Leader's Gardens

Leader's Gardens is a public urban park[1] on the banks of the River Thames in the London Borough of Wandsworth, between Putney and Barnes town centres.

At the north-west corner there is an old council building, now occupied by the Wandsworth, Chelsea and Fulham Sea Cadets and other youth groups.

[5] The gate at the Putney Embankment entrance is the original from 1903 and is made of cast iron,[6] as are the railings surrounding the park, which have ornamental ball finials topped with tall spikes.

[7][8] The park has mature horse chestnut trees[9] and a bug hotel was added in 2017[10] LooLoo's cafe is in the park and has public toilets[11] The children's playground is for under 7 year olds,[12] new equipment was installed in 2012[13] with a rubber surface,[14] and there is also skateboard area.

[18] The park is served by Transport for London buses 22 and 265 which stop on the Lower Richmond road, Putney Bridge tube station (District line) and Putney railway station (Southwestern Railway) are both a 15 minute walk from the park.