Battersea Park
A Victorian riverside park with a boating lake, a bandstand, a children's zoo and a Japanese Peace Pagoda, laid out by Sir James Pennethorne.
- Park
- Price: Free
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Did you know
The park hosted the first exhibition football game played under the rules of the newly formed Football Association on 9 January 1864.
Local tip
The Peace Pagoda, erected in 1985 and moved in 1994 to the woodland walk near the Old English Garden, is a quiet spot close to the river. Please do not climb it.
Finding it
- Address
- Battersea, London SW11
- Nearest station
- Battersea Park (National Rail), 694 m away
Details change, so check with the place before you set off.
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