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Oasis Nature Garden

📍 London, Greater London

★4.6(65 Google reviews)💰FreeđŸ‘ļAll ages

Community nature garden offering free supervised sessions with mud kitchen, wildlife pond, treehouse, fire circle, vegetable patch, and bug-hunting activities. Term-time under-5 sessions, after-school clubs for 5-12s, and community Saturdays.

✓ Free entry✓ Nature-based play✓ Mud kitchen✓ Friendly staff✓ Additional needs friendly✓ Supervised sessions
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★★★★★Featured review by Little Zuki

Great place to come if you have young children who love to explore! I like the Friday morning sessions for toddlers as weekends get quite busy as you can imagine. I regularly come here with my son who loves playing in the mud kitchen, sandpit, tree house and the duck fishing water area. The staff here are super friendly. They also serve tea and coffee (they take donations). I think they have some children's wellies etc if you need too.

🏆 Family Action Verdict

Best for families with toddlers and young children who thrive in unstructured, messy outdoor play rather than conventional equipment. The mud kitchen, sandpit, and water play areas are the core draws. Staff engagement is active and intentional, making the space particularly accessible for children with additional needs including autism.

â„šī¸ What to Know Before You Go

💡Friday morning sessions are best for toddlers — Saturdays draw larger crowds
⏰Dress in layers as the garden stays cool even on warm days
đŸŽŸī¸Wellies are advisable — staff may have children's sizes to borrow if needed
🚗Tea and coffee available for a voluntary donation

đŸ’Ŧ What Families Are Saying

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4.6
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65 Google reviews

Engaged, friendly staff35%
Nature-based imaginative play35%
Great for toddlers20%
Cool even in summer10%
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Little Zuki

7 years ago

★★★★★

“Great place to come if you have young children who love to explore! I like the Friday morning sessions for toddlers as weekends get quite busy as you can imagine. I regularly come here with my son who loves playing in the mud kitchen, sandpit, tree house and the duck fishing water area. The staff here are super friendly. They also serve tea and coffee (they take donations). I think they have some children's wellies etc if you need too.”

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Isla Lutango

6 years ago

★★★★★

“Great place to take the children and toddlers to be with nature on a Saturday and after school. Loads of nature activities and opportunities for free imaginative play. Highly recommended!!!!”

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Ema Arfan

10 months ago

★★★★★

“It is what the name suggests! An Oasis! Really nice place, always very cool to the point that can feel a bit cold even in the summer”

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Ahmed

a month ago

★★★★★

“Vital place for the families in the community”

Reviews from Google

Overview

Oasis Nature Garden runs structured free sessions rather than open-access play. Under-5s attend with parents during term-time sessions; ages 5-12 can join after-school programmes. Community Saturdays open the garden more broadly. Staff actively lead pond-dipping, bug-hunting, and environmental activities. The garden stays noticeably cool even in summer. Tea and coffee available for donations.

🕐 Opening Hours

Wednesday15:30 – 17:30
Friday15:30 – 17:30
Saturday10:30 – 12:00
Sunday10:30 – 13:30

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