Where: London SW11 - just south of Batersea Brigde
What: Battersea Park is just south of the thames and stretches from Albert Bridge to Chelsea Bridge. Formerly known as Battersea Fields this park was the scene of a famous duel between the Duke of Wellington and Lord Winchelsea in 1829.
Battersea was laid out as a park in the 1850’s, using soil excavated from the Royal Victoria Docks. This park is popular with athletic types (lots of joging on tracks around the park, and sports on the park itself) and includes playgrounds, boating and fishing lakes, playing fields and a children's zoo, plus a 110 ft Japanese Peace Pagoda built by Japanese monks, an open air theatre and a concert pavilion. The Festival Gardens were added for the Festival of Britain in 1951.
Various events are held at the park during the year including the london harness horse parade.
Nearest underground station: Battersea (or you can walk to it from Sloane Square)
Opening times: All day, every day.