Hurlingham Park

Park and sports ground in London, England

Hurlingham Park is a park and multi use sports ground in Fulham, London, England. It is currently used mostly for rugby matches, football matches and athletics events and is the home of Hammersmith and Fulham Rugby Football Club. The park is a two minute walk from Putney Bridge tube station on the District line. Once known as the "spiritual home of British polo", Hurlingham Park was the venue for men's polo at the 1908 Olympics. Hurlingham Park received a Green Flag Award for 2013–2014.

Polo was first played at Hurlingham Park in 1874, It continued to be played on the site for 65 years, until the grounds were requisitioned by the government during the Second World War. Much of the surrounding area was compulsorily purchased by Fulham Borough Council in the 1950s to create the public park, the sports arena, and council housing. The Hurlingham Club was subsequently left with its clubhouse, tennis courts, and croquet lawns, as well as its river frontage. before deciding to retain the Hurlingham Park name. The first section of the new public park – featuring a children's playground with swings, see saw, a rocking boat, and a maze – was officially opened in October 1952. The opening ceremony was attended by Edwin Bayliss, chairman of the London County Council; local MP Dr. Edith Summerskill; Fulham mayor Frank W. Banfield; and representatives from the Hurlingham Club.

One of the oldest surviving buildings in Hurlingham Park is Field Cottage, a lodge which was rebuilt in 1856 in solid stone. In the 1860s, Hurlingham Field Cottage was used as an orphanage and industrial home for girls, run by Elizabeth Palmer, a local benefactress.

The Monty Python sketch "The 127th Upper Class Twit of the Year Competition from Hurlingham Park" was filmed there in 1969.