A curated set of places in London: 16. Selected from the Atlas catalog using open sources.
Places: 16
A UNESCO World Heritage Site, these extensive, historic and beautiful gardens feature elements illustrating significant periods of garden and landscape art from the 18th to the 20th centuries, and a plant collection second to none in the world.
More · SourcesSave to my map ↗Situated on a hill rising up from Greenwich town centre, the park offers impressive views from the hilltop across the River Thames to Docklands and the City of London.
More · SourcesSave to my map ↗London's main zoo is in the northern reaches of Regent's Park.
More · SourcesSave to my map ↗Garden founded by apothecaries in the 17th century to the medicinal properties of plants.
More · SourcesSave to my map ↗Substantial nature reserve on the old disused Barn Elms Reservoirs.
More · SourcesSave to my map ↗Originally the private garden of Holland House, much of which was destroyed in the London Blitz, Holland Park is a mixture of woodland, European and Japanese-style formal gardens and leisure facilities.
More · SourcesSave to my map ↗Large expanse of green space stretching 12 miles from Forest Gate into Essex.
More · SourcesSave to my map ↗A quite beautiful hidden garden on West Heath, which is little known even to many Londoners.
More · SourcesSave to my map ↗The Serpentine is a long, thin artificial lake within Hyde Park which contains a range of waterfowl and fish.
More · SourcesSave to my map ↗Nature reserve set around reservoirs, one of the largest urban wetlands in Europe and a nice place for birdwatching.
More · SourcesSave to my map ↗While the Crystal Palace is no longer there, the 200-acre park is a lasting reminder of the grandeur of the scheme.
More · SourcesSave to my map ↗A lovely park on the southern banks of the Thames known or its wildlife and some splendid examples of mature trees.
More · SourcesSave to my map ↗A remnant of the great hornbeam and oak woodland that once traversed South London.
More · SourcesSave to my map ↗Famous swimming club in Hyde Park's lake.
More · SourcesSave to my map ↗Postman's Park is three parks combined, bringing together the gardens of St Botolph's Aldersgate, Christ Church Greyfriars and St Leonard, Foster Lane.
More · SourcesSave to my map ↗One of the ‘Magnificent Seven’ garden cemeteries of London, which has become a woodland memorial park, popular with local dog owners.
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