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The 10 Best Gardens in London, England
The crown jewels, Buckingham Palace, Camden Market…in London, history collides with art, fashion, food, and good British ale. A perfect day is different for everyone: culture aficionados shouldn't miss the Tate Modern and the Royal Opera House. If you love fashion, Oxford Street has shopping galore. For foodies, cream tea at Harrod’s or crispy fish from a proper chippy offers classic London flavor. Music and book buffs will love seeing Abbey Road and the Sherlock Holmes Museum (at 221B Baker Street, of course).
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1. Hill Garden & Pergola
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 83 reviews
Reviewed By MarioDemetriou1 - London, United Kingdom
A beautiful little oasis in Hampstead, ideal for walk around with views over the Heath and flower blooms and a pond.
2. Queen Mary's Gardens
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4.5 based on 171 reviews
Lovely formal rose gardens located within Regent's Park, which feature visual delights such as a rock garden, statues, fountains and waterfalls.
Reviewed By Betts95 - Sevenoaks, United Kingdom
Queen mary's Gardens are in Regents Park. Regents Park is such a beautiful huge park, the perfect place for a sunny day. The Queen Mary's Rose Garden's is one of my favourite places in London, when the roses are in full bloom it is absolutely wonderful. When it's a sunny day, take a seat by the pond and listen to the birds, it's a lovely break from the busyness of London. Would highly recommend a visit!
3. Kensington Gardens
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 4,421 reviews
Separated from Hyde Park by the Serpentine, a lake used by boaters and swimmers, this park is calmer and more peaceful than its neighbor, and features many attractions including a statue of Peter Pan, Albert Memorial and the Serpentine Art Gallery.
Reviewed By 974changg - North Kingstown, United States
Ab fab! One of my favorite parks and not only because I haunted this place when I lived in Bayswater for a year as a child, but also because its plantings, gardens, and paths are simply a delight to stroll, wander, and admire. So nice to see the Round Pond (still replete with ducks, swans, and geese looking for the daily bread), the gorgeous and charming Sunken Garden, the Albert Memorial, Kensington Palace, Orangery, the Elfin Oak (though sadly the fairies are all sequestered behind iron bars these days). Extremely walkable and easy access to and from the city proper through various gates.
4. Dulwich Picture Gallery
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 461 reviews
Dulwich Picture Gallery is the world’s first purpose-built public art gallery: it was founded in 1811 when Sir Francis Bourgeois RA bequeathed his collection of old masters “for the inspection of the public”. Located in 3 acres of private gardens, today the Gallery is a vibrant cultural hub hosting some of the UK’s leading exhibitions alongside its Permanent Collection of Baroque masterpieces while staging a wide-ranging programme of public events, practical art and community engagement.
Reviewed By futtock21 - London, United Kingdom
Dulwich Picture Gallery is a tale of two halves: the permanent collection of European masterpieces particularly from the 17th and 18th centuries - think the likes of Van Dyck, Rembrandt, Gainsborough and Watteau; then a cluster of small rooms to the rear housing a temporary exhibition space. The most recent exhibition entitled English Surrealism is almost a contradiction in terms as surrealism was a mainly continental movement and its adherents in this country only appear to have contributed to it fitfully; and, after World War II only by two women Eileen Agar and Leonore Carrington unless one also includes Desmond Morris still more known as a zoologist than an artist. The architecture of the gallery, the first purpose built art gallery anywhere in the world to a design by Sir John Soane is of considerable interest in itself. There is a bookshop and cafe.
5. Chelsea Physic Garden
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4.5 based on 626 reviews
Reviewed By lyndac00per - Wokingham, United Kingdom
I have wanted to go here for so long and finally we made it. What a pleasure it was. An oasis of calm and greenery in this part of London, just off the Chelsea Embankment. It is worth buying the guide book to read about the history of the garden as this sets it in context of seeing the medicinal plants as well as many other plantings from around the world. The signs and information provided are very good. There are seats in the sun and shade. There are some guided tours offered too - free but book on arrival as limited to 5 plus the guide for the rule of 6 during COVID. There is an excellent cafe/restaurant. We had coffee and pastries/cake on arrival and later a light bite from their delicious menu and wine list. Lovely seating outside and in a marquee. Great personal touch service - thank you. Highly recommended - we will return to see the garden in a different season.
6. The Victoria Tower Gardens
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 125 reviews
Reviewed By Travelling_SE_Asia - St. Albans, United Kingdom
A small pocket of green space, great for rest and relaxation, in the heart of Westminster between the Houses of Parliament, the River Thames, Millbank and Lambeth Bridge. There are a number of memorials here celebrating freedom. The Buxton Memorial which memorialised the abolition of slavery and the French Sculptor Auguste Rodin’s Burghers of Calais. At the opposite end of the gardens is the horse ferry playground for children.
7. Brown Hart Gardens
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4.5 based on 25 reviews
Reviewed By 227ianc - London, United Kingdom
Easily missed by nany people who walk pass it, the Gardens are a delightful oasis, built over a electricity substation, in Mayfair. The current elevated gardens were created in 1906, but closed in the 1980's and reopened after an overhaul including a new modetn cafe in 2007. It is a quirky, but enjoyable space, and the cafe is a real asset in the current health situation The four staircase entrances are currently marked with colourful sculptures 'Mother! by Surbhi Modi, which bring a smile to visitors, while at one end Antony Gormley's unique hotel suite overlooks the gardens
8. Victoria Embankment Gardens
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4.5 based on 206 reviews
Reviewed By 227ianc - London, United Kingdom
Temple Tube Station is currently closed, so to reach the Aldwych, I had an enjoyable walk from Embankment Tube Station through Victoria Embankment Gardens past the Water Gate and statues and memorials including Robert Burns the Imperial Camel Corps, Lord Cheylesmore, Sir Wilfred Lawson, Robert Raikes (who founded Sunday Schools) and Arthur Sullivan (of Gilbert and Sullivan fame) and also out to the Embankment past Cleopatra's Needle brought here in 1878 and located opposite the First World War Memorial from the Belgians. At the end of the Gardens is a further statue to the enginneer Michael Faraday. The gardens are well landscaped and there is a good cafe and an adventurous children's play area. It was a delight to rediscover these gardens.
9. Italian Gardens
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4.5 based on 134 reviews
Reviewed By jenniealee - Mesa, United States
I wanted to see these gardens since I was not able to the last time I came to London. In this park, you can see the Queen's Tomb, the Peter Pan Statue, and the Italian-style garden. It is apart of Hyde Park near Kensington Palace. They were restored in 2011 and believed to be a gift to Queen Victoria from Prince Albert. FYI: Queen Victoria and Prince Albert's initials on one of the walls of the Pump House, at the north of the gardens.
10. Kyoto Garden
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 354 reviews
Reviewed By Steve_of_N21 - London, United Kingdom
Opened in 1991 the Kyoto Garden was a gift to London from the people of Kyoto. Built around its central ponds it is a serene spot in the middle of Holland Park and is well worth searching out when in the park. But as others have said it is not the biggest of areas and is rightly popular and therefore busy on a fine weather day, so it might not be so serene if you visit during the summer school holidays for example. Today it is one of two Japanese gardens in Holland Park, with the addition of the Fukushima Memorial garden in 2012 which was gifted by the then Japanese ambassador to commemorate the gratitude of the Japanese people to the British for their support following the natural disasters that struck Japan in March 2011. This is just to the south of the Kyoto garden and although is not as formal it also is worth a visit along with the Kyoto Garden. Some of the photos loaded here are from the Fukushima garden
