Kew Gardens is a magnificent World Heritage Site covering 300 acres with over 30,000 species of plants. Read more.
Clapham Common provides an oasis of peace amid the busy traffic of south west London. A number of cafés, sporting facilities, two playgrounds and a skate park make it a lively recreational facility. Read more.
The green, triangle-shaped expanse of leafy land just beyond the Ritz is Green Park. Read more.
Greenwich Park offers a wide range of facilities and points of interest, including a child-friendly boating lake, six tennis courts and the National Maritime Museum just on the perimeter. Read more.
St James's Park was founded as a deer park for the royal occupants of St James's Palace, and remodelled by John Nash on the orders of George IV. Read more.