Well Hall Pleasaunce

Well Hall Pleasaunce is one of Eltham's loveliest spots: a peaceful historic garden built around an old moat, with themed gardens around every corner. Wander through the Italian garden, the rose garden, the heather garden and the floral shield garden, past fountains and other water features, and finish with a drink or lunch at the Tudor Barn. The history runs deep. Well Hall was home to William Roper, who married Margaret More, daughter of Sir Thomas More, and the estate has close ties to the Tudor court at nearby Eltham Palace. Much later, the children's author E. Nesbit lived here, and carved wooden sculptures of her characters now stand in the gardens. A vine cutting from Maribor, Greenwich's Slovenian twin town and said to come from the oldest vine of its variety, was planted here in 2015. The Pleasaunce holds a Green Flag Award and has won silver gilt in London in Bloom. There's also a bowling green and a play area. Please note it's a no-dogs, no-cycling park, and children need watching near the deep water.