Open:

Saturday 10:00–17:00 + Sunday 10:00–17:00

Description:

The Pleasure Garden here was once a bombsite, then a derelict playground, before it was imaginatively re-designed by the Bonnington Square Garden Association, a group of local residents with backgrounds in film, art, design and horticulture.

Funded by grants and local sponsorship, the garden includes a 9-metre Industrial Revolution iron waterwheel, a huge 'Helping Hand' sculpture and evocative, lush sub-tropical planting.

Further planting under the umbrella of the Paradise Project includes trees, groundcover planting, vines and endless street gardens. The Pleasure Garden is today regarded as one of the finest community gardens in London.

Activities:

Refreshments, activities.
Bring unwanted and broken garden tools so that prisoners can repair them and give them to local charities and schools.

Entrance:

On north side
Nearest postcode: SW8 1GA

Buses:

2, 36, 88, 185, 436 + 44, 77, 87, 156, 196, 322, 344

Station:

Vauxhall

Dogs:

Working assistance dogs only

Further information:

• Street Map
• Map of nearby gardens
• Visitors' comments
• Garden's web site
• Printable version