Parklands and playgrounds
There's something for everyone at London's newest park, from idyllic riverside lawns and wetlands teeming with wildlife to giant climbing walls and intricate fountains.
There's something for everyone at London's newest park, from idyllic riverside lawns and wetlands teeming with wildlife to giant climbing walls and intricate fountains.
Nestled among the iconic venues, the Park’s gardens are an attraction in themselves for visitors throughout the year.
The Park’s meadows feature beautiful displays of wildflowers around lawns that are perfect for a picnic.
From the thrill of the interactive fountain to the challenge of the climbing walls, kids of all ages will love the Park’s unique play areas.
Beautiful, vibrant and surprising, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park is a joy for nature lovers, whether you’re an expert horticulturalist or just looking for somewhere to relax with a picnic. The Park’s 111 acres of open space include gardens full of flowering plants, broad meadows and intricate wetlands.
Gardens and meadows that thrilled visitors to the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, like the exotic terraces of the 2012 Gardens, sit alongside newly planted areas such as the Canal Park, each designed by world-class landscape architects and planting experts.
Each area of the Park has a different character – from the wide, restful green spaces that border the River Lea in the north of the Park, to the modern pleasure gardens of the south of the Park.