Alfred Place Gardens Camden Design, London new public park photos, West End Public Realm, Architecture
Alfred Place Gardens Camden Park
18 March 2022
Alfred Place Gardens ? from road to green space
Landscape Design: LDA Design
Location: Camden, North London, England, UK
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Alfred Place Gardens in Camden News
A new public park has opened in the heart of the West End
Until works began, Alfred Place was an ordinary, vehicle dominated back street parallel to Tottenham Court Road. Now renamed Alfred Place Gardens, it is Camden?s first new park in the area for 25 years.
The park is part of a major rethink of streets and spaces across the West End aimed at providing a better experience and a healthier environment. Just two hours of contact with nature per week reduces the risk of individual poor health by 45 per cent.
A meandering path lined with sculptural granite and timber seating makes Alfred Place Gardens a wonderful place to relax and the perfect lunchtime spot in a busy area that is short on quality shared spaces. Lounging lawns, a children?s play space and diverse and colourful planting add delight and all-year-round interest. Mature trees frame the space. The new landscape by LDA Design has been shaped through engagement with local residents, businesses and interest groups.

Alfred Place Gardens makes an important contribution to the West End Project, the biggest council-led public realm and transport scheme the borough has ever seen. It is addressing tr...