Crystal Palace Park

About Crystal Palace Park

Crystal Palace Park is a large park in South London.

At the top of the park is the site where the large glass Crystal Palace exhibition building stood between 1854 and 1935. The park is also home to some full size dinosaurs – models built by the Victorians which lurk between the trees. You can find out more about the exhibition and dinosaurs at the Crystal Palace museum in the park.

Crystal Palace park is also home to the national sports centre, a children's farm, a playground, a maze, an outdoor concert stage and plenty of green space to run about in.

The park has a good range of habitats, including a lake which is valuable for water birds.

Crystal Palace Park Address

Address:
Thicket Road
London
SE20 8DT
Telephone: +44 (0)20 8778 7148

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Address:
Thicket Road
London
SE20 8DT
Telephone: +44 (0)20 8778 7148

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Events at Crystal Palace Park

  • Crystal Palace Park Farm

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    The farm provides facilities for members of the local community who are interested in developing their skills and knowledge in animal care and welfare. It contains Kune Kune pigs, chinchillas, goats, parakeets, rabbits, snakes, small lizards, amphibians, alpacas, degus and Shetland ponies.

     

  • Dinosaur Park

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    When Crystal Palace Park was constructed in the 1850s, it was arguably the world's first 'theme park' with a prehistoric landscape of the lower lakes and dinosaur park. The dinosaurs caused a sensation when the park was opened, as they were designed and built before Darwin's 'Origin of Species' was published. The recently restored dinosaurs were the first life sized replicas of the prehistoric reptiles ever built.

     
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