New London Architecture

Study Tour: Crystal Palace Park

Tour

Wednesday 29 April 2026
08:30 - 10:00

Join this study tour of Crystal Palace Park focusing on the latest phase of the regeneration works brought forward by Bromley Council in partnership with the Crystal Palace Park Trust. 

The tour will be led by HTA Design, landscape architect and lead consultant, and Maylim, the contractor responsible for delivering the works. 

Over 170 years ago, Sir Joseph Paxton designed Crystal Palace Park (Grade II* Listed) as a “journey through time”, beginning in prehistory. The tour will start in the Geological Court, exploring the restoration works to the iconic dinosaur sculptures and the new landscape introduced around them, complementing the pre-historical narrative. 

Other points of interest will include the new dinosaur-themed play area co-designed with the local community, the new visitor centre, and the reinstated Grand Centre Walk, one of Paxton’s key features, leading to a newly created gateway inspired by the Crystal Palace ironwork.

Please note that capacity for this event is very limited. Tickets will therefore be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis, with a maximum of 2 per organisation.

If you can no longer attend, please either cancel your booking through Eventbrite or email events@nla.london so your space can be released as far in advance as possible. Our Study Tours have a high demand and a very limited capacity so we appreciate your cooperation with us on this.

Programme

08:30     Arrivals for registration and breakfast
09:00     Welcome
                  Molly Nicholson, Associate Director, NLA
                  Natalia Roussou, Landscape Design Director, HTA Design
                  Ben Corkhill, Project Manager, Maylim
                  Deborah Wood, Regeneration Manager, London Borough of Bromley
09:10     Tour begins
10:00     End

Speaker biographies

Natalia Roussou

Senior Associate, Landscape Design Director, HTA Design LLP

Molly Nicholson

Associate Director, NLA


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Accessibility

The park includes accessible toilets. The majority of the paths in the tour area are surfaced in tarmac. However, some of the paths have steep sections with gradients exceeding 1 in 21. For any accessibility queries please email events@nla.london.

Meeting point

The meeting point will be shared with attendees ahead of the tour.

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