Fairchild’s Garden
We are improving Fairchild’s Garden from late August 2023 until early 2024. The park is closed to the public during this time.
As part of our Connecting Green Spaces programme, we are widening the entrance to Fairchild’s Garden, as well as making the garden more accessible and more biodiverse. We are also introducing a new kiosk into the space to serve coffees and snacks, and to offer increased supervision of the garden.
This open space is tucked away near the junction of Hackney Road and Columbia Road in Shoreditch. It’s the last resting place of Thomas Fairchild, a notable horticulturalists who discovered that plants have a sex. The space was officially renamed in 2017 from Hackney Road Recreation Ground to celebrate the 350th anniversary of Thomas Fairchild’s birth. It’s framed by some stunning London plane trees and has a large area of hard standing suitable for events.
On this page:
Fairchild’s Garden improvements
See Fairchild’s Garden design summary (PDF 1mb)
Proposed design
Amenities
- table tennis table
Barbecues
Barbecues are not allowed in Fairchild’s Garden.
Dogs
All dogs must be on a lead at all times. More information on dogs in parks.
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Notes
Closing times:
- 1 January to 21 January – 5pm
- 22 January to 4 February – 5.30pm
- 5 February to 25 February – 6pm
- 26 February to 10 March – 6.30pm
- 11 March to 24 March – 7pm
- 25 March to 7 April – 8pm
- 8 April to 21 April – 8.30pm
- 22 April to 5 May – 9pm
- 6 May to 11 August – 9.30pm
- 12 August to 18 August – 9pm
- 19 August to 8 September – 8.30pm
- 9 September to 15 September – 8pm
- 16 September to 6 October – 7.30pm
- 7 October to 13 October – 7pm
- 14 October to 27 October – 6.30pm
- 28 October to 31 December – 5pm