Newington Gardens
Locally known as 'Jail Park' or 'Gaol Park', Newington Gardens occupies the former site of Surrey County Gaol.
It was first opened as a recreation ground in the 1880s.
Nearest tube station:
Elephant & Castle (426 yards)
News & features about Newington Gardens
- Call for artists to create Charles Dickens trail in The Borough (7 Jun 2011)
- Newington Gardens prisoner escape: jail for "premier league criminal" (4 Jun 2010)
- Ex-rapper 'Napoleon' flies in from LA for Rockingham Youth Festival (16 Aug 2009)
- Jail for man who escaped from prison van in Avonmouth Street (1 Feb 2008)
- Newington Causeway hijack arrest (6 Aug 2007)
- Three escape in Newington Causeway prison van hijack (10 Jun 2003)
Forum discussions about Newington Gardens
- Glasshill Street
- Harper Road
- Ideas for places to visit in SE1 for a team building treasure hunt
- 5 a side pitches in SE1
- Newington Gardens (Harper Rd) - safety
- Festival today Saturday Newington Gardens off Harper Road
- Tanner Street Park redesign
- Newington Gardens (Harper Road) tennis court?
- Where is Newington?
- Eileen House, Newington Causeway
- St Mary's Churchyard, Newington Butts
- Long and Winding Road
- Queen's Buildings, Scovell Road
Restaurants, pubs & bars close to Newington Gardens
- The Uxbridge Arms (104 yards)
- The Balti House (186 yards)
- Court Cafe (190 yards)
- Royal Standard (216 yards)
- The Ship (226 yards)
- Bella Pizza (240 yards)
- Muna's Grill (246 yards)
- Leños & Carbón (254 yards)
- Pho Can To (256 yards)
- Cobelli's (284 yards)
- Ruse (306 yards)
- Tops Pizza (310 yards)
- Sapore Coffee Bar (314 yards)
- The Rockingham Arms (314 yards)
- The Duke of York (340 yards)
- The Libertine (366 yards)