Woodberry Wetlands: Reed Beds, Coal House Café & Skyline Views
A free London Wildlife Trust nature reserve in Stoke Newington: Victorian reservoirs, reed beds, a boardwalk, the Coal…
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Boston Manor Park: Jacobean House, Lake, Wetlands & Orchard
A calm Brentford park with a 17th-century manor house, a lake of swans and ducks, a young orchard…
Mudchute Park & Farm: Free City Farm, Donkeys & Canary Wharf Views
A free city farm in the shadow of Canary Wharf: donkeys, sheep, ducks, a café and wide open…
Horniman Museum and Gardens: World Gallery, Conservatory & Free Entry
A first visit to the Horniman Museum and Gardens in Forest Hill: the world signpost, the World Gallery,…
Northala Fields: Wembley Hills, Skyline Views & Fishing Lakes
Northala Fields in Northolt is built around four hills made from the rubble of the old Wembley Stadium.…
Hainault Forest Country Park: Farm, Train & Craft Courtyard
A Sunday at Hainault Forest Country Park: Foxburrows Farm, the adventure playground, glassblowers in the Craft Courtyard, a…
Marble Hill Park: Palladian Villa, Grotto & Adventure Playground
A sunny walk through Marble Hill Park in Twickenham: the Palladian villa at its centre, a quiet grotto,…
Lodge Farm Park: Miniature Railway, Tennis & Trees
A walk round Lodge Farm Park, next to Raphael Park: tennis courts, an outdoor gym, a miniature railway…
Raphael Park: Lake, Bandstand & Wood Carvings
An after-work wander round Raphael Park in Gidea Park: geese on the lake, squirrels carved from tree stumps,…
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A few favourites, depending on what kind of day you want.
A full day out with childrenHainault Forest Country Park has a free farm, a big wooden playground and a little train. Crystal Palace Park has the Victorian dinosaurs and a boating lake.
Deer and big open walksRichmond Park and Bushy Park both have herds of red and fallow deer. Keep your distance, especially in autumn.
Classic central LondonSt James’s Park for the pelicans and palace views, then through Green Park to Hyde Park.
Somewhere quiet and greenWaterlow Park in Highgate, Marble Hill Park in Twickenham, Boston Manor Park in Brentford or the reservoirs at Walthamstow Wetlands.
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