What is the most unique park to visit in London?
The answer is Tower Hamlets, Cemetery Park.

Today you are going to have a walking tour of Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park, London England.

Filmed
July 25 2022, at 02:30 PM (pre-recorded).

The weather:
Light cloud and a moderate breeze, 22 °C /71.6 °F.

I hope you enjoy the virtual walk!

Starting and Finishing point.
Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park.
Southern Grove, London E3 4PX.

History :
Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park, one of London's 'Magnificent Seven' cemeteries, privately ran and opened for burials in 1841. Burials ceased in 1966, whereby the site was closed as a Cemetery by an Act of Parliament and re-declared a Park. The Park was owned and managed by the Greater London Council (GLC) until 1985. With the abolition of the GLC, it passed to the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.

In 1990 the 'Friends' were formed and since then, working in partnership with the Council, have been very active in promoting the park, increasing the knowledge of its wildlife and its history (led by the East London History Society), running a programme of public events, obtaining funding to improve the site for people and nature, and involving volunteers in dealing progressively with the legacy of decades of neglect. The Park is now a designated Local Nature Reserve and a Site of Metropolitan Importance for Nature Conservation. It is managed by the Friends via Service Level Agreement with LBTH Parks.

In 1993 the Soanes Centre, within the park was opened. Now run by Setpoint London East they offer science workshops, using the Park as the classroom. Most of the workshops are on the natural environment; they all link to the National Curriculum and use the ponds and the flower-rich woodlands and meadows in the park. The workshops are offered free of charge to schools in Tower Hamlets and welcome over 8000 school children every academic year.

The Park is within a conservation area, contains several English Heritage Grade 2 listed monuments, and is a site of Metropolitan Importance for Nature Conservation.
The site has a varied network of paths that take you on a tour around wonderful woodlands taking in unique and special wildflower meadows. On your tour, you will see many birds, butterflies and plants uncommonly seen in London.


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