Park of the week

118. Jubilee Park, Edmonton

Jubilee Park is a large open space in Edmonton. It was planned in 1935 to commemorate the Silver Jubilee of King George V in that year although it wasn’t opened until 1939, after the King’s death. The main entrance, in Galliard Road, has a set of art deco gates, in keeping with the period. These lead to a semi-circular drive into the park, where there are formal gardens with shrubs, beds and trees including eucalyptus, copper beech and conifers. 
Much of the area that the park covers had originally been a brick works. This had been a major industry in the Enfield/Edmonton area and continued to be so until the late nineteen-seventies.

There was a paddling pool in the park, but it became disused and in 2003 it was converted into an ornamental garden with an emphasis on fragrant plants.  Facilities today include a multi-use games area, playground, tennis courts, pitch and putt course, outdoor gym and a bowling green, leased to Jubilee Park Bowls Club. The park is also regularly used by the Old Edmontonians Football Club. There’s plenty of space to walk in, and benches for a rest. The site includes the Henry Barrass Sports Ground, and next to the north side of the park are allotments. All this provides a big expanse of green space in a built-up area. 

There is a wildlife area next to the tennis courts. Jubilee Park won a Green Flag Award in 2008-2010. The park is part of the Fields in Trust historic protection programme and has been protected since August 2012 under the Queen Elizabeth II Fields protection type.

There is no café but there are toilets. It has a small car park and when we visited there was space to park on nearby streets.

Judith Field

Jubilee Park, Galliard Road, London N9 7RH