Beckenham Place Park is Lewisham's largest green space, extending to 96 hectares (237 acres), and including a wide range of facilities, including ball court, football pitches, tennis court and sensory garden.
Beckenham Place Park is Lewisham's largest green space, extending to 96 hectares (237 acres), and including a wide range of facilities, including café, ball court, football pitches, tennis court sensory garden, lake.
NEWS
The lake in Beckenham Place Park has re-opened
You will need a ticket to come into the lake area. It is open from 7am–6pm.
You must be able to swim 25 metres and be over eight years old to use the open water swimming area.
Paddling for under-8s is not currently available.
Boat hire is available at an extra cost.
Numbers are limited. If one session fills up, you can book for the next session. Get full details about entry to the lake here.
Lewisham Council
11th July 2020 -The cafes; toilets and childrens pay ground are now open.
Free Events
Peckish In the Park
Every Thursday & Friday Night during the summer Starting Friday 28th May 16:00pm -22:00pm
Earning to feel you’ve escaped London for a bit? Fancy some street food, washed down with sundowners, craft beer or good wine?
Peckish is here for you!
Join us every week for alfresco drinks, beautiful views all summer long and the finest DJs and bands in town.
Lazy Sundays
Starting from 6 June @ 12:00 - 19:00
Announcing a summer of free DJ sessions in association with Peckish.
Surround yourself by open nature and the ancient woodland at Beckenham Place Park as Wayward Studio take to the controls with their favourite local record selectors.
We’re sending out good vibrations to soundtrack your Sunday with a mix of jazz, soul, funk, laid back disco and Balearic grooves all played on vinyl.
We’re playing out from the wall mounted speakers overlooking the park, so why not join us and make full use of the outdoor bar and new Sunday brunchy menu.
We’ll also have a small selection of merchandise and records for sale.
This event will be streamed live, so catch us on Instagram – @wayward_studio
or sign up for notifications to our free events.
06 June – Mansion Dance (@wayward_studio)
27 June – Ceri Preston / My Mate Dave (@ceri.preston / @davemymatedave)
11 July – Good Genes
08 August – Dig Yourself / Special Guest TBA (@dig__yourself)
22 August – WOLF (@wolfmusic)
26 September – Methods Of Mellow (methods_of_mellow)
At long last, we’re delighted to say that So Last Century is returning once again to Beckenham Place Mansion this summer!
On the day there’ll be a stunning, hand picked selection of 30+ of the best vintage traders indoors and outside. Expect to find mid-century decor, lighting, furniture, homeware, vintage posters, prints, antique maps and charts, brocante, salvage, fashion, accessories and much more.
There’ll be delicious street food outside, including gorgeous wood-fired pizza by Van Dough, mouthwatering bao buns and noodles by You Bao, delicious burritos, tacos and quesadillas by Route 66, tasty sausage baguettes by Camper, plus excellent coffee by Beats & Grind and amazing brownies by Slate ‘n’ Crumb. There’ll be an ice cream trike, as well!
In addition, the excellent Basement Bar and Mansion Cafe will also be operating a take-away service.
There’ll be great music too! We’re very excited to welcome The Alvar Treefrogs, a 6-piece band playing their own unique blend of New Orleans sounds! They’ll be playing out on the grass around lunchtime – make sure you catch them!
If the weather is kind, the resident artists may also be setting up an outdoor open studio where you can see their amazing work, some of which will be available to buy, and chat with the artists.
The 285m-long Beckenham Place Park wild swimming lake, which reaches 3.5m deep in some parts, it's not a completely new addition to the landscape. There was a lake on the site as far back as the 1700s, although it was filled in and used as a golf course — which was controversially closed to make way for the lake again.
The lake is due to reopen on 29 March 2021. The pre lockdown programme will then resume – Monday, Wednesday and Friday 7am–3pm and Saturday and Sunday 8am–3pm.
PTP Coaching is offering half term activities for children on Monday, Wednesday and Friday 10am–12pm and 1pm –3pm, as well as Saturday 10.30am – 12.30pm. Find out more about PTP Coaching’s holiday activity club on their website.
