It's so close to Battersea Park that you can escape from the Big City and just enjoy what this place has to offer. The Park is simply beautiful all year round.There are food festivals,art openings,sporting events,all on the doorstep of the flat.I could never afford Chelsea in my 20' this was as close as I could get. A short walk over Chelsea Bridge and you have another fantastic part of London to explore.Shopping and restaurants galore!
Battersea Park has again been confirmed as one of the best green open spaces in the country after successfully retaining its coveted Green Flag award.
Described as “the jewel in the crown of London's parks”, the award from leading environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy recognises and rewards the best parks and green spaces across the country.
A Green Flag is a sign to visitors that Battersea Park “boasts the highest possible standards, is beautifully maintained and has excellent facilities”.
Battersea Park’s attractions include a boating lake, sports courts, an Olympic quality running track, bike hire, a popular children's zoo, lakeside restaurant, Victorian bandstand, tennis courts, all weather floodlit sports pitches and an impressive peace pagoda - a unique London landmark complete with gold-coloured Buddhas overlooking the River Thames.
The 200 acre space was opened by Queen Victoria in March 1858 having been created out of fields and marshland to create a place of healthy recreation for the huge numbers of people who had moved to London during the Industrial Revolution.
It was designed by the Victorian engineer James Pennethorne and the planting was overseen by the adventurer John Gibson, who scoured the the globe for exotic plants to display in the park's famous sub-tropical garden, the first of its kind to open to the British public.