Introduction
Now overlooked by modern low-rise council blocks and the Crown Estate's Windsor House, the gardens have been refurbished and part of the cobbled surfaces of the former market restored.
- Visitor Access, Directions & Contacts
Access contact details
The site is open from 7.30am - dusk.
Directions
Tube: Great Portland Street (Metropolitan, Hammersmith & City, Circle). Rail/London Overground/Tube (Northern/Victoria): Euston. Bus: C2, 24, 27, 29, 134, 135
Owners
LB Camden
- History
19th Century
In 1834 it was known as Regent's Park Haymarket, and the modern plan preserves the outlines of this layout. It was established close to the Cumberland Basin, which was fed by an arm of Regent's Canal but eventually infilled in 1942/3. Cumberland Market Playground opened to the public in 1923.
The market closed in 1926; an ice-house beneath was filled in during the 1930s.
- Features & Designations
Features
- Icehouse
- Description: An ice-house beneath was filled in during the 1930s.
- Key Information
Type
Garden
Purpose
Recreational/sport
Principal Building
Parks, Gardens And Urban Spaces
Survival
Extant
Hectares
0.57
Open to the public
Yes
- References
Contributors
London Parks and Gardens Trust