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Parks and open spaces in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham

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All Saints Church, Fulham, London
Dovecot in Bishop's Park
Wormholt Park in spring 2013
Shepherds Bush Common in spring 2013

The London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham, an Inner London borough, has 231 hectares of parks and open spaces that are accessible to the general public, 159 hectares being within parks and 52.5 hectares within cemeteries and churchyards.[1] Wormwood Scrubs and Scrubs Wood, located in the north of the Borough account for 42 hectares [2] and Fulham Palace and Bishop's Park grounds contain another 14 hectares of open space.[3] Private open space includes Hurlingham, Fulham and Queen's Club in West Kensington.

The main areas of open space in the Borough are:

and two Thames riverside developments, under creation at:

  • Imperial Wharf, Fulham
  • Hammersmith Embankment
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References

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  1. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 24 September 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) |page 14
  2. ^ http://www.maps.lbhf.gov.uk/udp/text/udp_part2_chapter4.asp?section=7&subsection=4&policy=1&c=p&userExtent=520135:175000:527750:183500[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "Parks and Gardens UK". Archived from the original on 18 January 2012. Retrieved 24 September 2009.