List of parks and open spaces in the London Borough of Croydon

This is a list of parks and open spaces within the boundary of the London Borough of Croydon, England.

A

Name Place Area Image
Addington Hills Shirley130 acres (53 ha)
Addington Park Addington24.5 acres (9.9 ha)
Addington Vale New Addington48 acres (19 ha)
Addiscombe Railway Park Addiscombe4 acres (1.6 ha)
Addiscombe Recreation Ground Addiscombe8 acres (3.2 ha)
Apsley Road Playground South Norwood0.25 acres (0.10 ha)
Ashburton Park Woodside18.5 acres (7.5 ha)
Ashburton Playing Fields Woodside49.5 acres (20.0 ha)

B

Name Place Area Image
Beaulieu Heights South Norwood16 acres (6.5 ha)
Betts Mead Recreation Ground Kenley30 acres (12 ha)
Beulah Hill Pond Upper Norwood1.5 acres (0.61 ha)
Biggin Wood Upper Norwood13.5 acres (5.5 ha)
Birchwood and Castle Hill Ruffetts New Addington37.25 acres (15.07 ha)
Boulogne Road Playground Thornton Heath1.5 acres (0.61 ha)
Boundary Woods New Addington4.25 acres (1.72 ha)
Bourne Park Kenley8.5 acres (3.4 ha)
Bradmore Green Old Coulsdon4 acres (1.6 ha)
Bramley Bank Shirley24 acres (9.7 ha)
Brickfields Meadow South Norwood4.37 ha (10.8 acres)

C

Name Place Area Image
Canterbury Road Recreation Ground Broad Green4.5 acres (1.8 ha)
Central Nursery Shirley10.5 acres (4.2 ha)
Chaldon Way Gardens Coulsdon0.49 acres (0.20 ha)
Coombe Wood Shirley5.67 ha (14.0 acres)
Copse Hill Spinney Purley1 acre (0.40 ha)
Cotelands Croydon0.2 ha (0.49 acres)[1]
Coulsdon Memorial Ground Coulsdon10 acres (4.0 ha)
Courtwood Children's Playground Forestdale0.74 acres (0.30 ha)
Croham Hurst South Croydon34.3 ha (85 acres)[2]

D

Name Place Area Image
Dartnell Road Wayside Amentity Area Woodside0.15 acres (0.061 ha)
Duppas Hill Croydon34 acres (14 ha)

F

Name Place Area Image
Fairfield Gardens Croydon2 acres (0.81 ha)
Falconwood Meadow Forestdale3.5 acres (1.4 ha)
Farthing Downs Coulsdon235 acres (95 ha)
Foxearth Spinney Selsdon0.25 acres (0.10 ha)
Foxes Wood Shirley8.105 acres (3.280 ha)
Foxley Wood Purley26.5 acres (10.7 ha)
Fox Shaw Selsdon9.75 acres (3.95 ha)

G

Name Place Area Image
Glade Wood Monks Orchard3 acres (1.2 ha)
Grange Park Old Coulsdon11 acres (4.5 ha)
Grangewood Park South Norwood27.75 acres (11.23 ha)
Green Lane Sports Ground Norbury10 acres (4.0 ha)

H

Name Place Area Image
Haling Grove South Croydon10 acres (4.0 ha)
Hamsey Green Pond Sanderstead0.08 ha (0.20 acres)
Happy Valley Park Old Coulsdon252.5 acres (102.2 ha)
Hawkhirst Kenley35.5 acres (14.4 ha)
Heathfield Addington18 acres (7.3 ha)
Heavers Meadow Selhurst8.75 acres (3.54 ha)
Higher Drive Recreation Ground Purley12.5 acres (5.1 ha)
Hutchinson's Bank New Addington54 acres (22 ha)

I

Name Place Area Image
Inwood Old Coulsdon5 acres (2.0 ha)

J

Name Place Area Image
Jewel's Wood New Addington38.5 acres (15.6 ha)

K

Name Place Area Image
Kenley Common Kenley138 acres (56 ha)
King George's Field Selhurst3 acres (1.2 ha)
Kings Wood Sanderstead147.5 acres (59.7 ha)

L

Name Place Area Image
Ladygrove Forestdale0.25 acres (0.10 ha)
Little Road Playground Addiscombe0.25 acres (0.10 ha)
Littleheath Woods Selsdon64 acres (26 ha)
Lloyd Park Croydon114 acres (46 ha)
Long Lane Wood Monks Orchard15 acres (6.1 ha)

M

Name Place Area Image
Mayfield Road Playground Thornton Heath1.5 acres (0.61 ha)
Millers Pond Shirley4 acres (1.6 ha)
Millstock Hooley60 acres (24 ha)
Milne Park New Addington17 acres (6.9 ha)
Mitcham Common Mitcham460 acres (190 ha)

N

Name Place Area Image
Norbury Hall Park Norbury8 acres (3.2 ha)
Norbury Park Norbury28.5 acres (11.5 ha)
Northborough Road Playground Norbury3 acres (1.2 ha)
Northbrook Road Playground Thornton Heath0.75 acres (0.30 ha)
North Down Recreation Ground New Addington28.5 acres (11.5 ha)
Northwood Road Playground Norbury0.25 acres (0.10 ha)
Norwood Grove Upper Norwood13.62 ha (33.7 acres)[3]

O

Name Place Area Image
Oakland Wood South Norwood0.16 ha (0.40 acres)

P

Name Place Area Image
Park Hill Recreation Ground Croydon15 acres (6.1 ha)
Parkfields Monks Orchard13.25 acres (5.36 ha)
Pinewood Shirley11 acres (4.5 ha)
Pollards Hill Park Pollards Hill7.75 acres (3.14 ha)
Promenade De Verdun Woodcote1 acre (0.40 ha)
Purley Beeches Sanderstead17.75 acres (7.18 ha)
Purley Way Playing Fields Waddon109 acres (44 ha)
Purley Way West Waddon20.75 acres (8.40 ha)

Q

Name Place Area Image
Queen's Gardens Croydon2.25 acres (0.91 ha)
Queenhill Road Playspace Selsdon2.25 acres (0.91 ha)

R

Name Place Area Image
Ragged Grove Sanderstead3 acres (1.2 ha)
Rickman Hill Coulsdon16.5 acres (6.7 ha)
Riddlesdown Common Kenley37 acres (15 ha)
Rotary Field Purley4.5 acres (1.8 ha)
Rowdown Field New Addington29.2 acres (11.8 ha)
Rowdown Wood New Addington34 acres (14 ha)

S

Name Place Area Image
Sanderstead Plantation Sanderstead21.75 acres (8.80 ha)
Sanderstead Pond Sanderstead3.5 acres (1.4 ha)
Sanderstead Recreation Ground Sanderstead19.5 acres (7.9 ha)
Selsdon Recreation Ground Selsdon10 acres (4.0 ha)
Selsdon Wood Selsdon200 acres (81 ha)
Shirley Church Recreation Ground Shirley8.5 acres (3.4 ha)
Shirley Heath Shirley68 acres (28 ha)
Shirley Park Estate Shirley11 acres (4.5 ha)
South Croydon Recreation Ground South Croydon8.5 acres (3.4 ha)
South Norwood Country Park South Norwood125 acres (51 ha)
South Norwood Lake and Grounds South Norwood28.5 acres (11.5 ha)
South Norwood Recreation Ground South Norwood14 acres (5.7 ha)
Spring Park Wood Shirley7 acres (2.8 ha)
St. James' Church Rest Garden Croydon2 acres (0.81 ha)
St. Johns Memorial Garden Old Town2 acres (0.81 ha)
Stambourne Woodland Walk Upper Norwood4.75 acres (1.92 ha)
Stroud Green Well Shirley2.78 ha (6.9 acres)

T

Name Place Area Image
Temple Avenue Copse Shirley1 acre (0.40 ha)
The Avenue Kenley4.75 acres (1.92 ha)
The Beeches Sanderstead2.75 acres (1.11 ha)
The Lawns Upper Norwood15.5 acres (6.3 ha)
The Ruffet South Croydon2.5 acres (1.0 ha)
Thornton Heath Recreation Ground Thornton Heath13.5 acres (5.5 ha)
Three Corner Grove New Addington4 acres (1.6 ha)
Threehalfpenny Wood Addington25 acres (10 ha)
Trumble Gardens Thornton Heath3 acres (1.2 ha)

U

Name Place Area Image
Upper Norwood Recreation Ground Upper Norwood19 acres (7.7 ha)

W

Name Place Area Image
Waddon Ponds Waddon8.5 acres (3.4 ha)
Wandle Park Waddon21 acres (8.5 ha)
Westow Park Upper Norwood6.75 acres (2.73 ha)
Wettern Tree Garden Sanderstead2.75 acres (1.11 ha)
Whitehorse Meadow South Norwood1.09 ha (2.7 acres)
Whitehorse Road Recreation Ground Croydon4.5 acres (1.8 ha)
Wilford Road Recreation Ground Croydon2.75 acres (1.11 ha)
Woodcote Grove Recreation Ground Coulsdon10 acres (4.0 ha)
Woodcote Village Green Purley3.5 acres (1.4 ha)
Woodside Green Woodside4.75 acres (1.92 ha)

See also

Notes

References

  1. ^ https://www.croydon.gov.uk/libraries-leisure-and-culture/parks-and-open-spaces/parks-and-playgrounds/parks-and-playgrounds-directory/cotelands
  2. ^ https://www.croydon.gov.uk/libraries-leisure-and-culture/parks-and-open-spaces/parks-and-playgrounds/parks-and-playgrounds-directory/croham-hurst
  3. ^ https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/data-downloads/
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