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Top 10 parks and gardens in London
Green space for a picnic, a run or a quiet hour.
1
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Stroll through Kew Gardens in southwest London, where living collections of plants and fungi unfold across the grounds. Behind the scenes,…
Gardensabout 4 hKew Gardens
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2Richmond Park
Wander across wide open grassland, where deer graze beneath old trees and the noise of the city drops away. It's a rare chance to feel far from…
Parksabout 2 h
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3Greenwich Park
Stroll 74 hectares of former hunting park, then climb to the hilltop Royal Observatory and straddle the Prime Meridian. Views sweep over the…
Parksabout 1 hMaze Hill
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4Battersea Park
Stroll Battersea Park's open lawns and lakeside paths, with the Thames sliding along its edge and the white Peace Pagoda rising among the trees.…
Parksabout 1 hBattersea Park
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5Bushy Park
Spread across 445 hectares of open space, Bushy Park gives you room to wander right beside Hampton Court Palace. Walk to Kingston Bridge in…
Parksabout 1 h 30Teddington
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6Chelsea Physic Garden
Step through high brick walls into a four-acre garden where medicinal plants share warm beds with Mediterranean rock plants. Spot an olive tree…
Gardensabout 1 h 30Sloane Square
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7Fenton House and Garden
A 17th-century merchant's house with early keyboard instruments, porcelain and a walled garden with an orchard. It sits in one of Hampstead's…
Historic sitesabout 1 h 15Hampstead
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8Parkland Walk
An abandoned railway line swallowed by trees, so you walk a green tunnel past ghost platforms with houses hidden just beyond the leaves.
Parksabout 1 hCrouch Hill
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9Camley Street Natural Park
A pocket of ponds, reeds and woodland on the canal bank that swaps King's Cross bustle for birdsong in a few steps.
Parksabout 1 hSt Pancras International
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10St John's Lodge Garden
Hidden behind a modest gate off the Inner Circle, this hedged garden of arbours, urns and quiet benches feels like your own private estate.
Gardensabout 1 hRegent's Park
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Free parks
Open to everyone, most from early morning until dusk.
Hyde Park
Wander the shores of the Serpentine in a 350-acre royal park where the trees soften the city's noise. Follow the green chain toward Kensington…
Parksabout 1 h 30Knightsbridge
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Holland Park
A wooded park between Kensington and Notting Hill, with free-roaming peacocks, the ruins of Holland House and the calm Kyoto Garden. It feels far…
Parksabout 1 h 30Kensington
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Primrose Hill
Couples spread blankets on the grassy summit and watch the whole skyline turn gold, then glitter as the sun goes down.
Parksabout 1 hChalk Farm
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St. James's Park
Wander lakeside paths past pelicans and ducks, with Buckingham Palace rising at the far end of the water. Green calm and royal grandeur sit side…
Parksabout 45 minWestminster
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The Green Park
Wander across Constitution Hill from Buckingham Palace's gardens and let the open grass draw you northeast toward the St James's quarter. Green…
Parksabout 1 hGreen Park
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Trent Park
Wander across the former grounds of a north London country house, where statues and the Orangery sit among open green space. Pick a bench, take…
Parksabout 1 hCockfosters
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Brockwell Park
Stretch out across 126 acres of open green just south of Brixton, with Herne Hill and Tulse Hill on its edges. Wander the grass, let the city…
Parksabout 1 hHerne Hill
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Gunnersbury Park
Wander through Gunnersbury Park, where listed gardens sit between Chiswick, Ealing and Brentford. A restoration finished in 2018 has freshened the…
Parksabout 1 hKew Bridge
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