111 Lovely London Parks And Gardens To Get You Back To Nature

Summer is fading, so make the most of the milder weather by getting out to some of our wonderful London parks and gardens.

Alex Landon - Editor • 12 September, 2023

Amazing views and greenery in Primrose Hill, one of London's most famous parks — Photo: Mikadun, Shutterstock

Table Of Contents

Parks in Central London
Parks in North London
Parks in South London
Parks in East London
Parks in West London

Summer may be ending, but that doesn’t mean we’re going to stop going for long walks around London. Instead, those sweaty summer strolls are turning into tranquil wanders and cosy autumnal picnics. Luckily for us Londoners, our beloved capital is full to the brim of landscaped parks and gorgeous gardens for us to make the most of the temperate weather. From scenic views to Instagrammable-wonders, we’re pretty lucky with our green spaces it has to be said. So best get yourself to one of these lovely gardens and parks in London:

Parks in Central London

1. Hyde Park

A beautiful aerial shot taken of the magnificent Hyde Park in central London, one of London's parks — Photo: Shutterstock – RAW-films

2. Grosvenor Square

3. Whitehall Gardens

4. Soho Square

5. Berkeley Square Gardens

6. St Dunstan in the East

a portion of the walls of st dunstan in the east — Credit: Shutterstock – Photo by Jonathan Hoseana

7. Chelsea Embankment Gardens

8. Green Park

9. Russell Square

10. Parliament Square Garden

11. Victoria Tower Gardens

12. Kensington Gardens

13. Sky Garden (which may be indoors, but it has ‘garden’ in the name so we’re having it)

people sitting and standing around in front of the impressive skyline views from the sky garden — Credit: Sky Garden

14. Lincoln’s Inn Fields

15. Victoria Embankment Gardens

16. Bloomsbury Square

17. St James’ Park (don’t miss the daffodils in springtime)

18. Postman’s Park

19. Queen Elizabeth Hall Roof Garden

Parks in North London

20. Alexandra Park, which has a panoramic beer garden in the summer

Aerial panromaic view of Alexandra Palace in Alexandra Park with dramatic clouds behind — Photo: Shutterstock – ZGPhotography

21. Finsbury Park

22. Paddington Recreation Ground

23. Sunny Hill Park

24. Queen’s Park

25. Gladstone Park

26. Regents Park

Peaceful scenery with fountain in regent's park of London — Photo: Shutterstock – I Wei Huang

27. Hampstead Heath

28. Stanmore Country Park

29. Arnos Park

30. Trent Country Park (which helpfully answers the question, “what is there to do in Cockfosters?”)

31. Waterlow Park

32. Hampstead Hill Gardens and Pergola

the greenery lined path of the hampstead hill gardens and pergola — Credit: Peter O’Connor – Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic (CC BY-SA 2.0)

33. Fryent Country Park

34. Canons Park

35. Primrose Hill

36. Grovelands Park

37. Barnard Park

38. Parkland Walk

Parks in South London

39. Vauxhall Park

40. Barnes Common

41. Brockwell Park

42. Richmond Park (and the Isabella Plantation)

an autumnal shot of richmond park with the sun streaming through the trees — Photo: Simon Wilkes, Unsplash

43. Tooting Common

44. Putney Heath

45. Wimbledon Common

46. Morden Park, which is not to be confused with…

47. Morden Hall Park

48. Greenwich Park

People scattered around a Greenwich park on a sunny blue sky day — Photo: Pajor Pawel, Shutterstock

49. Blackheath

50. Lavender Pond Nature Park

51. Streatham Common

52. Crystal Palace Park (featuring dinosaurs!)

53. Wandsworth Common

54. Beckenham Place Park

55. Battersea Park

The pagoda and pathway of Battersea Park in the shining sunshine — Photo: Jiri Packa, Shutterstock

56. Floating Barge Gardens

57. Belair Park

58. Mitcham Common

59. Bushy Park

60. Southwark Park

61. Kew Gardens

The Temperate House in the beautiful Kew Gardens, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, one of the best London gardens — Photo: Charles Bowman, Shutterstock

62. Burgess Park

63. Dulwich Park

64. Ham Lands

65. King George’s Park

66. Clapham Common

67. Stave Hill Ecological Park

68. Russia Dock Woodland

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69. Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens

70. Jubilee Gardens

71. Kennington Park

72. Deptford Park

Parks in East London

73. Victoria Park

74. Walthamstow Wetlands

Two people sitting in front of a lake in the Walthamstow Wetlands in E17 — Photo: cktravels.com, Shutterstock

75. Wanstead Flats

76. Clapton Pond

77. Weavers Fields

78. Bethnal Green Gardens

79. West Ham Park

80. Barking Park

81. Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park

Blue skies over the leafy Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park — Photo: John Leveridge, Shutterstock

82. Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park

83. Hackney Downs

84. Mudchute Park and Farm

85. Springfield Park

86. Woodberry Wetlands

87. Clissold Park

88. Abney Park

Some statues surrounded by ambient light at the Abney Park Cemetery in Stoke Newington — Photo: Hanging Bear Media, Shutterstock

89. Haggerston Park

90. Millfields Park

91. Mile End Park

92. Stepney Green Park

93. Claybury Park

94. Dagenham Chase Nature Reserve

95. London Fields, also home to a heated lido

People enjoying the sunshine in the landscaped gardens of London Fields — Photo: cktravels.com, Shutterstock

Parks in West London

96. Gunnersbury Park

97. Osterley Park

98. Boston Manor Park

99. Hounslow Heath

100. Chelsea Physic Garden

101. Pitshanger Park

102. Ealing Common

103. Dukes Meadows

104. Wormwood Scrubs Park

105. Holland Park (and the incredible Kyoto Garden)

The lovely Kyoto Garden in Holland Park – a great spot for a first date in London — Photo: @shutterstock

106. Kensal Green Cemetery

107. Ravenscourt Park; make a beeline for the cute garden centre next to it

108. Bishops Park

109. Eel Brook Common

110. Brompton Cemetery

111. Syon Park, which hosts a beautiful winter lights trail each year

For more outdoorsy stuff, check out our lists of beaches near London. Or why not get yourself a set of two wheels and tackle the capital’s best cycling routes?

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