situated on the south bank of the River Thames in
Battersea, London, the park covers a 200 acre site between
Chelsea bridge and Battersea bridge.
The park provides space for any number of activities,
amoungst these are facilities of tennis courts, all weather
playing pitches and a playground for children.
There is also a small boating lake and a well devised network of pathways orginally laidout for horse and carriage rides around the park.
The park once hosted the festival of Britain in the 1950's along with a funfair but there is little trace of this history left today.
The park still has something for everybody such as the small animal zoo, entertaining children or the pump house gallery with its frequent exhibitions or just feeding the ducks and birds in and around the many ponds, or whether it be enjoying the walk and views along the parks Thames boundary.
The most prominant feature and perhaps a symbol of just how eclectic Battersea Park is must however be the Peace Pagoda, which stands out on the south bank of the Thames betweeen Chelsea and Battersea bridges which bound the east and west of the park. The Peace Pagoda was constructed in 1985 by Buddhist monks to commemorate the destuction of Hiroshima and the lives lost. now it stands to mark the
Battersea Park has served the people of London for many years, the use of the park may change with time but as long as it serves the local community and the wider community it will always have a relevance to exist in London.
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