Jhalobia Recreation Park and Gardens is on Muritala Mohammed International Airport Road, Lagos. It is situated between the Hajj Camp and Ajao Estate. Visitors to Jhalobia are always awed to discover a haven of carefully planned park and garden space with its beautiful, unspoilt, tranquillity in the heart of boisterous Lagos. It is a multi-purpose park and a unique events centre built in 1998 by a mother Mrs. Veronica Adepoju and her two daughters, Ifuemi and Ameto who are landscape designers. The park is built out of the passion for beautification of Mrs. Adepoju as well as her desire to affect other people’s lives positively, she believes that a beautiful environment would work better as an enabling ground for running of her programmes aimed at bringing about the revival of the lost values and virtues of the fifties, sixties and the early seventies in other to uplift the quality of family life. The two-acre park is a tapestry of beautiful and functional garden features such as the ever-green lawns, walk ways, topiaries of different shapes, sculpture, water falls, fountains, ponds, rock gardens, gazebos of different sizes of exotic trees, palms and flowers, it also has a children’s play ground equipped with play toys. The park is known for its expansive space for guests and it beauty. The recreation park provides the ideal setting for superb white weddings, nikai, traditional, registry or engagements. Jhalobia is also suitable for picnics, product launches, school visits, religious retreats, anniversaries, quiet time with nature and a perfect location for movie and musical shoots. It has a stunning environment which brings a unique atmosphere to your events. Jhalobia Recreation Park, has a perfect setting for your parties, with enough space for up to two thousand five hundred (2500) guests. Its impressive fifty five meters red carpeted aisle, gives a feeling of royalty to the celebrant. The well cultured gardens are a photographer’s delight. On a wedding day, the bride and groom can cause a stir by arriving in a helicopter and parking on the lawn. You can ride on horses as there is wide expanse to move on. It is an unfettered fun galore for the children at the party on your wedding day at no extra cost on the children’s play ground. There is the advantage of our Restaurant and bar and 2-2-1 village for private entertainment with buffet meals or barbecue. Parked cars are safe as we have both armed and plain clothes security personnel on surveillance during events. Jhalobia Recreation Park and Garden is one of the premier recreation parks and gardens in Nigeria.It is located on Murtala Muhammed Airport Road, Lagos. It is marked by a stylish use of tropical plants and architecture. So why don’t we take time out and visit for amazing natural view which make peace with our...
Read moreI discovered this garden which happened to be close to my house, after being disappointed by the pre arranged venue I was to use for my daughter's birthday. I was so distraught, disoriented and frustrated with the previous venue's disappointment that I was such a mess.. I had to start redirecting my guests who already made it to the previous venue and calling everyone to change venue, it was awful. But the team at Jhalobia park turned things around very quickly.. They were very kind, extremely helpful, catered to my tight budget and gave the kids the BEST TIME ever! I was so overwhelmed with the love that even this review is not enough to express how grateful I am. A beautiful and well maintained park with swings and slides for kids.. my daughter's birthday was saved. Thanks to the wonderful team at Jhalobia...
Read moreThough the park is pretty close to the road, the wedding I attended here was great! It was a small wedding so the open space fit perfectly for the guests (at most 100 people).
The park has toilets, a parking lot but no visible signage to see from the major road so you may have to drive slowly to not miss it like I did 😄. I don’t recall seeing park benches so if you’re in the area for a picnic or get together, you might want to come with blankets or foldable chairs.
I think the park is great for intimate events like picnics, large family gatherings and small weddings. There’s a small play ground for the kiddies so nobody is...
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