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aerial view of Green Park Across the traffic island from Hyde Park and over the road from Buckingham Palace you will find Green Park; a Royal Park and the 3rd park I would recommend for a summer picnic. next on the list of 5 best parks in London for a Summer Picnic is Hyde Park in central London. aerial view of Hyde Park – great park for a summer picnic 2) Hyde Park – again you are spoilt for choice of where to have your picnic. Hyde Park is one of London’s finest landscapes . . . → Read More: 5 Best Parks in London for a Summer Picnic – park 2 London in summer is three months of events, exhibitions, green parks, sunshine and summer picnics! With so much on you are spoilt for choice of what to do and where to go, so once you have exhausted yourself visiting here and there, then that is the best time for a summer picnic. I will list what . . . → Read More: 5 Best Parks in London for a Summer Picnic – park 1 this plaque commemorates Sir Arthur Crossfield of Witanhurst 1865-1938 Have you ever lived in a place for a while and not realised you have a jewel in the vicinity, and then one day you discover it? For the last year I have been living in Highgate, quite near to Hampstead Heath which I have explored extensively……but it would . . . → Read More: discovering Kenwood House, Hampstead Heath, London
Swire Fountain – St James's park, London Blue skies, fluffy white clouds hanging fat and lazy in the air, verdant green grasses and trees heavy with lush foliage, the air thick with the heat of summer just around the corner. If you want to put a date to it; summer in the UK officially starts June 1st . . . → Read More: 5 Best Parks for a Summer Picnic in London St James’s Park; just a short walk from Buckingham Palace this delightful park stretches along Birdcage Walk to the South, The Mall to the North stretching alongside The Mall to the North Horse Guards to the East and Buckingham Palace to the West. Buckingham Palace to the west St James’s Park is the oldest and smallest of the . . . → Read More: St James’s Park, London Slightly off the beaten track of the tourist routes, on the north bank of the Thames is a not often heard of garden; Victoria Embankment Gardens on the Victoria Embankment; an attractively set out garden, a haven of peace amidst the hustle and bustle of daily life in London. Victoria Embankment Gardens A visit to these gardens . . . → Read More: Victoria Embankment Gardens Winter in London is one of my favourite seasons, along with spring, summer and autumn I love the anticipation of possible snow and this year we were treated (or not) to an early snow. an early arrival – early morning snow on 11.30.2010 Of course it has caused chaos across the country and has inconvenienced . . . → Read More: a tramp across the Heath in the snow entrance to the west side of Highgate Cemetery – Gothic architecture Highgate Cemetery, originally known as the Cemetery of St James at Highgate, is one of a series of large, formally landscaped burial grounds established around London during the early part of Queen Victoria’s reign, and offers a fascinating glimpse into Gothic London. entrance to the . . . → Read More: Highgate Cemetery – Highgate N6 London  Comments are closed  history of London, landmark buildings, london attractions, London gems, Parks of London, things to do in London, what to see when in London  Douglas Noel Adams 1952-2001 – author of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Friends of Highgate Cemetery, George Eliot, grade I listed park, Highgate Cemetery, Highgate Cemetery London, Hithchiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Hovis Bread, Karl Marx, Richard 'Stoney' Smith, Victorian London, William Alfred Foyle, William Edward Friese-Greene The Clockmaker’s Museum is a gem of a museum and a must visit when you are visiting Guildhall. Clockmaker's Museum at Guildhall London (reflection is of the building opposite) The Clockmaker’s Museum, begun in 1813 first opened to the public in 1873; the oldest of it’s kind in the world. The museum consists of a single room, quite one . . . → Read More: The Clockmaker’s Museum Leave a comment free things to do in London, getting around London, history of London, London gems, Parks of London, things to do in London, what to see when in London 3 days in london, free things to do in London, museums in London, The Clockmaker's Museum London, the square mile london, where to go when in london |
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