Kennington Park offers playground time, mature trees and a flower-garden walk, while Durning Library makes a smaller indoor books-and-stories outing on Kennington Lane. For a shared activity, compare the dated family capoeira sessions at Kennington Park Centre with the library’s children’s events. Choose one main stop and check the session’s age guidance and booking details before travelling.
Compare playground time in Kennington Park with Durning Library or a dated family capoeira session.
Kennington Park offers playground time, mature trees and a flower-garden walk, while Durning Library makes a smaller indoor books-and-stories outing on Kennington Lane. For a shared activity, compare the dated family capoeira sessions at Kennington Park Centre with the library’s children’s events. Choose one main stop and check the session’s age guidance and booking details before travelling.
Families can climb into a recreated evacuee train carriage, try a giant magnetic board game, discover a secret fireplace passage and bring children’s letters to life through animation. The free exhibition explores how war has affected children from 1914 to the present day.
167 Kennington Lane, London
Musical wriggles, rhymes and storytime for under-fives at Durning Library.
Kennington Park Centre, 40 Saint Agnes Place, London, SE11 4BE
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Durning Library · Kennington
Ages 5 to 12 years
Flying Sycamores
Kennington Park Centre, 40 Saint Agnes Place, London, SE11 4BE · Kennington
Suitable for all ages
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167 Kennington Lane, London · Kennington
Under 5s
Musical wriggles, rhymes and storytime for under-fives at Durning Library.
Choose a place for a day at your own pace.
Kennington
A free community garden with mature fruit trees and flower beds, cared for by Roots and Shoots.
Free to visit
Kennington
Browse children’s books and magazines, with baby rhyme-time and under-fives storytelling among the library’s activities.
4.2/5 · Google · 54 reviews
What visitors say: A long-standing visitor says the library has served both them and their children over many years. Helpful staff are praised by both written reviewers, with one also speaking positively about the facilities.
Kennington
Combine playground time with winding paths, mature trees and the park’s flower garden.
4.4/5 · Google · 3,909 reviews
Kennington
Free stay-and-play for under-fives and a staffed adventure playground for older children.
Stay & Play: under 5s with parents or carers. Adventure playground: 6–16 years. · Free Stay & Play and 6–16s adventure play.
3.8/5 · Google · 5 reviews
What visitors say: Visitors praise helpful staff and hiring the centre for gatherings. A past visitor reported rude service and communication difficulties.
Kennington
Free adventure play with dens, climbing and indoor games for local children.
6–16 years · Free playground admission, food and holiday trips
4.1/5 · Google · 57 reviews
What visitors say: An older parent review says their children loved the playground and praises the staff, while another visitor enjoyed the football pitch. Feedback on supervision is mixed: a 2025 reviewer raised serious concerns about bullying, hazards and playworkers not responding.
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