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
So Last Century Vintage Market
Sunday 13th December 10:00-16:00 FREE
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.
Mini Market
Taking place at beautiful Beckenham Place Mansion, the indoor market features art, crafts and stocking fillers from refugee creatives and local makers.
Throughout the day there will be a series of events to keep the whole family busy including music, live cooking sessions, story telling and more!
10.30-11 Houmous making with Refugee Cafe 11.15-11.45 Campaign actions with London Must Act – calling for evacuation of Aegean Island camps and new humane migration policy 12-12.30 Ethiopian music with Tadlo Boled 12.45-1.15 Story telling with Compass Collective 1.3-2 Biscuit making with Refugee Cafe 2.15-3 Song sharing with Flotsam Sessions 3.15-3.45 Story telling with Compass Collective
We’re proud to be bringing you this market in collaboration with Refugee Cafe, Haven Coffee and Shelby x Studios.
To ensure safe social distancing activities are ticketed (free or by donation) so please book here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lewisham-refugee-festive-market-tickets-131193698885
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.
We are Reopening!
Tickets will be available online from Saturday 11th July 2020 at 9am
We will be open; Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays 7am to 3pm.
