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Park Opening Times

First gate open by 07:00 am and all gates open by 08:00am

Closing time is always Dusk

Cheam Park and Cheam Recreation Ground

Cheam Park originated as the grounds to Cheam Park House and was also known locally as Bethell House, after the family who lived in it until 1937. The house was then bought by the council and used to assemble gas masks in 1939-40. It was very badly damaged by a flying bomb during the Second World War and was demolished soon after.

Beddington Park

Beddington Park was originally part of the deer park attached to Carew Manor, which was once a major country house. At its height in the Tudor period the park occupied almost all the land between Mitcham Common, Beddington Lane, Croydon Road and London Road.

Carshalton Park

The Scawen family, Lords of the Manor of Carshalton throughout the majority of the 18th century, have left a few traces of their ownership. Locally they owned land stretching from the hamlet of Wallington in the east to the parish of Sutton in the west; from Wrythe Green, Hackbridge and Mitcham in the north to Woodcote, Woodmansterne and Banstead in the south.

Nonsuch Park

Nonsuch Park is jointly managed by the London Borough of Sutton & Epsom & Ewell Borough Council.

Oaks Park

The Oaks was one of the great sporting country houses of 18th century England. It was owned by the 12th Earl of Derby and his grandson the 13th Earl from 1771 to 1834. They used it as base for horse racing and the house and peerage gave their names to two famous Epsom races, The Oaks and the Derby, first run in 1779 and 1780. The house was demolished between 1956 and 1960 but important features survive including the bake house, the stables, a greenhouse and the park landscape (See link below for more on the history of Oaks Park).

The Grange

The Grange Park is next to Beddington Park. The Grange mansion house was built for Alfred Smee, within the formal gardens (laid out by his father in the 1860s). The original house, a fine example of Arts and Crafts architecture was burnt down around 1960. The current house (at present Henry's Table), is a rebuilding of the original.

The Grove Park

The Grove Park forms a key part of the Carshalton Conservation Area occupying the north and east sides of Carshalton village's Lower Pond. It can be divided into two areas: the ornamental park near the ponds and the recreation ground to the east. The latter, created from fields in the 1920s, now houses a children's playground, crazy golf, bowling green, ball park, cafe, and toilets. The area of the site is 7.21 hectares.

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