Queen's Gardens (Greenwich)
Brief Description
Queen's Gardens is a small area of open grass, which was created to serve the adjacent Coldharbour Estate that was built by the local authority from 1948. The gardens were named after HRH the Queen Mother, who opened the estate in the mid-1950s.
Practical Information
- Site location:
- William Barefoot Drive/Leas Dale
- Postcode:
- SE9
- What 3 Words:
- universally.agents.cares
- Type of site:
- Public Gardens
- Borough:
- Greenwich
- Open to public?
- Yes
- Opening times:
- 9am - dusk
- Special conditions:
- Facilities:
- none
- Events:
- Public transport:
- Rail: New Eltham then bus. Bus: 314
- Research updated:
- 01/11/2007
- Last minor changes:
- 29/03/2026
Please check with the site owner or manager for latest news. www.royalgreenwich.gov.uk
Full Site Description
Adjacent to the gardens to the north is Coldharbour Community Centre. At the south corner on William Barefoot Drive is a small brick shelter with toilets from where a path with a few seats leads across the site, with willow flanking the path. Along the railed road boundary is a line of trees and hedging between the garden and the community centre.
Sources consulted:
Bridget Cherry & Nikolaus Pevsner, The Buildings of England: London 2: South (Penguin) 1999
Further Information (Planning and Conservation)
- Grid ref:
- TQ431721 (543166,172150)
- Size in hectares:
- 0.44
- Site ownership:
- RB Greenwich
- Site management:
- Parks and Open Spaces Department
- Date(s):
- from 1948
- Designer(s):
- Listed structures:
- None
- On National Heritage List for England (NHLE), Parks & Gardens:
No- Registered common or village green on Commons Registration Act 1965:
No- Protected under London Squares Preservation Act 1931:
No
Local Authority Data
The information below is taken from the relevant Local Authority's planning legislation, which was correct at the time of research but may have been amended in the interim. Please check with the Local Authority for latest planning information.
- On Local List:
- No
- In Conservation Area:
- No
- Tree Preservation Order:
- No
- Nature Conservation Area:
- No
- Green Belt:
- No
- Metropolitan Open Land:
- No
- Special Policy Area:
- No
- Other LA designation:
- Community Open Space
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