Oaks Park (London)

The park was substantially laid out for the Earl of Derby in the 1770s and changes were made for John Burgoyne in the 1790s for the existing villa (built around 1750 for one Thomas Gosling).

The estate lent its name to the Oaks horserace which was inaugurated by the Earl in 1779 and is run annually during the Derby meeting at Epsom Downs Racecourse, about 4 miles to the west.

[2] A leisure trail along the River Wandle from Wandsworth, starts two miles away from the park at Carshalton and is available from the Sustrans website.

The field is spectacular during the midsummer months, filling the park with lavender aroma.

The nearest railway station to the park is at Carshalton Beeches, which is less than a mile walk along Woodmansterne Road.