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Dulwich Park

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Green Flag park including cycle hire, pedalos and rowing boats, a vegetable garden and a cafe. People often mention park, walk, nice, great, lovely, tennis, cafe, trees, running, good,


Address

College Rd, London SE21 7EB, United Kingdom

Website

dulwichparkfriends.org.uk

Contact

+44 20 8693 8635

Rating on Google Maps

4.60 (4.4K reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Monday: 7:30 AM to 7 PM
  • Tuesday: 7:30 AM to 7 PM
  • Wednesday: 7:30 AM to 7 PM
  • Thursday: 7:30 AM to 7 PM
  • Friday: 7:30 AM to 7 PM
  • Saturday: 7:30 AM to 7 PM
  • Sunday: 7:30 AM to 7 PM

Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: park (44) walk (11) nice (10) great (9) lovely (9) tennis (8) cafe (8) trees (8) running (7) good (7)
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  • 5/5 Alexandra I. 1 year ago on Google
    Excellent park, a lot of families relaxing and having fun. Ice cream bus (depending on the season), kids playground, or you can enjoy well cared plants
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 James G. 4 years ago on Google • 213 reviews
    The most beautiful park in the area. Always immaculately kept, with constant work going on to maintain the paths, running track, bowling green, and gardens. The park has a wonderful boating lake with pedal boats that can be hired out in the summer. The main park loop is a wide paved path perfect for family walks, and is extremely popular with families, dog walkers, cyclists, and everyone else. There’s a longer running track around the edge of the park that’s great in the good weather, but it can get slippery and muddy when wet! There are plenty of tennis courts, there’s a playground for children, there’s an impeccably well kept bowling green, there’s an outdoor gym for anyone wanting to work out for free, and there’s the American Garden which is a tranquil spot for a quiet afternoon walk. Don’t miss the cafe which is near the pond and serves great coffee, delicious food, and is open from 8am until the early evening basically all year. There’s always something going on in the park but regular fixtures include the Park Run on Saturdays at 9am, which is supported by wonderful volunteers. Enjoy the space, it’s a special place, and to me feels like one of the safest and most welcoming parks in London.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Joe 11 months ago on Google • 56 reviews
    Great park with lots of green space, trees, a small lake and a great (very popular) cafe. You can hire bikes and boats. There's a running track and walking loop round the park. Big kids play area. Bowling club. And you can walk out one side to Dulwich Village and the other to Lordship Lane.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Jenny S. 2 years ago on Google
    We visited Dulwich Park for the second time now as there was a fair on! There were lots of people here enjoying the weather, market stalls, Vauxhall City Farm, Dog show, two bands, prize draw stalls and food, drink and ice cream vans! I love this park! The atmosphere is very calming, friendly people and it's a whacking good park where you can easily get lost in nature! There are tennis courts, two adventure playgrounds for the kids, boat rides, basket ball court and spacious roads where you can either ride your bikes, roller blade to skate around freely! There are free public toilets available! And bins to dispose of your rubbish! Not to bad in terms of cleanness and plus they do not smell at all! I love the variety of trees here. They are absolutely beautiful! Quite a few squirrels lurking and running around here and there! So keep an eye out for these little cuties! <3 There are a number of memorial benches which was quite nice to see. God Bless these people. <3 Overall a lovely park indeed! I will definitely return again! Make sure you plan a visit too! :) <3
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Radu Nebunu (. 1 year ago on Google
    Perfect for a Sunday stroll but extra care if you park there as I got a fine, small sign for parking, a bit sad that you can't park on. Sunday for free but then this is the UK 😡 Make sure you check the coffee shop 👍👍👍
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 John B. 6 months ago on Google • 209 reviews
    An amazing park, a pleasure to walk around and even sit awhile in a relaxed atmosphere, as the world carrys on its very busy ways..

  • 5/5 Aimé C. 1 year ago on Google • 60 reviews
    I love this park so much! It's the perfect place for a nice walk, sports or watching birds and squirrels. I myself go to play tennis which is free at certain times. It's enormous and there are no lights which makes it a perfect place to get into nature!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Yatharth R. 1 year ago on Google • 56 reviews
    Love this park. Go for walking, running and cycling almost daily. Has a brilliant collection of flowers in the spring and a nice cafe with outdoor seating. The lake is really good too with boating in the summer months and plenty of ducks and birds.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 A G Y. 3 years ago on Google • 48 reviews
    It is a nice park around East Dulwich but it gets too crowded during weekends. Edit: I love it especially on weekday afternoons, and the park's cafe is a great spot to have a drink. An added plus is that Dulwich Picture Gallery is very close to the park.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Tim S. 3 years ago on Google
    This is a beautiful park, expansive and very well maintained. You can hire bikes, rowing boats and trikes, play table tennis or boules and get really nice food and drink. Most people were socially distanced when we went and although the weather was perfect, it didn't seem overcrowded. If you want to be immersed in nature without leaving the capital this is somewhere you should try out.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Lucy B. 1 year ago on Google
    Absolutely love this park, it's beautiful and has had some great changes over time. Been here many times all my life, great fond memories. Also helped during the pandemic for occasional walks.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 HELEN C. 2 years ago on Google
    Beautiful park, nice paved walk, lovely flowers and shrubs. Lake, cafe and bike hire available. Kids love the recumbent bikes for hire, bit expensive at £11.00 for an hour but a good experience for kids. Beautiful wild flower beds this year, so colourful.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Rajko N. 2 months ago on Google • 126 reviews New
    I've spent many years going to this park, for runs, tennis, basketball and a coffee. Thankfully its one of the cleaner ones in the south east and is well maintained. Dogs off their leash can be a problem, so be careful when cycling.

  • 5/5 Ama B. 8 months ago on Google • 126 reviews
    Great Park. It was pouring with rain on Sat 5th Aug 2023 but will certainly visit again when the sun comes out. There are some lovely trees too if like me you appreciate trees. :)

  • 5/5 Martin F. 3 months ago on Google • 109 reviews New
    This is my goto park for a relaxed walk in the park. It's a lovely green area, wonderful old trees, good possibilities for games and play, a nice café, a nice boating area and a lovely collection of waterbirds. From the park, you can reach the Dulwich Picture Gallery in 5 minutes, and several pubs and restaurants are very nearby.

  • 5/5 Ida Magnusdotter G. 7 months ago on Google • 66 reviews
    Love this park. So many different things to do, squirrel watching, bird watching, flower viewing… fantastic place!

  • 5/5 Karen W. 1 year ago on Google
    Great Park offering lots to do for adults and charente. Enough open spaces, bikes can use the road and there are paths for walkers through the trees. A great outdoor space.

  • 5/5 Olivia A. 2 years ago on Google
    Really lovely park. It's very open and very spacious. I liked the bike hire service and the fact that even if you can't ride a bike, there are still many bikes available for you!

  • 5/5 Julie V. 2 years ago on Google
    It's a lovely park. Well kept and clean. Perfect for our young granddaughters to scooter along.

  • 5/5 Gerrard R. 2 years ago on Google
    Beautiful Park with a lovely Lake with Hire Paddle Boats& Bikes, Squirrels and Cafe, what more can you want!

  • 5/5 Daniel W. 5 months ago on Google • 33 reviews
    Beautiful park to walk through with the family. They had a wonderful kids park inside and my daughter could’ve played for hours. Our family loves a good walk, so this was one of those spots that we felt we could’ve stayed or come back to a million times. Definitely recommend it if you are in Dulwich and need a respite from the chaotic downtown.

  • 5/5 Sneha W. 3 years ago on Google
    Beautiful massive park. It's got a tennis court, a lake with cute duck families and a tiny wild bit within with different kinds of birds and some old oaks and a cafe to list a few. It's an ideal place if you want a quiet walk or a good exercise.

  • 5/5 KH N. 2 years ago on Google
    Very nice, clean park. Excellent for walking, running. With gardens, ponds and cafe, children playground.

  • 5/5 Robert Z. 1 year ago on Google
    10/10 lovely park. Big grassy areas and little paths to walk among the trees. Pedalling, cycles for hire, tennis, bowls club and green, drinking water fountains.

  • 5/5 Carin de K. 1 year ago on Google
    This park is my happiest place in London :) Always a pleasure to visit - clean, safe, so many paths to wander on, gorgeous trees, happy people and dogs everywhere, tennis courts and cricket nets.

  • 5/5 Anna M. 1 year ago on Google
    Lovely park in South East London, visited for the parkrun on Saturday (nice flat course) lots of activities going on this is a great place for families. Public Toilets open in the park which seems a novelty in this day and age. Nice cafe, over priced but as are most things in the capital

  • 5/5 Grant A. 2 years ago on Google
    This place is a sanctuary of calm but at the same time a hive of activity with always something going on. Brilliant park run by a fantastic park management team. Highly recommended

  • 5/5 Tom V. 1 year ago on Google
    Amazing space with plenty of ground to cover. Open grassy areas with walks all the way through the park. Some sub loungers available but be careful because you have to pay to sit in them. £3 1hr £4 2hrs etc. You will just be asked to sit on the grass by the attendant if not in the mood to pay to sit in a park.

  • 5/5 Stephen M. 1 year ago on Google
    Beautiful park that I walk through so often. Glad to live locally as there is so much to see. It's very peaceful in the early mornings, love visiting during spring when the cherry blossoms are in full bloom. The rose garden is beautiful too!

  • 5/5 Jill B. 2 years ago on Google
    Good for long strolls and for the kids to live they best life, ride bikes, play and burn up energy! Leafy in Autumn. Lovely in the summer and chilly yet very beautiful, picturesque in the winter. Nice clean and serene park with lots of open area for walking, running and other such park activities! The toilets are clean and well maintained. There is limited parking.

  • 5/5 Gab B. 2 years ago on Google
    Lovely park, clean and huge.....great for walking small dogs


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Amenities


  • Pets
    • ✓️ Dogs allowed
  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible entrance
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible parking lot

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