Space to Visit

Old Paradise Gardens is a green space near to Lambeth Palace, with a children’s playground, grassy mounds and quiet seating areas, along with boundaries rich in shrubs, spring flowering native bulbs and wildlife features. Built on the site of an old churchyard and previously known as Lambeth High Street Recreation Ground (or the Rec), the site was renamed Old Paradise Gardens in 2013 following a major restoration programme. The Gardens are managed in partnership with the ‘Garden Museum’, an internationally famous but local horticultural charity, who are helping improve biodiversity including creating species-rich wildflower meadows and pollinator-friendly herbaceous bedding, as well as creating opportunities for food growing with local residents, and holding weekly gardening sessions for local residents.