Thames Barrier Park

Thames Barrier Park was one of London's first major new parks in decades when it opened, designed around a striking sunken garden that recalls the dock that once occupied the site, its clipped hedges running in undulating lines down to the river. The location gives unobstructed views of the Thames Flood Barrier's distinctive silver piers, a modern landmark in its own right. It's smaller and quieter than London's historic parks, appealing to locals and those interested in contemporary landscape design rather than a grand day out.