Battersea Park
Battersea Park, Battersea Park SW11 4NJ
About Battersea Park
- Opening times: 8am until dusk
- Access to park facilities: park gates open 6.30am to 10.30pm
Battersea Park is a large (200 acre) Victorian park, built between 1854 and 1870. It has a riverside promenade, a large lake, many notable trees and ecological areas, children's play areas, a children's zoo, the Pump House gallery, ceremony venue and sports facilities.
In the park
- Battersea park sports pitch
- Battersea park all-weather sports ground
- Pump House Gallery
- Battersea Park Zoo
- Friends of Battersea Park
- Children's playground
Approved ceremony venue
Dog control map
River wall improvements 2025
We will undertake repair works to various parts of the river wall near the promontory garden, located close to Albert Bridge.
The works are scheduled to start on Monday 13 January 2025 and will be completed over a 10 week period. The works will be handled by WPH Marine Construction and their subcontractors.
Most of the repair works will be undertaken at the level of the foreshore and are designed to stabilise the river wall against the continuing ravages of severe tidal scour.
A major part of the repair work will necessitate the installation of interlocking sheet steel piles driven into the foreshore in front of the existing wall constructions, supplemented by the placing of concrete toe beams connected to the installed piles to protect and strengthen the base of the affected parts of the river wall.
There will also be the need to rebuild limited parts of the river wall already impacted by tidal scour which have either partially collapsed or have developed large voids behind their surface constructions.
Tree roots growing into the upper levels of the river wall close to the downriver corner of the promontory garden will need to be cut out, and the wall construction reinstated.
A small, fenced compound will be erected on open ground within the park above the level of the repair works. This will enable the contractor to send and subsequently place the concrete required for those works down to foreshore level.
Parking
Main gate
Pedestrian access at Albert Bridge Road, Prince of Wales Drive and Queenstown Road (SW11 4NJ).
Other gate(s)
Vehicle access at Albert Bridge Road, Queenstown Road and Queenstown Circus.
Park management
Parks and open spaces are managed by Enable on behalf of Wandsworth Council.
- Battersea Park Millenium Arena (Enable website)
- Battersea Sports Centre (Enable website)
- Battersea Park All Weather Sports Ground (Enable website)
- The Bandstand (Enable website)
- Battersea Park Fireworks Display (Enable website)
Contact
Website: https://enablelc.org/parks/
Address:
Battersea Park, Battersea Park SW11 4NJ