Crystal Palace Park Maze

Crystal Palace Park Maze is one of the Hidden Green Spaces In London. The former Crystal Palace Exhibition building is surrounded by Crystal Palace Park, a Victorian recreation area in the South London neighborhood of Crystal Palace. After the 1851 Great Exhibition, the Palace was moved from London's Hyde Park and rebuilt with some additions and modifications to serve as the centerpiece of the pleasure ground. It was destroyed by fire in 1936. The park has a music bowl, a maze, lakes, and full-scale reconstructions of dinosaurs in a landscape.

One of the highest elevations of the Norwood Ridge is where the park is located. Views from this elevation extend north to central London, east to Greenwich and the Queen Elizabeth II Bridge, and south to Croydon and the North Downs. Crystal Palace Park Maze is still a significant public space in London; it was once managed by the GLC until being transferred to the London Borough of Bromley when the GLC was abolished in 1986. One of London's largest weekly outdoor farmers' markets is held in the park. The park has recently served as a venue for organized music festivals like Wireless Festival and South Facing Festival.

Nearly as old as the dinosaurs—the dinosaur statues in the Crystal Palace—is this network of puzzling hedgerows. The puzzle, which dates from circa 1870, is hidden close to the park's northern lake. It was rebuilt in 2009 to mark the Girl Guides' centennial after falling into ruin. At a Scouts assembly in the park, some young women implored Lord Baden-Powell to "do something for the girls," which led to the founding of the organization.

Address: Thicket Rd, London SE19 2GA, United Kingdom
Phone: +44 300 303 8658
Opening hours: 7:30AM - 8:30PM
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Website: https://www.crystalpalaceparktrust.org/