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Regent’s Park
Surrounded by John
Nash’s graceful buildings,
this is one of London’s
most civilized retreats. It is
home to a large boating
lake, an open-air theatre
and ZSL London Zoo.

Hampstead Heath
is a breezy open
space embracing a
variety of landscapes.
St James’s Park
In the heart of the
West End, this park
is a popular escape
for office workers.
It is also a reserve
for wildfowl.

Thames

Green Park, with its shady trees
and benches, offers a cool, restful
spot bordering Buckingham Palace.

Battersea Park
is a pleasant
riverside spot
with a man-made
boating lake.

Greenwich Park
Home to the National Maritime Museum and the Queen’s House, Greenwich
Park has fine views from the Old Royal Observatory on the hilltop.
London Squares
From the 17th to the late 19th century,
many houses in the more exclusive areas
of central London, such as Bloomsbury,
were laid out as squares, with a railed-off
Kensington Gardens piazza or garden in the centre, surrounded
and Hyde Park by roads and buildings. Many of these
The Albert Memorial is squares still exist today, and most are open
in Kensington Gardens, to the public. Beautifully maintained, they
while neighbouring provide small, green oases for visitors
Hyde Park features a and passersby alike. Elegant Russell Square in Bloomsbury
recreational lake.

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