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Crystal Palace’s Jurassic perk offers kids holiday adventures

Crystal Palace Park’s dinosaur playground has roared into action. The playground is now open to all park visitors. “It’s already buzzing with energy and adventure,” says the Crystal Palace Park Trust. Designed to be welcoming and inclusive, the playground features … Continue reading

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The day Dr Bookless took the wicket of the great WG Grace

CROYDON CHRONICLES: A long career in medicine based at Croydon General Hospital and on Harley Street followed for a sporting young man who, when a student at Guy’s Hospital, once enjoyed a cricket moment of a lifetime. DAVID MORGAN explains … Continue reading

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Kneecap and Alanis Morissette are park’s 2026 headline acts

Economic impact survey suggests almost £5m generated for businesses in four boroughs adjoining Crystal Palace Park by the annual summer music festivals The line-ups for the 2026 big stage music festival in Crystal Palace Park have been revealed, and include … Continue reading

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FA Cup is going on public display in Crystal Palace Subway

The FA Cup, Crystal Palace’s first silverware in 120 years, will be going on public display in the Crystal Palace Subway for three days next month. Crystal Palace FC, and arts group calling itself Art Of and Added Time Club … Continue reading

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Fundraising Fajitas Night, Crystal Palace Park, Fri Dec 5

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Christmas Craft Market, Crystal Palace, Dec 13-14 and 20-21

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Works begin on park’s dinosaur-themed adventure playground

Amid all the regeneration works taking place within the Grade II*-listed Crystal Palace Park, there’s also a busy schedule of events coming up, including Christmas wreath-making, a charity fun run and an arts and crafts fair in the award-winning Subway … Continue reading

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Christmas Craft Market, Crystal Palace, Dec 13-14 and 20-21

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Trustees bring down final curtain on the Crystal Palace Festival

After almost 20 years, the Crystal Palace Festival is no more. The largely volunteer-led summer festival of music, comedy and arts, was first staged in 2006, by traders in the Upper Norwood Triangle. At its peak, thousands would attend various … Continue reading

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Family Haunted House, Brown and Green Café, Oct 17-18

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Christmas Craft Market, Crystal Palace, Dec 13-14 and 20-21

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Haunted House Extreme! Brown and Green Café, Oct 18

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Family Haunted House, Brown and Green Café, Oct 17-18

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Haunted House Extreme! Brown and Green Café, Oct 18

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Park Trust announces events for Crystal Palace Summer of Play

There’s a Summer of Play being organised at Crystal Palace Park, with a host of free activities for children and young people. The programme has been curated to support children and young people to gain new skills, be active, harness … Continue reading

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Sponsored walk for sickle cell charity, Crystal Palace, July 12

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Delve into the history of Crystal Palace Park in a day of talks

There is to be a “Festival of Park Talks” and a volunteer fair in Crystal Palace Park on Saturday June 14. Suitable for children and adults, the day includes talks about the park’s history from local experts. There will be … Continue reading

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It’s a big win for Crystal Palace – as Subway takes top honours

It’s Cup final day, and Crystal Palace has already won a trophy. The historic Crystal Palace Subway has jointly won the prestigious Museums + Heritage Award for restoration or conservation project of the year. The careful and sympathetic restoration of … Continue reading

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Crystal Palace Park’s £52m restoration project to get underway

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 … Continue reading

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Crystal Palace Subway shortlisted for restoration project award

The Crystal Palace Subway has been shortlisted for “Restoration or Conservation Project of the Year” at the National Museums and Heritage Awards. Of course, the Subway is in fact a restoration project 15 years in the making, finally opening to … Continue reading

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Crystal Palace Park closes info centre as part of £18m upgrade

The information centre in Crystal Palace Park has closed to make way for a new Visitor Centre as part of the £17.75million regeneration and restoration project starting this spring. “The current building has become run down over the years and … Continue reading

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£500,000 donation aids Crystal Palace Park’s dinosaur project

A charitable foundation has made a grant of half-a-million pounds to the Crystal Palace Park Trust towards the historic park’s regeneration projects. “The grant, over two years, will support work to preserve and regenerate historic features and landscapes within Crystal … Continue reading

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Station’s new feature celebrates south London’s Jurassic Park

There is a new resident at Crystal Palace station. A life-size replica of an historic iguanodon head has been unveiled in the ticket hall by Arriva Rail London and Friends of Crystal Palace Dinosaurs, acknowledging the nearby park’s world-famous links … Continue reading

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Markets, comedy and cinema coming to Crystal Palace Subway

More event dates have just been announced for the newly restored Crystal Palace Subway, as it is brought back to life and starts to be used for a whole range of activities.

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Victorian-era dinosaurs win £5m from Heritage Lottery Fund

Crystal Palace Park’s regeneration plan has been handed a £5million grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund to ensure that the historic dinosaurs and other Victorian features in the park don’t become… well, history. Planning approval for £17.75million of regeneration … Continue reading

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