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Wimbledon Park Lake

Wimbledon Park Lake is one of the largest bodies of water in South London. The original Wimbledon Park House was built for Sir Thomas Cecil in 1588. In the 1750s the park was greatly extended to the north and the whole area was landscaped by Lancelot 'Capability' Brown for the then Earl Spencer to improve the view north from his mansion. The main survival of Brown's work is the lake. The house was demolished on the early 18th century and all the subsequent ones have also gone. The southern half of Wimbledon Park is now a golf course and this is viewed here across the lake. The northern half is a public park.