Gardens
London has a beautiful summer from May through September when the weather is normally fine to have fun in the garden or parks. First check the weather forecast then decide where you want to go:
- Ornamental Garden
- Our beautifully maintained garden is ideal for sunny days and garden parties but please no games, dogs or excessive noise. The Ground Floor Maisonette patio backs on to the garden. First Floor residents and Top Floor residents have a key to use the top gate from the street in Holland Gardens.
- Holland Park
- Only a five minute walk away, with its kids' adventure playground, tennis courts, football pitches, lovely cheap café and opera and ballet.
- Hyde Park/Kensington Gardens
- The Royal Parks are only a twenty minute walk away, through Holland Park. Try this informed sculpture walk for a fascinating hour in Hyde Park.
- Richmond Park
- Thirty minutes on the District line (change platforms at Earl's Court for Richmond) for sport and the Royal Botanic Gardens.
- Hampstead Heath
- 700 acres of freedom, including holiday fun-fairs and spectacular Kenwood House classical concerts. Its lido and free Victorian bathing ponds are the closest thing London has to a beach. 45 minutes by silverlink (not Sundays) from Kensington Olympia platform 2 to Willsden Junction where you change train for Gospel Oak.
- Brighton Beach
- For a real day at the seaside catch South Central from Kensington Olympia platform 3 to Gatwick and change train for Brighton. You'll be on the beach within two hours.
