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Morden Hall Park
A green oasis in the city at the heart of the community.
Morden Hall Road, Morden, London, SM4 5JD
Opening times for 28 April 2025
Asset Opening time Parkland Open all day Car Park 09:00 - 18:00 Garden centre 09:00 - 17:00 Potting Shed Café 09:00 - 16:45 Rose garden 09:00 - 18:00 Second-hand bookshop 10:00 - 15:00 Stableyard café Closed MTWTFSS311234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829301234OpenPartially openClosed- Bookshop
Second-hand bookshop in the Stableyard, open daily 10.30am-3.30pm. For large donation email: mhpbookshop@nationaltrust.org.uk
- Café
Potting Shed Café with indoor and outdoor seating. Stableyard Café open weekend and during school holidays only.
- Car park
Limited Pay&Display Car Park. Free for NT members. Non-members receive 1.5hrs of free parking, beyond that there is an hourly charge. PaybyPhone: area code 803468 (or call 0330604037). Tickets can also be purchased at the Garden Centre. Free and paid tickets must be displayed. Car park close at 5pm.
- Dogs allowed
We welcome dogs on a short lead in the Rose Garden, around buildings (Stableyard, Snuff Mill), in the cafés, the Garden Centre, around the Adventure Play Area, on the Wetland Boardwalk. Please, always keep your dog under close control in the open parkland.
- Guided tour
History tours on selected Sundays, please check website for dates.
- Plant shop
The National Trust's only garden centre has an extensive outdoor plant sales area. Open daily 9am-5pm. (Closed 25, 26 December, 1 January and Easter Sunday).
- Shop
The National Trust's only garden centre stocking gifts, local products and gardening accessories. Open daily, 9am-5pm (Closed 25, 26 December, 1 January and Easter Sunday).
- Toilet
Toilets and baby changing facilities are located in the Stableyard, Snuff Mill, Garden Centre and Potting Shed Café. Accessible toilet located in the Snuff Mill, Garden Centre and Potting Shed Café. All toilets have automatic hand driers.
Blue Badge parking. Adapted toilet at Snuff Mill. Grounds: loose gravel paths. Rose Garden: fully accessible. Wandle Trail: all-ability; Garden Centre: entrance level and accessible, induction loop. Cafés: Induction loop, wheelchair accessible. Wetlands: Boardwalk.
- Accessible route and/or map
The majority of paths are gravel tarmac mix, flat with slight inclines up to bridges. The Edwardian Rose Garden is fully accessible. Please note, one path in north park become muddy during wet weather. All-ability trails: the Wandle Trail takes you along a well-maintained, flat path through the park, visiting meadow and wetlands along the way.
- Accessible toilet
Unisex accessible toilet is located in the Snuff Mill (170cm x 290cm (5ft 7in x 9ft 6in) with a right hand transfer and automatic hand driers at appropriate height.
- Designated parking
Four disabled car park spaces located along the edge of the car park, nearest to Potting Shed Café and Garden Centre.
- Induction loop
In the Garden Centre and Cafés.
- Level access to food outlet
Potting Shed Café is located next to car park, with entrance level and accessible. Food service via staffed counter.
- Level access to shop
Garden Centre: access via bridge from main car park and through automatic doors. Entrance level and accessible. Access to outdoor section of garden centre also via automatic doors. Bookshop: Access via slight slope and single standard door, and the flooring is tiled/cobbled.
- Seating available
Various benches throughout the park and in the Rose Garden. Indoor and outdoor seating available at the Potting Shed Café. Outdoor seating available in the Stableyard. Accessible picnic benches located by the Stableyard.
- Wheelchairs available
One wheelchair available to visit the Garden Centre.
- By road
Off A24, and A297 south of Wimbledon, north of Sutton.
Parking: Car Park is on the left (second green gate), and is a pay and display. We have limited parking available onsite, please consider other ways to get here.
Sat Nav: Postcode: SM4 5JD
- On foot
Wandle Trail from Croydon or Carshalton to Wandsworth.
- By train
Tramlink to Phipps Bridge stop, on park boundary ½ mile walk from Stableyard.
- By bus
The following bus routes stop on the boundary of the park: 80, 118, 157, 164, 201, 470, 93, and the K5 route terminates at Morden Station, a 500 yard walk away along Aberconway Road.
- Cycling
NCN20 passes through. Bike parking: main car park, in front of the Potting Shed Cafe and by the Snuff Mill.
- Underground
Morden (Northern Line), then a 500 yard walk along Aberconway Road, or Wimbledon (District Line) then tram to Phipps Bridge or bus to Kenley Road.
Planning your visit
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Family-friendly things to do at Morden Hall Park
Find out the family-friendly things to do at Morden Hall Park from taking part in trails to watching outdoor theatre and spotting wildlife such as wetland birds.
Events at Morden Hall Park
Keep up-to-date with events and activities at Morden Hall Park. From family trails and outdoor theatre to free guided walks or our Wellness Weekend. Visit during the May half term for our Weekend of Wildlife or join our Bee-inspired half term trail, outdoor theatre and family-friendly bee talk with honey tasting. Looking further ahead, enjoy our season of summer outdoor theatre from some of the best production companies around.
Coming soon: Summer outdoor theatre
Join us this summer for a season of outdoor theatre in the Rose Garden. Enjoy a week of Shakespeare with A Midsummer Night's Dream from Quantum Theatre and Twelfth Night from The Lord Chamberlain's Men. Then as we enter the school summer holidays, younger members of the family can enjoy productions of classic English stories including The Wind in the Willows and Alice Through the Looking Glass. Tickets are available to purchase now.
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Respecting the park and other park users: our regulations
When Gilliat Hatfeild left Morden Hall and its estate to the National Trust in 1941, he stipulated that the park should be available for the public for free which is the case today. To ensure that the park remains the urban oasis for people and nature, we have created the following guidelines.
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Children and Young People Hub
Discover how Morden Hall Park works with youth and education groups to provide positive learning experiences in the outdoors.
Accessibility at Morden Hall Park
The National Trust has teamed up with AccessAble to give visitors detailed information to work out if a place is going to be accessible for them. You can view Morden Hall Park's Detailed Access Guide here.
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Highlights
Park
An oasis of green within urban south London. Wetlands, Rose Garden, meadows, former snuff mill and play area, alongside the River Wandle.
Rose Garden
Two-and-a-half-acre inter-war Rose Garden. Fifty formal flower beds, with around 45 different varieties of rose, all from the Edwardian period.
Garden Centre
The National Trust's only garden centre. Selling peat-free plants and seeds, fences, gravel, tools, statues, gifts and pet care.
Second-hand bookshop
Second-hand bookshop selling paperbacks and hardbacks of all genres. For donations, please email mhpbookshop@nationaltrust.org.uk
Eating
Potting Shed Café serves a variety of hot and cold drinks, hot dishes and treats. Stableyard Café serves hot and cold drinks and light snacks. Dog-friendly.
Wetland habitat
Rich, ecologically significant wetland habitat at the heart of the River Wandle.
Children and young people hub
Located in a former snuff mill. Organised activities for schools and groups.
Natural play area
Natural play area with log stepping-stone courses, swing, zip wire and climbing cargo net.
Spotlight events
Wellness Weekend - Forest Bathing, Sun 11 May
Ahead of Mental Health Awareness Week, come to Morden Hall Park and take a moment to pause and reflect. There are a few spaces left to join a two-hour forest bathing session led by experienced facilitator Nigel Grimes. Meet at the Stableyard and he'll take you gentle guided walk into the park engaging all your senses to experience the calming effects of the woodlands and river that will uplift your mood and restore balance. 10am - 12pm. £25 per person.
Weekend of Wildlife: Fri 23 - Sun 25 May
Join us this May half term for our popular Weekend of Wildlife, featuring a weekend full of FREE nature-based activities! Participate in our small mammal trapping event to help survey the mice and voles in the park, embark on a twilight walk to search for bats, or engage in hands-on activities to discover the park’s living creatures. Please note that small mammal trapping and twilight walks require advance booking. Don’t miss the Wildlife Discovery Gazebo on Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 May, where young explorers can meet our wildlife experts and join in on exciting activities.
Buzz - outdoor puppet theatre: Fri 30 & Sat 31 May
Make a beeline to the Rose Garden this half term for buzz-worthy puppet theatre from award-winning Smoking Apples. Join Billy Bumble as he shrinks down to bee-size and learns about the troubles bees face. Featuring spell-binding puppetry and a giant honeycomb set, it’s a whirlwind adventure learning about bees in our ecosystem and ways to look after them. Children will leave each performance with some wildflower seeds to plant and help our black and yellow friends to flourish. Suitable for children 4-11years. Tickets £7 Children, £5 Adults.
Young Makers Market: Sat 17 May
Our Young Makers Market returns for its second edition on Saturday 17 May. Celebrating the entrepreneurial spirit and innovation of young people in the community, these young makers will be setting up their stalls in and around the Stableyard. Visit between 10am and 4pm and show your support for these young creative individuals.
Family theatre - A Midsummer Night's Dream : Sun 29 June
Bring the family to the Rose Garden this summer to enjoy Shakespeare's enchanting comedy, A Midsummer Night's Dream. Quantum Theatre’s celebrated production of Shakespeare’s most beloved play weaves romance, intrigue, and enchantment into one unforgettable afternoon. Two performance times available to book. 11am and 2pm (gates open 30 minutes before). Tickets £16/adult, £11/child. Family tickets available. Suitable for children 11+.
Outdoor theatre - Twelfth Night: Wed 2 - Thur 3 July
The ever-popular, all-male theatre company, The Lord Chamberlain's Men, are back in the park with their production of Twelfth Night. Bring along a picnic and settle down in the Rose Garden for an evening for romantic confusion, mistaken identity, practical jokes and riotous disorder in Shakespeare's hilarious romantic comedy. Performance time: 7.30pm - 9.40m. Tickets £20/adult, £12.50/child.
Family theatre - The Wind in the Willows: Sat 26 - Sun 27 July
Perfect for younger members of the family, Immersion Theatre bring the popular children's classic, The Wind in the Willows, to the Rose Garden at Morden Hall Park. Come and join the adventure with Ratty, Mole, Badger and the irrepressible Toad with stunning costumes and toe-tapping music . It's a TOAD-ally terrific treat for all the family. Matinee and afternoon performances available. £16/adult, £11/child. Family tickets available.
Family theatre - Alice Through the Looking Glass: Fri 1 and Tue 5 Aug
Quantum Theatre's enchanting adaptation of Lewis Carroll's Alice Through the Looking Glass will bring quirky characters and topsy-turvy fun to Morden Hall Park this Summer. A true theatrical treat for all the family. Matinee and afternoon performances available. £16/adult, £11/child. Family tickets available.
Things to see and do
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Family-friendly things to do at Morden Hall Park
Find out the family-friendly things to do at Morden Hall Park from taking part in trails to watching outdoor theatre and spotting wildlife such as wetland birds.
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Things to do at Morden Hall Park
From river and wetland walks, to remnants of the park's history and an adventure playground for the little ones, see how the park changes along with the seasons.
Trail
A suburban oasis: Morden Hall Park walk
Take a stroll through the historic parkland of Morden Hall Park, created by the Hatfeild family in the 19th century. A true oasis in the heart of South London.
Afternoon tea at Morden Hall Park
Come and enjoy an afternoon tea at Morden Hall Park. Perfect for our outdoor theatre events or simply a picnic on a sunny weekend, order our Afternoon Tea in a box from the Potting Shed Cafe*. Alternatively book a table on World Baking Day on Sunday 18 May or Father's Day on Sunday 15 June for an extra special treat in the the Exhibition Space in the Stableyard. Indulge in our selection of freshly baked scones, sandwiches, cakes and bakes, all paired with a hot drink or glass of prosecco. Vegetarian option available. £25 with hot drink, £30 with prosecco. *subject to availability.
Eating and shopping
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Meet up at Morden Hall Park
Enjoy a freshly prepared tasty snacks and cakes at a choice of two cafe's at Morden Hall Park. Open daily, visit the Potting Shed cafe a great selection of hot and cold meals and snack. Open at weekends and holidays, the Stableyard cafe offers a selection of light snacks, drinks and ice-cream.
The Stableyard second-hand bookshop
Our second-bookshops is run by a team of volunteers that sort through your donations keeping its shelves well stocked with everything from beautiful art books to practical cooking and gardening guides, as well as best-selling fiction and children’s books. Every book you buy contributes to vital maintenance and conservation work in the park. The bookshop is open daily from 10am to 3pm. Small donations can be accepted at the bookshop. Follow the link for details regarding larger donations.
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The Garden Centre at Morden Hall Park
Shop for plants, seeds, pots, gardening equipment, toys and games, gifts and homewares at the National Trust’s first garden centre, with all profits supporting our work.
Gardening advice and tips
Across the country, our staff and volunteer gardeners look after many gardens at the properties in the National Trust's care. Here, they share their tip on making the most out of your garden each season.
Upcoming events
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Free Guided History Tours on selected Sunday
Join our knowledgeable tour guides for a leisurely stroll around Morden Hall Park, you’re sure to learn something new.
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Wellness Weekend: Walking Meditation and Creative Writing, Sat 10 May SOLD OUT
Take a break ahead of Mental Health Awareness Week with a walking meditation and creative writing session at Morden Hall Park. Connect with nature, clear your mind, and get creative in a relaxed and welcoming space. Hot drink included.
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Wellness Weekend: Forest Bathing. Sun 11 May, 10am-12pm
Immerse yourself in nature’s healing power with a guided forest bathing session led by experienced facilitator Nigel Grimes. Relax, de-stress, and reconnect with the natural world at Morden Hall Park.
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Park Explorers for under 5s term time on Mondays
Our Park Explorers group is for children aged 2-5 years old and their parents/carers. Together we learn about the natural world around us, with a different outdoor theme each week.
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Young Makers Market: second edition! Sat 17 May, 10am-4pm
The event is a celebration of the entrepreneurial spirit and youthful innovation of young minds, providing a platform for young business owners, entrepreneurs, artists and creatives to showcase their talents and skills through a variety of stalls.
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World Baking Day treat: afternoon tea at Morden Hall Park - Sun 18 May
Celebrate in style and plan the perfect afternoon tea on "World Baking Day" at Morden Hall Park! Come along to Morden Hall Park and relax with a delicious offer in the Exhibition Space in the Stable Yard.
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Weekend of Wildlife: Small mammal surveying. Suitable for 7+
Join in on Friday 23 and Saturday 24 May to find out how many mice and voles call Morden Hall Park their home. Free, booking essential.
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Weekend of Wildlife: Nature by torchlight. Suitable for 7+
Join us for a torch lit walk in the park to see what animals you can find lurking around at twilight when the park is quiet. Free, booking essential.
About Morden Hall Park
Morden Hall Park is a green oasis in the city, giving you a taste of a country estate with a glimpse of its agricultural and industrial history. This tranquil former deer park is one of the few remaining estates that used to line the River Wandle during its industrial heyday. The river meanders through the park creating a haven for wildlife. The snuff mills, which generated the park's income in the past, survive to this day. We've renovated the western mill, and it's now used as a Children and Young People hub. The renovated Stable Yard is the heart of the park with a second-hand bookshop, café and facilities while surviving estate buildings are used as workshops by local artists. The park is also home of the National Trust's only garden centre.
When you step through the gates, you'd be forgiven for imagining yourself to be in the middle of the English countryside. Surrounded by meadows, an Edwardian rose garden, trees and the gentle sounds of birdsong and running water, the park offers a rare sense of discovery and a chance to get away from it all. Entry to the park is free for all.
History
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The history of Morden Hall Park
Delve into the past at Morden Hall Park, home to snuff mills, a restored rose garden, and children’s parties.
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The history of the Watermeads at Morden Hall Park
Discover more of the history of this waterside wildlife habitat in the Wandle Valley, one of the National Trust’s first acquisitions and just a short walk from Morden Hall Park.
Our work
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Our work at Morden Hall Park
Learn about how we‘ve preserved traditional methods of looking after the land and the wildlife that lives there, and find out how you can get involved.
Project
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Our work in London
We’re improving existing green space, protecting cherished local heritage sites and supporting people to participate with green space and heritage across London
Support us
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Volunteering at Morden Hall Park
Thinking about volunteering at this special place? Here’s what you need to know.