Northbrook Park, London

Northbrook Park
Northbrook Park, April 2011, looking southwest
Northbrook Park, London is located in London Borough of Lewisham
Northbrook Park, London
Location of Northbrook Park the London Borough of Lewisham
TypePublic park
LocationGrove Park/Lee, London Borough of Lewisham, England
Coordinates51°26′31″N 0°00′50″E / 51.442°N 0.014°E / 51.442; 0.014
Area9 acres (3.6 ha)
Created1898 (1898) (gifted to public),
1903 (opened)
Owned byLondon Borough of Lewisham
Operated byGlendale Grounds Management
Open8am - dusk
StatusOpen year round
AwardsGreen Flag Award
2017, 2020, 2021
Public transit accessLee railway station,
Buses 261, 160, 273, 202, 660
Websitelewisham.gov.uk/inmyarea/openspaces/parks/northbrook-park

Northbrook Park is a public park located on Baring Road south of Lee Green and north of Grove Park in the London Borough of Lewisham, southeast London, England. It is roughly 9 acres (3.6 ha) in size, and contains a large central field bounded by trees, a children's playground, with a sandpit and splash pool, a multipurpose game court, two football pitches, and outdoor gym equipment. The park was previously a field named Ten-Acre Field, despite actually being 7 acres (2.8 ha), and part of the Baring Estate of Lee. In 1898, Thomas Baring, 1st Earl of Northbrook gifted part of his family's estate to public use in commemoration of the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria. The Park was designed by Lt Col J J Sexby, Chief Officer of the London County Council's Parks Department, then was officially opened on 14 March 1903. In the past the park contained a larger playground, a paddling pool, a "legal" graffiti wall, a pond, a bowling green and a tennis court.