Parks and playgrounds directory

Location

New Addington, beside Lodge Lane and North Downs Crescent. The tram stops at King Henry's Drive - Route 3.

Area

28 1/2 acres 13.56 hectares.

Facilities

• Playing fields laid out for football and cricket
• Children's playground

History

North Down was the first recreation ground in New Addington, it consisted of a 5.73-acre field plus a children's playground. The land belonged to the adjacent Addington Golf Course. The ground was gradually enlarged as areas were purchased and the land was levelled for sports fields. In 1969 a field was added to the space which had previously been farmland, it was probably farmed from Castle Hill Farm which stood near the site of today's fire station.