Ealing parks and open spaces
Blondin Park and Nature Area
Local nature reserve comprising a community
orchard, wildflower meadow and pond. Community group Friends of
Blondin actively helps to maintain the site.
Access: Boston Manor and Windmill Road
Transport: Tube: Boston Manor (Piccadilly line) Northfields
(Piccadilly line), Bus: E8, E3
Facilities: Community orchard, wildflower meadow, pond,
playground, nature reserve
Open access
Contact:
Brent Lodge ranger team
Dean Gardens
Formerly known as Ealing Dean Common, this area was
used as allotments until 1909 when residents of West Ealing
successfully petitioned to use the land as a park. The site has had
the addition of play facilities for all ages.
Access: Main entrance is on Uxbridge Road.
Transport: Train: West Ealing, Bus: 83, 207, 607, E2, E3, E7,
E8
Facilities: Two play areas, public toilets
Open access
Contact:
Brent Lodge ranger team
Drayton Green
Small green open space with a children's
playground. The area within the old running path is frequently used
for sport.
Access: Drayton Bridge Road, Drayton Green and Manor Road
Transport: Train: Drayton Green (Thames Trains), Bus: E1, E11
Facilities: Playground, playcentre
Open access
Contact:
Brent Lodge ranger team
Ealing Common
Open parkland used for grazing animals and donkey rides in
the last century.
Access: Uxbridge road, just east of the town centre and the
south circular
Transport: Tube: Ealing Common (District line) Ealing
Broadway (Central and District line), Bus: 83, 207, E10
Facilities: Meadow area , public toilets
Open access
Contact:
Acton ranger team
There is also a
local walk around Ealing Common.
Fox Wood
One of the few remaining woodland areas in Ealing,
particularly special because of ancient woodland species at the
northern end of the site. It became a Local Nature Reserve in 1991,
Fox Wood lies beyond the sports pitches on the banks of an old
reservoir, which was drained during World War 2 to prevent it being
used as a navigational aid for enemy aircraft. A great place to see
wild flowers, birds and animals.
Access: Fox Lane or Hillcrest Road
Transport: Tube: Hanger Lane (Central line), Bus: 83, 112,
PR1
Facilities: Nature and meadow areas, sports pitches
Open access
Contact:
Acton ranger team
Gurnell Grove
Small play area with a footpath link-up to Castlebar Halt
conservation area - part of which is managed as a hay meadow.
Access: Hathaway Gardens or Gurnell Grove
Transport: Bus: E2, E7,E9, E10, 297
Open access
Contact:
Brent Lodge ranger team
Hanger Hill Park
Sloped grassland park containing perimeter flowerbeds, shrubs
and ancient oak trees. Undulating ground adjacent to Hanger Lane is
thought to have been an air-raid shelter during World War 2. Three
are natural springs and native oak trees, which grow well on the
clay soils. The site also has a junior play area.
Access: Hillcrest Road, Fox Lane (from Birkdale Road) and
Hanger Lane
Transport: Tube: Hanger Lane (Central line), Bus: 83, 112,
PR1
Facilities: Playground, pitch and putt golf course and
refreshments.
Open access
Contact:
Acton ranger team, Golf course: (020) 8991 5343
Hanger Hill Wood
Named from 'Hangra', the Old English word for wooded slope,
this site hosts a variety of woodland plants and birds including
large oak and beech trees.
Access: Hanger Lane (at pedestrian crossing by Hillcrest
Road) Alternative access is at several points on Chatsworth Road.
Transport: Tube: Hanger Lane (Central line) Park Royal
(Piccadilly line)Bus: 83, 112
Facilities: Wildlife interest and part of the London Cycle
Network
Open access
Contact:
Acton ranger team
Lammas Park
Formal park of 25 acres which derives its name from 'lammas'
land – land on which manor tenants could graze cattle after a
harvest in medieval times. Tennis courts and a nature area are
located opposite Culmington Road.
Access: Culmington Road, Elers Road, Northfields Avenue and
Clovelly Road.
Transport: Tube: Northfields (Piccadilly line) or South
Ealing (Piccadilly line), Bus: E2, E3, 65. Alternative bus: 83,
207, E8, E10, and N207. Walk through Walpole Park from the Uxbridge
Road.
Facilities: Nature area, bowling greens, croquet pitch,
tennis courts, junior football pitch, playground, playcentre
Park locking applies - please refer to information at park
gates.
Contact:
Brent Lodge ranger team, Lammas park
playcentre: (020) 8810 0240
There is also a
local walk around Lammas Park.
Longfield, Perivale East Meadow and Pitshanger Riverside
Three meadows with natural riverbanks forming part
of the Brent River Park. Walkers can enjoy the riverside with
mallards, moorhens, kingfishers and other river wildlife.
Access: Argyle Road, Ruislip Road East, and Perivale Lane
Transport: Train: South Greenford, Tube: Perivale (Central
line), Bus: E2, E5, E7, E9
Facilities: Nature area and wildlife interest
Open access
Contact:
Brent Lodge ranger team
Montpelier Park
The current site of Montpelier Park once belonged to one of
the leading public girls school in the country. It was called
Princess Helena College and was opened by the Prince of Wales (the
future King Edward VII) in July 1882. Today the wood stands on what
were once the college’s sports pitches.
Access: Mount Avenue or Montpelier Road
Transport: Tube: Ealing Broadway (Central and District line)
Bus: E2, E9
Facilities: Wildlife interest
Open access
Contact:
Acton ranger team
Pitshanger Park
Watch the wildlife or take a pleasant walk beside the River
Brent. Sport enthusiasts can make use tennis, football or bowls
facilities and golfers can tee-off over on the adjacent Ealing golf
course. Footpaths connect to St Mary’s, Perivale and Gurnell.
Access: Bellevue Road, Scotch Common, Argyll Road, Perivale
Lane and Road.
Transport: Tube: Perivale (Central line) Bus: 95, 297, E2,
E5, E7, E9, E10
Facilities: Bowling green, sports pitches, tennis courts,
allotments, play area and centre, car park
Car park locking applies - please refer to information at car
park gates.
Contact:
Brent Lodge ranger team
There is also a local walk around
Pitshanger Park.
Walpole Park
Ealing's premier park which hosts jazz and comedy festivals
during the summer. Features a rose garden, water garden, ornamental
pond, and Pitshanger Manor Museum.
Access: Mattock Lane
Transport: Tube: Ealing Broadway (District and Central line)
Bus: 65, 207, E2, E7, E8
Facilities: Rose garden, ornamental pond, Mayor's avenue,
Pitshanger Manor Museum, public toilets
Park locking applies - please refer to information at park
gates.
Contact:
Brent Lodge ranger team
There is also a
local walk around Walpole Park.