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
The Park gates will be open by 7.30am every day.
Closing Times
Park gates will be closed at the following times throughout the year
January: 5.00pm
February: 6.00pm
March: 8.00pm BST / 6.30pm GMT
April: 8.30pm
May: 9.00pm
June: 9.30pm
July: 9.30pm
August: 9.00pm
September: 8.00pm
October: 7.00pm BST / 5.00pm GMT
November: 5.00pm
December: 4.30pm
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.