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This small park is home to some of Southwark's most fabulous flower beds and stunning views over central London. The park has recently had restoration work done to the 'Sunken Garden' and part of the granite embankment walling has been replaced.

Location

Brenchley Gardens is located at Brenchley Gardens, SE23. The entrance is on Brenchley Gardens and Forest Hill Road.

How to get there

You can travel by:

• rail, Honor Oak Park station
• bus, P12, 63

Facilities

The gardens offer:

• dog walking, clear up after your dog and keep them on a lead
• gardens, flower beds and Sunken Garden

History of the park

Brenchley Gardens are named after Alderman William Brenchley JP, Chair of the Borough of Camberwell Public Services Committee. The linear gardens were opened in 1928 and are laid out on a steeply sloping site with a sunken garden and ornamental displays. 

After the Crystal Palace High Level Railway's closure in 1954, the old track bed was incorporated into the garden. At that time, the rockery and shrubbery overlooking Forest Hill Road was created at the south end, and the track bed provided a glade alongside the original area of the park.