Best known as the burial place of Samuel Pepys, St Olave, Hart Street Churchyard provides a quiet space with benches, inviting visitors to unwind and explore amidst the tranquillity of the surroundings.
A cool and tranquil garden set back from the busy City streets with a pathway weaving through the garden from east to west. Take a seat on one of the many benches that surrounds the seasonal bedding display which features as a centrepiece to the garden.
This scenic park acquired its name due to its popularity as a lunchtime garden with workers from the nearby old General Post Office. It is home to the famous Watts memorial, built in 1900 by Victorian painter and philanthropist GF Watts (1817-1904). The memorial contains fifty-four memorial tablets commemorating sixty-two individuals, men, women and children, each of whom lost their life while attempting to save another.
Postman's Park featured in 2004 in film 'Closer' which was based on the 1997 play by Patrick Marber. A key part of the plot revolves around the memorial tablet to Alice Ayres.
Getting here
Nearest tube: St Paul's (Exit 1 for Aldersgate Street)
