Peckham Rye Park and Common Facilities
Café on the Rye
A new café opened next to the car park in late 2007. It has stunning views over the common and a range of delicious homemade food for you to enjoy.
During the winter months the cafe is open everyday between 9am to 4pm. You can contact the cafe on 020 8693 9431.
Adventure play area
This play area is run by the Children's Services department and is currently closed for improvement work to include a new adventure play centre and multi use games area. The site is currently due to reopen in Spring 2008.
Duck pond 
There are two ponds in the park near Strakers Road.
Bowling green
The bowls club can be contacted by using the contact details at the bottom of this page.
Football pitch
The pitch can be booked for the length of a match (90 minutes) through the bookings office on 020 525 1050.
- Senior pitches cost £42.00
- Junior pitches cost £22.00
- Small sided pitches for young players cost £16.00
Gardens
Sexby Gardens is a formal garden complete with rose pergolas. The Japanese Garden opened in 1908 and is due for restoration. The Japanese shelter will also be restored.
Informal games area
Parts of the park are flat and grassy, suitable for informal games such as rounders, frisbee and five a side football.
Kids play area
Suitable for ages two to 14 years.
 Skate park
The skate park can be found next to the adventure play area. It is free of charge.
Toilets
Toilets and baby changing facilities are available in the cafe or toilet block in the park near Strakers Road.
The park is accessible to wheelchair users and there are disabled toilet facilities in the cafe and toilet block.
Please note that barbecuing and flying model aircraft is not allowed either in the park, or on the common.
Contact us
The park manager
Tel: 020 8299 0861
The parks team
Tel: 020 7525 2000
environment@southwark.gov.uk
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