Escape It All at Morden Hall Park, Near Wimbledon
As you walk through the gates of Morden Hall Park you leave behind the hectic pace of South London and step into a peaceful country estate with a watermill, city farm, wetland boardwalk and gorgeous river.
There are ducks everywhere, perfect picnic spots, beautiful bridges, and two play areas.
Natural Play Area
- a zip wire
- balance course
- basket swing
- tyre swings
- platforms
- willow tunnels.
The Storyboat
The other is the Storyboat – a wooden boat surrounded by wooden sculptures of an eel, a beetle, a vole, a trout and a dragonfly.
It can be used for free play or a chasing game suggested on one of the boards called ‘Eels Out’.
Morden Hall Park
There is plenty of nature to see too – a pinetum, a meadow, an arboretum, and the wetlands, which you can see from a boardwalk.
The Boardwalk
The children loved the boardwalk as we were within inches of two groups of ducks and their tiny ducklings as well as tadpoles and swimming insects.
There is also a pond dipping platform halfway along the boardwalk.
The Cafes
Morden Hall Park has two cafes – one in the Potting Shed and another in the Stableyard.
Orienteering
There is also a permanent orienteering course. You can download the map before you go from the Mole Valley Orienteering Club’s website.
At the end of the wetland boardwalk is a path that leads out of the park, over the tramlines, and on to Deen City Farm, a free entry, urban farm.
Visit the Morden Hall Park website
Further Information
Nearest Town: Morden, near Epsom and Wimbledon
County: London
Nearest Postcode: SM4 5JD
Opens: Daily
Cost: Free
Where to Eat: Bring a picnic or buy food from the cafe.
Facilities: Cafe, toilets, accessible toilets, picnic area, snacks, ice creams.
How Long We Spent There: 4 hours
Buggies: Buggy friendly
Parking: Car park that has lots of spaces but was very busy when we visited at the start of the Easter holidays.
Cost of Parking: Free
Wildlife You Might See: Birds, kingfishers, ducks and Canada geese.
Information Written: April 2017
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