The grounds of the Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability, created in 1863 and located on a stunning elevated West Hill position in Putney, offer views over north west and south west London. Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown and esteemed landscape gardener Humphry Repton both helped to design the Estate, adding to the garden's historical importance and interest. Brown designed an open landscape of grass and trees, a lake and a home farm, and his designs are still in evidence today. The grounds include an award-winning cloister garden, several specialist patient sensory gardens, and lavender bushes, many planted in memory of loved ones within a special memorial area.
This is a rare opportunity to have a tour around the beautiful grounds and see some of the specialist gardens for patients and residents living with life-changing brain injury. There will be tours at 11am, 12pm, 2pm and 3pm, each lasting 30 minutes, and starting from the meeting point in the De Lancey Lowe Room. There will also be an archive exhibit, including a speech by Charles Dickens and letters written by Florence Nightingale.
Allotment with 406 plots on an Anglo-Saxon site, within reputedly the largest moated area in Europe. Run by dedicated volunteers, with a wide variety of plot-holders.
Private communal gardens provided for residents and built in the 1880s. Features include a central gazebo, ping-pong table, children's play area and a beautiful variety of trees.
Community garden on the roof of a former carpark in the midst of high-rise estates, divided into five 'garden rooms'. A wide variety of planting, herb maze, increasing focus on diverse fruit and veg. Tea and coffee, donations welcome.
A garden in three sections, with the tranquil atmosphere of a woodland garden. Magnificent plane trees planted in 1870, now some of the tallest in London.
