Holland Gardens

This delightful garden is one of the treasures of West Wimbledon, a gorgeous area to stretch your legs and grab some «quiet time».
Holland Garden was opened in July 1928 to the general public, a gift from Lady Holland (wife of a local resident, Sir Arthur Holland). It’s set up on the ascent from Raynes Park up to Wimbledon Common and has the most beautiful display of cherry blossom in the spring. Sadly, most of the flower beds are left to their own devices as lack of funds (run by Merton Council) means that cash is severely limited.
Similarly, the twin tennis courts are also unusable, due to poor surfacing which is such a shame.
There are two main areas to the gardens (discounting the unusable tennis courts) — the main grass area on the Cambridge Road side, where children merrily play on their bikes or have a little kickabout (the teeny-​tots with their dads). At this entrance, there is also a very pretty rose garden which smells heavenly in the spring and summer-​time when in full bloom.
There are pathways which run either side of the gardens up to the Cottenham Park Road side … the left pathway takes you up by the tennis courts and the other side takes you under an enormous oak tree and up a fairly steep incline to the flowerbeds and seating area.
A glorious place to stretch your legs and settle down for a read on a spring day.