Vauxhall Park Lavender Garden

South London's Vauxhall is home to the Green Flag Award-winning Vauxhall Park, which is managed by Lambeth Council. Following a public campaign led by the suffragist Millicent Fawcett, the social reformer Octavia Hill, and members of the Kyrle Society, it was built on an 8.5-acre plot costing around £45,000 today. You will feel at home here if you can't help but squeeze a lavender stalk when you pass a front garden. In Vauxhall Park, you may find this tiny square field of purple blossoms and fragrant green foliage between the rose pergola and the model village. The Prince of Wales officially inaugurated the brand-new park in 1890.

Vauxhall Park Lavender Garden contains one of Edgar Wilson's model villages (others are located in Brockwell Park and Fitzroy Gardens in Melbourne). In 2001, the then-MP Kate Hoey renovated the model village and reopened it. The park is well-known for its annual lavender harvest and lavender garden, which is situated on the site of a former bowling green. In 2020, Lambeth Council began a significant park restoration.

A children's playground, a One O'Clock Club, a nursery, a multi-use games area, two tennis courts, chess tables, a park café, and two fenced dog areas are among the park's amenities. Founded in 1999, the Friends of Vauxhall Park organization is still operating.

Address: Vauxhall Park, Lawn Ln, London SW8 1JY, United Kingdom
Phone: +44 20 7926 9000
Opening hours: 8:30PM - 6PM
Rating: 4.4/5.0, 1,007 Google reviews
Website: http://www.vauxhallpark.org.uk/