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Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
Beautifully landscaped wildflower
gardens and children’s play areas
Hampstead make the former Olympic site an
and Highgate appealing public space.

Regent’s Park
In this civilized park, surrounded by fine
Regency buildings, you can stroll around
the rose garden, visit the open-air theatre,
or simply sit and admire the view.

Bloomsbury
Regent’s and Fitzrovia
Park and
Marylebone Smithfield
and
Holborn Spitalfields
and the Inns
Soho and of Court
Trafalgar The City
Square T H A M E S
Piccadilly, R
Mayfair and Southwark
South St James’s E South and Bankside
Kensington and V Bank
Knightsbridge Whitehall I R Greenwich Park
Its focal point is the National
and Maritime Museum, well worth a
Westminster visit for its architecture as well as its
exhibits. There are also fine views.
Chelsea
Green Park Greenwich and
Its leafy paths are favoured by early- Blackheath
morning joggers from the Mayfair hotels.

St James’s Park
Battersea Park Located in the heart of the city, this park
Visitors can hire a rowing boat for the best view is a popular escape for office workers and
of the Victorian landscaping around the lake. has an abundance of wildfowl.

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