 Seen from the upper levels the huge vista of the then very busy Thames was an ever-changing kaleidoscope of colour and activity, of wharves and cranes and ships from all nations.” 

The site of the park itself is steeped in history.In May 1533, Sir Hugh Willoughby set off from what is now the park with three ships in search for the Northeast Passage to India.Nowadays a stone and plaque placed near the listed Rotherhithe Rotunda commemorate Willoughby’s courageous enterprise.