page_title: Southwark Park
section_title: Facilities and Activities
hierarchical_section_title: Southwark Park / Facilities and Activities
caption_attribution_description: Bandstand, Southwark Park
context_page_description: Southwark Park is located in Rotherhithe, in central South East London, and is managed by the London Borough of Southwark. It first opened in 1869 by the Metropolitan Board of Works as one of its first parks. It was designed by Alexander McKenzie and covers 63 acres. It takes its name from being in what was the old Parliamentary constituency of Southwark at the time of its opening.
  It received £2.5 million from the National Lottery's Heritage Lottery Fund in 1998 which enabled large parts of the park to be refurbished. The park is protected by Fields in Trust through a legal "Deed of Dedication" safeguarding the future of the space as public recreation land for future generations to enjoy.
context_section_description: The bandstand dates from 1884 and was originally sited in the Royal Horticultural Society grounds at South Kensington. It has a sister in Peckham Rye Park. 
  The Old English Cottage Garden was designed by Col. J.J. Sexby, Parks Superintendent for the London County Council.  The idea for the rose garden came from Dr Alfred Salter, Member of Parliament for West Bermondsey. It was opened in 1936 and was named after Ada Salter when she died in 1943.
  Other facilities include a cafe, a wildlife garden, a boating lake and an art gallery. Sports facilities include an athletics track run by Fusion, a bowling green, football pitches, a cricket pitch and tennis courts. The park also has a contained children's playground with swings, a slide and other small rides.The park is also home to Southwark parkrun, one of the many free, weekly 5k runs held in both the UK and internationally. It is held every Saturday at 9.00am (GMT). 
  There are "Friends of Southwark Park" and "Young Friends of Southwark Park" groups to encourage the community to get involved in the management of their park.  The Friends of Southwark Park is a non-party-political community organisation, recognised by the London Borough of Southwark.  Its primary role is to liaise with, and encourage the Council to look after the parks in the interests of the people who use them.
caption: Southwark Park: Bandstand
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