London Parks and Places of Recreation

This directory of notable London parks and places of recreation is listed from A to Z, making it easy to locate the London attraction of your choice.   

Battersea Park famous south London park
Bushy Park royal park famous for its roaming deer
Chelsea Physic Garden 17th century botanic garden
Chiswick House and Gardens 18th century Palladian villa and magnificent landscape gardens
Eltham Palace and Gardens medieval royal palace with beautiful garden
Epping Forest sprawling forest in north-east London
Fulham Palace historical 11th century building with one of the most important gardens in Britain
Green Park famous royal park
Greenwich Park royal park and part of a UNESCO World Hertage Site
Hampstead Heath one of the most famous open spaces in Britain
Hampton Court Maze the world's most famous maze
Hampton Court Palace the medieval home of King Henry VIII with beautiful, expansive gardens
Highgate Cemetery famous burial place with such figures as Karl Marx buried here
Hyde Park royal park, one of the most famous parks in the world
Kensington Gardens famous royal park
Kew Gardens the world's most comprehensive collection of living plant species
London Wetland Centre 42 hectares of wildlife, given the title of a 'Site of Special Scientific Interest'
Regent's Park famous royal park
Richmond Park royal park famous for its roaming deer
RSPB Rainham Marshes fabulous nature haven
St James' Park oldest of London's Royal Parks
Syon House home of the Duke of Northumberland
Thames Barrier Park postmodern-designed East London park
The Serpentine world-famous recreational lake in Hyde Park
Victoria Park major park in the East End
Wanstead Park nature lover's paradise