Myatt's Fields Park, Victorian urban park in Camberwell, England
Myatt's Fields Park is a 14-acre Victorian park in Camberwell with tennis courts, a football pitch, a basketball court, a bandstand, and a summerhouse. Ornamental gardens planted with native species are distributed across the grounds, connected by paved pathways that make walking through accessible and easy.
The park began in 1889 when William Minet donated the land to the London County Council for public use. Fanny Wilkinson, Britain's first professional female landscape gardener, designed the grounds and shaped what you see today.
The community greenhouse and kitchen bring neighbors together regularly to grow vegetables and cook meals as a group. Weekly local food markets have become central to park life, making it a place where food and community are deeply connected.
The park sits on Cormont Road in South London with several entrances and a cafe on site. Paved pathways make it easy to navigate between different areas, and connections to local public transport are nearby.
An old mulberry tree still stands in the park, dating back to when Joseph Myatt grew strawberries and rhubarb on this land. The tree connects visitors to the agricultural past before this became a public space.
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