Morden Hall Park: Wetlands, Rose Garden & Snuff Mill
I walked in from Phipps Bridge, past Deen City Farm and the tram line, through the wetlands boardwalk…
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Danson Park: Boating Lake & Danson House Guide
Good morning from Danson Park: Steve takes a walk from the manor house café past the volunteer-run Old…
Lloyd Park: Playground, Tennis & Walled Garden Guide
A William Morris Gallery, formal gardens, and a duckweed-covered moat at one end; a skatepark, sport and a…
Paddington Recreation Ground: Tennis, Athletics & Sport
A free outdoor gym that actually works, a 400m track where Roger Bannister trained, 13 tennis courts, and…
Beckenham Place Park: Swimming Lake & Historic Mansion
Lewisham's largest green space, kept coming back to during the school holidays: a garden of flowers, a playground…
Victoria Embankment Gardens: Thames Views & Statues
A small hidden flower garden between the Strand and the Thames: tulips in every colour, a surprise waterfall,…
Gunnersbury Park: Museum, Lakes & Rothschild History
Honestly, I didn't expect it to be like this: 72 hectares of trails that keep unfolding, dry summer…
Holland Park: Kyoto Garden, Peacocks & Woodland Walks
Bigger than I expected, and the Kyoto Garden isn't even the best reason to stay: a waterfall, fish…
Victoria Park: Lakes, Pagoda & East London Green Space
Thought I'd already figured London out, then Victoria Park proved otherwise: a pagoda that started in Hyde Park…
Bushy Park: Red Deer, Chestnut Avenue & Waterworks
Come thinking you know where you're going, and five minutes later you don't: deer everywhere, ponds that appear…