Explore Parks in Southwark | Elephant and Castle Parks

We actively encourage families to come and enjoy all that Elephant Park has to offer. However, please ensure that children are supervised by an accompanying adult. This means keeping them in your line of sight even when engaged in conversation in person or on the phone.

We are thrilled to see people enjoying the springs, and encourage the wearing of swimwear whilst they do. However, we request that appropriate clothing is put back on when leaving the water play area.

Please advise your child to play in the park & Elephant Springs responsibly.

The park should be an area of fun and play. However, children and adults should help keep themselves and others safe by trying not to run at excessive or irresponsible speeds, particularly around the water feature.

Dogs are welcome, provided they are well-behaved and kept under control. Please clean up after them. Bins are provided. There may be areas designated as dog-free zones.

We've enjoyed magnificent weather in the park of late, and encourage children and adults to protect their skin accordingly. Hats, sunglasses and suncream can all be purchased from nearby retailers.

You are welcome to picnic in the park but please keep group sizes under 20 people and note that the following items are prohibited: Barbeques or fires; Fireworks; Drones; Balloons. Ball games are only allowed in certain areas of the park.

Bike stands are provided. Please do not ride your bike in the park and do not exceed excessive speeds when cycling to and from the area. In particular, make sure you are able to safely stop in an emergency.

Please pick up all of your rubbish after yourself and do not litter. We try our hardest to keep the park as clean as possible for the sake of visitors and the vast array of wildlife the park attracts.

We have no objection to alcoholic drinks, but they must be for personal consumption, in moderation as part of a picnic and only be made available to persons over the age of 18. Broken glass is a hazard to other visitors (particularly around Elephant Springs) and wildlife and is very difficult to remove from parkland. For this reason, please only use plastic cups and bottles.

Do not fix anything to the trees or drive anything into the ground. The only tents, marquees or other structures permitted are those as part of an official event. If you wish to organise an event, undertake filming or have any other queries or comments, please contact us directly.

Elephant Springs is a dog-free zone. For the the safety of the families, dogs are not permitted within the natural play area. Certain retailers may provide free drinking water for dogs at their own discretion.

We have no objection to alcoholic drinks, but they must be for personal consumption, in moderation as part of a picnic and only be made available to persons over the age of 18. Broken glass is a hazard to other visitors (particularly around Elephant Springs) and wildlife and is very difficult to remove from parkland. For this reason, please only use plastic cups and bottles.

The park should be an area of fun and play. However, children and adults should help keep themselves and others safe by trying not to run at excessive or irresponsible speeds, particularly around the water feature.

Please advise your child to play in the park & Elephant Springs responsibly.