Raphael Park contains two ancient Pedunculate Oaks recorded by the Woodland Trust.

[3] The park is named after Sir Herbert Raphael MP, who gave it to Romford Urban District in 1904.

In the southern part of the park is a bandstand, and then near the end of the lake is a rockery which is used by the Romford Summer Theatre.

[5] Beyond this point the park widens to the east, and there are sports pitches (football in winter and cricket in summer) and sunken tennis courts, the sunken nature of which is reputed to be the result of sand having been dug there for use in construction of the surrounding houses.

[6] To the north of the tennis courts is a children's play area which was remodelled in 2009, the circular play area plus tennis courts having previously been filled with water and known as the "Spoon Pond".