Brightening the future with heritage from the past: Crystal Palace Park Trust is making important progress in updating the 170-year-old, Grade I-listed park
Multi-million-pound major works to restore and improve Crystal Palace Park will be starting on May 19. They are expected to last until August 2026.
The works are part of an ambitious, £52million park-wide regeneration plan being co-delivered Crystal Palace Park Trust and Bromley Council.
During the works, the park will remain open to all visitors, “however you are likely to notice a difference to your typical visits, with footpath redirections, gate and car park closures”, the Trust advised today.
“There will still be lots for you to see, experience, and enjoy during your visit,” CPPT said today.
The park toilets and Changing Places toilet, Brown and Green Life café, boat hire, and The Concert Café will remain open throughout the restoration project.
The key elements of the scheme include:
- restoration of the 30 Grade I-listed dinosaur sculptures and their surrounding landscape, including the Tidal Lakes
- the creation of a new dinosaur-themed playground
- restoration of the Grade II-listed Italian Terraces
- the creation of two new step-free routes from the centre of the park to the top near Crystal Palace Parade
- a new Visitor Centre to replace the dilapidated Information Centre, and a new maintenance facility for the grounds maintenance team
- a new feature entrance at Penge Gate
- improved footpaths, lighting and wayfinding around the Tidal Lakes and Italian Terraces
- the introduction of sustainable drainage systems in key areas of the park to improve water management
- new meadows, paleo-inspired planting and wildlife friendly shrubs will help create new habitats.
From next month, there will be reduced public access during the works to the dinosaurs and tidal lakes. Works on the Italian Terraces will begin in July this year and last 12 months.
“As this is a large and complex programme, there may be changes,” the Trust said today. “We will be sure to keep you up-to-date.”
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I went to a Crystal Palace Subway Open Day on Sunday 27th April, when it was not too crowded (because of the London Marathon on the same day?). The subway has already had a load of funding (although they would like a little more to be able to install a lift to avoid the umpteen steps to go down to and back up from the subway).
I already knew the dinosaurs were getting the next tranche of funding, but was unaware there was so much funding (£52m). After looking at the subway, I rolled down the hill in the park on my bike to look at the Italian Terraces (which are indeed crumbling away and in need of a fair amount of TLC), but that is now included in this next phase of restoration……