Panorama showing St Martin's Garden in Camden. This picture was taken in the afternoon late in October 2009 (hence the long tripod shadow). The garden is well used by locals, and can be busy in the lunchtime during the summer.

St Martin's Garden - London visitor guide showing a virtual tour of 'St Martin's Garden' linked to an interactive map with local and travel information. 360° panoramas from Greater London.

St Martin's Garden is one of the numerous small parks and gardens open to the public in the London borough of Camden. This is a quiet oasis within Camden, little known to outsiders, or even many of those living within a few blocks. The gardens contain. The gardens contain some open areas, a children's playground, fountain and a nature conservation area. Some tombstones and a Celtic cross are reminders of the past.

Prior to 1801 St Martin's Gardens was farmland. In 1802 the site was handed over to St Martin in the Fields church in for use as a burial ground. In 1817 permission was given to build an Almshouse on part of the land, and in 1855 permission for further development was granted. This resulted in numerous bodies being exhumed, some of which may lie under the large mound forming the center of the park.

In 1884 the plot was turned into St Martin's Garden and opened by Countess Rosebery, who also unveiled the Dibden monument, the Celtic Cross which still stands here. In 2004 Camden was awarded £220,000 from the governments Liveability Project Fund. The Friends of St Martin's Garden was formed in 2005, growing rapidly in popularity. The gardens are opposite All Saints Greek Orthodox Church.

St Martin's Gardens
Pratt Street / Camden Street
Camden, London

Tube: Camden Town (Northern line), Mornington Crescent (northern line).
Bus: Camden Town (46, 24, 27, 134, 135, 214, 253, 274, C2)
Train: Camden, Euston Station, Kings Cross & St Pancras.