got rid of the tennis courts that block up areas of the park open to everyone, especially those with dogs.

[Huggers]

A couple of years ago we did a test erection of our new tent in Dulwich PArk and were told off by a warden.

[louloulabelle]

I've never seen these spoken of wardens! Are they hiding in camouflage in trees so as to not take up valuable ground space??

[chuff]

Louloulabelle

If you want a nice place for a party but decide against the gazebo, the trees in the centre of the American gardens are good for stringing bunting, people don't walk through much of it, there is shade if it's a hot day and enclosed but plenty of space. I've seen and been to many children's parties there.