Geraldine Mary Harmsworth Park
Lambeth Road. London, ENG, SE1 6HZ GB / ENG
Location Description
Opened in 1934, the historic Geraldine Mary Hamsworth Park provides an impressive backdrop to the Imperial War Museum in Kennington. It is famous for its Soviet War Memorial and its Tibetan Peace Garden which was opened by the Dalai Lama in 1999. The park received a Green Flag Award in 2012. Features include five-a-side football pitches, netball, basketball and tennis courts, picnic tables, Victorian lamp posts, outdoor gym and a children's playground. [TAGS: Southwark, South London, parks, museums, history, period, war memorial, memorials, monument, monuments, canon, canons, tribute, tributes, commemorative, naval guns, gun] For more information email [email protected]
Location Category
- MILITARY - Historic
- PARKS - [general]
- PARKS - Historic Parks
