Park life

[MrBen]

Now that the sun's out...this came up the other day

day and led to some debate. What's you're favourite local park or patch of green space and why? In Dulwich and also immediate surrounds....

[Seabag]

I love the one directly behind my house

But i'm not telling you where that is

Don't want no Dulwich riff raff blow in's in Upper Sydenham

Opppp!

[Help-Ma-Boab]

The Meadowpark...you know why!

[aquarius moon]

It doesn't matter where it is as long as there are toilets.

A sunny afternoon in the park needs a picnic. A picnic needs wine and you need the loo!

[MrBen]

Perhaps I should expand. Everyone talks about how lovely Dulwich Park is....it is but personally I find it all a bit too "formal" and lacking in stroller / buggy diversity. It's busier now too and the days of having a sneaky smoke in the American Garden are long gone..at least at weekends. Peckham rye is just a bit more untamed.

[Earl Aelfheah]

Dulwich Park has suffered from the Thames Water works in my opinion. Many of the views are now interrupted by the new undulations. Peckham Rye is great. Definitely my favourite.

[Pickle]

Peckham Rye is my favourite by far. I went for a run in Dulwich Park this morning, first time in ages I've been there, and I think it feels a bit soulless. Peckham has more diversity of landscape, it's a great space.

[Jah Lush]

I have a soft spot for Dulwich Park as it brings back so many memories of when I was growing up from a child to a teenager and beyond. Some of my parents ashes are scattered there. I walked through it last week and I have to say these days I find it rather dull in comparison to Peckham Rye, which I walked across on Saturday. Peckham Rye is a glorious space, especially on a sunny day. We are also very fortunate to have Horniman's Gardens nearby too, though much smaller than the other two it is still a very pleasant setting to sit quietly in the sun and read a good book during the week when most people are at work and the kids are at school.

[Jeremy]

Peckham Rye. It's a nice mix of secluded paths, wooded areas, formal gardens, and of course the common. The network of paths feels almost maze-like, and I like the fact that the remnants of the River Peck run through it.

[numbers]

Peckham Rye is my favourite too, have lots of happy memories of meeting friends, walking or jogging round on Sat with mccabes group, plays in the park, picnics etc. It is such a beautiful park with hidden gems. Was also on my doorstep so that helped.

I also love Nunhead Cemetery for walks, in places you cannot hear traffic & it's hard to believe you're in London until you stop at the magnificent view over to St.Paul's.

I have painful memories of a boot camp in a Dulwich Park.

[steveo]

Anywhere I can get the cider down me

[Otta]

Peckham Rye looks wonderful when the sun is low and the shadows are long.

[Earl Aelfheah]

oooh, nice pic.

[Otta]

Seabag Wrote:

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> I love the one directly behind my house

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> But i'm not telling you where that is

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> Don't want no Dulwich riff raff blow in's in Upper

> Sydenham

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> Opppp!

Yeah I like Wells Park too. To us it's "the pigeon park" because my daughter used to love chasing the pigeons near the duck pond. Although a friend calls it "the peado park" due to number of little naked kids running around in the water play in summer (she lives close and loves the park by the way).

[Otta]

Crystal Palace is an odd one. Many great things about it, and I love the foundations of the building and the big steps that would have led up to it, has a real sense of history about it.

BUT

There is also something a bit shabby and run down about it. and a lot of space they could do something with.

Nice playground though, especially the sandpit.

[Otta]

And as a kid I definitely preferred Peckham to Dulwich Park. The old adventure playground at Peckham was amazing.

And we had awesome war game at Hornimans crawling through the bushes behind the bandstand.

[nxjen]

Peckham Rye is fantastic and partly due to the work and campaigning of Friends of Peckham Rye Park. 20 years ago or so, like many parks in London it was suffering from years of postwar neglect and wasn't the lovely, characterful space it is today. But though I favour Peckham Rye, in a week or so, Dulwich Park will briefly beat it when the rhododendrons bloom - they are really spectactular.

[Otta]

rahrahrah Wrote:

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> oooh, nice pic.

Cheers, was Saturday following a couple of pints at the Ivy House (following the football at DHFC). Was a beautiful day and evening.

[Dopamine1979]

Otta Wrote:

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> rahrahrah Wrote:

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> > oooh, nice pic.

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> Cheers, was Saturday following a couple of pints

> at the Ivy House (following the football at DHFC).

> Was a beautiful day and evening.

Was that game a draw? That picture reminds me of a Close Encounter for some reason.

:)

http://media.theiapolis.com/aR/cDCDCDC/d4/e4/hM8/i27ZL/r1/s1/t4/u1/wG4/z23/close-encounters-of-the-third-kind.jpg

[Otta]

Yep, 0-0 but more exciting than that sounds.

[Lefeurve]

I would probably have to say Peckham Rye out of loyalty to the area

[NewDad]

This is my favourite local park.

Notable for its mature English oak trees, it has a modern and popular play gym, cricket in the summer and an amazing caf? to boot.

However, I don't want any blow-ins, so you will just have to enjoy the photos.

[Earl Aelfheah]

Not Peckham? I can't place it from the photos. Go on, I promise we won't tell anyone.

[Earl Aelfheah]

...Hilly Fields?

[Earl Aelfheah]

Mayow Park I reckon