Visit Charlton House Peace Garden

Opened in 2006 in support of Amnesty International’s ‘Stop the Violence Against Women’ campaign, the Amnesty International Peace Garden at Charlton House is certainly a peaceful place. The Peace Garden neighbours the Sensory Garden laid out in the 1950s, which leads into a the Pond Garden, which sadly no longer has a pond.



Found within the old walled gardens of Charlton House, the Peace Garden is a light-touch place, with just a few overtly political items such as a bronze by Margaret Higginson called Portage, designed to reflect the historical strength and spirit of women worldwide, who have to balance a variety of roles, and a Japanese Peace Pole, donated by Keiko Ito. Other than that, it's mostly peaceful flowers, bugs and butterflies.

For more, see http://www.royalgreenwich.gov.uk/directory_record/2011/charlton_house