Introduction
The park has lawns and steeply undulating hillocks with fine views over the river, and scattered trees include London plane. On the riverside promenade an obelisk was unveiled on 5 July 2002 by the Duke and Countess of Wessex in commemoration of the Queen's Jubilee.
- Visitor Access, Directions & Contacts
Access contact details
King's Stairs Gardens is open at all times.
For more detailed information visit the London Borough of Southwark website.
Directions
Entrances - Jamaica Road, Mayflower Street, Elephant Lane, Fulford Street and Paradise Street
Tube: Bermondsey (Jubilee). London Overground: Surrey Quays, Rotherhithe. Bus: 1, 47, 188, 199, 225, 381, 395, P13.
Owners
London Borough of Southwark
- History
The gardens are part of the Fields in Trust historic protection programme and have been protected since March 2013 under the Queen Elizabeth II Fields protection type.
- Key Information
Type
Park
Purpose
Recreational/sport
Principal Building
Parks, Gardens And Urban Spaces
Survival
Extant
Hectares
4.67
Open to the public
Yes