Tibetan Peace Garden
A circular contemplative garden beside the Imperial War Museum, with a bronze Kalachakra mandala at its heart and Himalayan plants around it. It is a peaceful, little-noticed corner of Southwark.
- Hidden gem
- Price: Free
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Did you know
The Dalai Lama opened and blessed the garden in May 1999.
Local tip
Free and open daily, in Geraldine Mary Harmsworth Park next to the Imperial War Museum. Look for the stone Language Pillar near the entrance, carved with a message from the Dalai Lama in Tibetan, English, Chinese and Hindi.
Finding it
- Address
- St George's Road, London SE1 6ER
- Nearest station
- Elephant & Castle (Tube), 472 m away
Details change, so check with the place before you set off.
More places nearby
- IWM London (Imperial War Museum)The Imperial War Museums' London branch, in the former Bethlem Royal Hospital under its copper-clad dome, documenting modern war and wartime experience since 1914, with free general admission.
- The Cinema MuseumA volunteer-run cinema museum in the former Lambeth Workhouse in Kennington, with posters, projectors, ushers' uniforms and cinema seats, visited on guided tours that include short films.
- Ministry of SoundA long-running club in a converted bus depot at Elephant and Castle, open since 1991, with four dancefloors and house-led nights that vary by night of the week.
- Leake Street Arches (Waterloo Graffiti Tunnel)A 300-metre road tunnel beneath Waterloo station that operates as one of London's few legal street art zones, its walls repainted daily.