Welcome to Crystal Palace Park, one of the country’s most important and historic green spaces. It is well served by public transport, with multiple rail and bus routes and numerous points of entry.
Getting here
By train: a short walk from Crystal Palace Station or Penge West Station, with Anerley and Penge East close by. View Southern Railway’s Plan Your Journey and TFL’s Journey Planner.
By bus: view detailed information on TFL’s bus routes.
By car: there are four free car parks within the park, accessible via the Thicket Road, Anerley Hill and Crystal Palace Park Road entrances. We encourage visitors to the Park to consider a public transport or carbon free mode of transport where possible.
By bike: see TFL’s cycleways route finder. There are limited bike racks within the park. See a map on this page
Opening Times
Monday – Friday: 7.30am
Weekends and Bank Holidays: 9.00am
Closing times (last gate closed)
January: 4.30pm
February: 5.30pm
March: 6.00pm
April: 8.00pm
May: 9.00pm
June: 9.00pm
July: 9.00pm
August: 8.30pm
September: 7.30pm
October: 6.30pm
November: 4.30pm
December: 4.00pm
View Google Map here.
These timings are approximate - for access to individual attractions please check our Things To Do Section.
Information Centre
The Information Centre is located near the Penge entrance of the park, opposite the café. It is manned by volunteers at weekends from 11am to 3pm.
Please contact friendsofcpp@gmail.com for enquiries outside of these times.
Crystal Palace Park is one of South London's largest public parks, situated in the Borough of Bromley, at the meeting point of four other boroughs (Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham, and Southwark).
At the top of the 200-acre Grade II* listed park is the site where Sir Joseph Paxton’s large glass Crystal Palace stood between 1854 and 1936, when it was tragically destroyed in a spectacular fire. The park is also home to some full-size dinosaur models built by the Victorians, the National Sports Centre, a children’s farm, a playground, a maze, an outdoor concert platform, boating and fishing lakes and plenty of green space to run about in.
Find out more about the Things to do in the park and diverse range of Events and other activities.