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Crystal Palace Park – a tour with a London Blue Badge Tourist Guide

Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins

place
Crystal Palace Park, Meeting point is Crystal Palace Overground/National Rail station, SE19 2AZ
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Disabled access, Parking, Refreshments, Toilets

Travel Information

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Nearest train: Crystal Palace, Penge West, Penge East
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Bus routes: 249
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Explore the world's first dinosaur models hidden in a south London park. The 30 Grade I listed, life-size statues of dinosaurs and other extinct animals at Crystal Palace Park have thrilled visitors for 166 years. Tour is kids friendly.

Events

Saturday 4th September
Virtual tour
schedule Time: 6pm to 8pm
Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89634515805?pwd=VG5XTFlsRGM2dzBleXBOOTliVXNLdz09
Saturday 11th September
Face To Face Tour
schedule Time: 10.30am to 12.30pm
group Capacity: 35
This tour is kids friendly

Design

Original design
Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins, 1853
Type
Online, Walk/tour
Period
Historical/contemporary

  • Longer description

    Explore the world's first dinosaur models hidden in a south London park. The 30 Grade I listed, life-size statues of dinosaurs and other extinct animals at Crystal Palace Park that have thrilled visitors for 166 years. However, they are now in danger and have recently been added to Historic England’s Heritage at Risk Register.

    Led by Aaron Hunter who is an academic and palaeontologist.

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