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Belair Park
Opening times
Belair Park's gates open daily at 7.30am. Closing times vary throughout the year.
Location
Belair Park is located at Gallery Road, SE21. The entrance is Gallery Road and Thurlow Park Road.
How to get there
You can travel by:
- car, parking at the Gallery Road entrance
- rail, West Dulwich
- bus, P4
Facilities and features
The park offers:
- Belair House cafe, an upmarket restaurant on Gallery Road, London, SE21 7AB
- a children's playground, up to age 14
- lake, located in the centre of the park
- gardens, conservation area located next to the lake in front of Belair House
- sports facilities
BBQs are not permitted in Belair Park.
Sports facilities
The park offers:
- a tennis court
- a football pitch, to book or make an enquiry email southwarkleisureinfo@southwark.gov.uk
- a cricket pitch, to book or make an enquiry email southwarkleisureinfo@southwark.gov.uk
- a skate park, free, no booking required
History of the park
Belair House was built in 1785 in the style of, or possibly by, the architect Robert Adam. Its grounds included an artificial lake made by damming the River Effra. The landscape is Grade II listed, and listed structures in the park include the park lodge and entrance gate. In 1965, Belair became a public park when the London Borough of Southwark was formed.