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London Parks
One of the delights of summer is lounging outdoors. And, though London at its worst in summer can be smoky, muggy, hot, oppressive, sweaty and generally downright annoying, there are more than enough parks, commons and green spaces to make it feel like you've managed to get out of the retrace for a while.
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Alexandra Park
Public gardens housing Alexandra Palace (an entertainment and exhibition centre with indoor ice rink) and complete with kids' attractions, sports facilities and a pitch and putt course. Situated at the corner of Greenlane Road West and Manukau Road in Epsom The nearest tube station is Wood Green, on the Piccadilly line.
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Battersea Park
The Park has a fascinating history, leading from a duel in the marshlands before the Park was built, through to the Funfair and Gardens of the Festival of Britain in the 1950s. It is packed with a wide range of facilities � adventure playgrounds, sports facilities, a children\'s zoo, boating lake, modern art museum and more. The most obvious wildlife in the Park is the birds living on or around the lake. While feeding the ducks you will often see Herons, Cormorants, Grebes, and Black Swans. These are just a few of the many types of bird commonly seen in the Park. The park is located on Queenstown Road and the nearest tube station is Sloane Square and is than a walk 1km south, via Lower Sloane Street and Chelsea Bridge Road.
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Hotels Nearby:
Victoria Park Plaza
Hesperia London Victoria
Days Inn Westminster
Best Western Corona Hotel
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Crystal Palace Park
Transferred from Hyde Park, London, after the Great Exhibition of 1851, Crystal Palace Park became the venue for Victorian celebration of the British Empire
Housing the National Sports Centre within its confines as well as a mini-gym for kids. There\'s also the concert bowl and, most famously, the Dinosaur Park. Elsewhere there\'re a maze, two playgrounds, a boating lake and a dry ski slope.
Crystal Palace has its own station and half hourly services from Victoria Station and Charing Cross.
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Hotels Nearby:
Victoria Park Plaza
Thistle Charing Cross
Days Inn Westminster
Best Western Corona Hotel
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Green Park
The Green Park covers 16 hectares and with St James\'s Park and Hyde Park, forms a chain of open spaces which add so much to life in the capital.
The Green Park was first recorded in 1554 as the place where a rebellion took place against the marriage of Mary I to Philip II of Spain. It was also a famous duelling site until 1667 when Charles II bought an extra 40 acres and it became known as upper St James\'s Park.
The park is open all day all year round.
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Hotels Nearby:
Regent Palace Hotel
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Greenwich Park
Greenwich Park covers 73 hectares (183 acres) and is the oldest enclosed Royal Park. Greenwich Park is situated on a hilltop with impressive views across the River Thames to Docklands and the City of London, between Blackheath and the River Thames. Greenwich Park is perhaps most famous for being bisected by the Greenwich meridian - the line to which time across the globe is referenced. As well as offering large formal parkland, there is also \'the wilderness\' an area enclosed for deer. Several historic buildings are actually in the park, including the Old Royal Observatory, the Royal Naval College, the National Maritime Museum and the Queen\'s House.
The Jubilee Line now runs via North Greenwich however you can also take riverboats to Greenwich Pier from Westminster, Embankment or Tower Piers.
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Hotels Nearby:
Sanctuary House Hotel
City Inn Westminster
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Holland Park
Holland Park is the Royal Borough�s largest park. It is near Kensington High Street, London W14 and contains something of interest for everyone. Facilities include: children�s play areas, including an under eights\' area, sports facilities, including tennis courts, football pitch, netball court, cricket nets and golf bunker, a cafeteria, ecology centre, formal and informal gardens, grassed areas and woodlands, dog run.
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Hotels Nearby:
Harrington Hall
Country Inn & Suites Kensington
Copthorne Tara Hotel
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Hyde Park
When King Henry VIII and his court were thundering across Hyde Park in 1536 in pursuit of deer and wild boar, it would have been difficult to visualise that years later the noble art of tai chi would be peacefully performed among the trees in the early morning, and the Italianate tenor of Pavarotti would echo across the park, applauded by vast audiences. Hyde Park is one of London\'s finest landscapes and covers 140 hectares (350 acres). Hyde Park provides facilities for many different leisure activities and sports as well as being the focal point for public events of all sizes.
Marble Arch, Hyde Park Corner, Lancaster Gate are the nearest tube stations to the park.
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Hotels Nearby:
Kensington Gardens Hotel
John Howard Hotel
John Howard Apartments
Corus Hyde Park Hotel
Comfort Inn Hyde Park
Central Park Hotel
Best Western Phoenix Hotel
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Kew Gardens
On 10 May 2005 Kew unveiled the UK's first specimens of the unique Wollemi pine. After trials at secret locations in the UK the trees takes their place amongst some of the rarest in the world, conserved for all to see at Kew Gardens and Wakehurst Place in Sussex, where seeds are preserved in the Millennium Seed Bank.
Kew is situated on the south bank of the River Thames near Richmond, about 10km south-west of London.
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Hotels Nearby:
Hotel 65
Novotel London West
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Regent's Park
The Regent's Park has a fantastic landscape designed by renowned architect John Nash, and the largest outdoor sports area in London. It is known as the 'jewel in the crown' and covers 197 hectares (487 acres including Primrose Hill). Henry VIII appropriated The Regent's Park for use as a hunting ground, which he considered to be an invigorating ride from Whitehall Palace. At that time, the only boundaries were a ditch and a rampart. Were he here today, Henry would hardly recognise the stylish gardens and sports fields that now stand in its place. There are a number of tube stations near the park Regent's Park (Bakerloo), Great Portland Street (Hammersmith & City, Circle & Metropolitan), Baker St. (Hammersmith & City, Circle, Jubilee, Metropolitan & Bakerloo), St John's Wood (Jubilee)and Camden Town (Northern).
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Hotels Nearby:
Ten Manchester Street
Landmark Hotel
Gloucester Place Hotel
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Richmond Park
The Park has changed little over the centuries and although it is surrounded by human habitation,
the varied landscape of hills, woodland gardens and grasslands set among ancient trees abounds in wild life. Richmond Park has been designated as a site of special scientific interest and a National Nature Reserve. The royal connections to this park probably go back further than any of the others, beginning with Edward (1272-1307), when the area was known as the Manor of Sheen. The name was changed to Richmond during Henry VII\'s reign.
To get the to the park one needs to take the tube to Richmond Park then the bus number 271 to the Park gate.
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St James\'s Park
Three royal palaces skirt St James\'s Park. The most ancient palace is Westminster, now known as the Houses of Parliament. St James\'s Palace with its Tudor style still holds the title of the Court of St James despite the fact that the Monarch has lived in the third palace, Buckingham Palace since 1837.
The park is open all year round from 5am and is accessible from St James Park, Charing Cross, and Westminster, Victoria and Green Park tube stations.
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Hotels Nearby:
Sanctuary House Hotel
Hesperia London Victoria
Days Inn Westminster
City Inn Westminster
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