The first reference to "Wormeholt" appeared in 1189, when the Bishop of London granted tithes of the newly cleared land to the St Paul's Cathedral School.

[1] The Coronation of King George V and Queen Mary on 22 June 1911 meant that the council hoped that a member of the royal family would open the park,[1] however, the park was opened on 27 June 1911 at 1:30pm by Councillor Norman William Shairp, Mayor of the Metropolitan Borough of Hammersmith.

[7] During World War II, the park was dug up and turned into shelter trenches and allotments, which remained until 1950.

[7] In the early 1950s, shelter trenches were filled in, two war-damaged tennis courts were reconstructed and the playground was resurfaced.

[7] In 1979, the Bloemfontein Open Air Swimming Bath was converted to an indoor centre named White City Pools.

[7] In 2015-2016, Hammersmith & Fulham Council funded a landscape refurbishment, which included excavation and removal of the remains of the Janet Adegoke Leisure Centre, the over-grown former bowling green and the former tennis court.