Waterlow Park: Ponds, Lauderdale House & Skyline Views
Walked in from Hampstead and Highgate Village: five combined estate gardens, 1582 Lauderdale House, a moving-image arts centre,…
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Trent Country Park: Woodland Walks & Lakeside Trails
I walked Trent Country Park myself: a stretch of the London LOOP, wild deer originally from China, a…
Finsbury Park: Lake, Parkland Walk & Sports Facilities
Didn't plan on doing anything that day, but ended up walking much further than expected: golden light breaking…
Primrose Hill: Skyline Views, Kite Flying & Picnics
Back after nearly a year away, and it was a big miss: dry summer grass, kites overhead, pastel-painted…
Golders Hill Park: Mini Zoo, Walled Garden & Deer
A lovely little morning with the animals: wallabies in the sun, an eagle owl bigger than expected, donkeys…
Hampstead Heath: Swimming Ponds, Kenwood & Parliament Hill
A spectrum rather than a park: unmapped woodland at one end, lifeguarded natural swimming ponds in the middle,…
Epping Forest: Ancient Woodland, Deer & Walking Trails
8,000 acres and thirteen miles of it, so the real question is which Epping Forest you want: Chingford…
Alexandra Park: Ally Pally, Boating Lake & Skyline Views
I came to Alexandra Park for the view of London from the top, and found a proper climb,…