Places to visit in London
Explore nature reserves, woodlands, and parks across 33 counties in London.
Over 3,000 parks and green spaces across 33 boroughs — from ancient commons to Royal Parks to hidden nature reserves on suburban streets.
Barking and Dagenham
An east London borough with the Beam Valley Country Park, Roding Valley wetlands, and a stretch of Thames tidal foreshore at Thamesmead.
Barnet
A north London borough with the Totteridge Valley countryside, Hadley Common, the New River Walk, and extensive Green Belt farmland on its northern edge.
Bexley
A southeast London borough on the Thames, with Foots Cray Meadows, Bostall Heath, and the North Downs chalk hills approaching from the south.
Brent
A northwest London borough centred on Brent Reservoir — a wetland nature reserve — with Fryent Country Park and Horsenden Hill's ancient meadows.
Bromley
London's largest borough, stretching into the North Downs AONB, with Keston Ponds, Biggin Hill's valley, and extensive Green Belt woodland.
Camden
A central London borough with Hampstead Heath's ancient grassland and woodland, Regent's Park, and the Regent's Canal towpath through inner north London.
City of London
London's financial district, with the Thames riverside walk, the quiet courtyard gardens of the Inns of Court, and Tower Hill gardens along the old city walls.
Croydon
A large south London borough on the North Downs chalk escarpment, with Addington Hills woodland, the Wandle river trail, and Lloyd Park's wooded grounds.
Ealing
A west London borough with the Grand Union Canal towpath, Horsenden Hill's ancient grassland, the Brent River Valley, and Walpole Park's restored landscape garden.
Enfield
London's northernmost borough, with the Lee Valley Regional Park reservoirs, Forty Hall estate, Trent Park, and the edge of Epping Forest on its boundary.
Greenwich
A southeast London borough on the Thames, with Greenwich Park's hilltop views, Blackheath Common, and the riverside walk to the Woolwich Ferry.
Hackney
An inner east London borough with Victoria Park, Clissold Park, the Hackney Marshes on the River Lea, and the Regent's Canal towpath.
Hammersmith and Fulham
An inner west London borough on the Thames, with the riverside walk from Chiswick to Putney, Ravenscourt Park, and Bishop's Park on the tidal foreshore.
Haringey
A north London borough with the Parkland Walk greenway along a former railway, Highgate Wood, Alexandra Park, and the Moselle river corridor.
Harrow
A northwest London borough with Harrow Hill's ancient viewpoint, the Crane river valley, Bentley Priory nature reserve, and extensive Green Belt farmland.
Havering
An east London borough with RSPB Rainham Marshes — one of London's most important wetland nature reserves — and the River Thames tidal corridor.
Hillingdon
London's westernmost borough, with the Colne Valley Regional Park's lakes and reservoirs, the Grand Union Canal, and Ruislip Woods National Nature Reserve.
Hounslow
A west London borough on the Thames, with Syon Park's tidal meadows, the Duke of Northumberland's River, and the riverside walk between Chiswick and Kew.
Islington
An inner north London borough with the Regent's Canal towpath, Highbury Fields, the Green Lanes corridor, and the New River Walk following an old water channel.
Kensington and Chelsea
A central London borough adjoining Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens, with Holland Park's woodland garden and the Chelsea Physic Garden beside the Thames.
Kingston upon Thames
A southwest London borough on the Thames, with Kingston riverside, the royal deer herd of Bushy Park, and the commons and meadows of Ham and Petersham.
Lambeth
An inner south London borough with Clapham Common, Brockwell Park's hilltop views, and a stretch of the Thames Embankment from Waterloo to Vauxhall.
Lewisham
A southeast London borough crossed by the River Ravensbourne, with Hilly Fields, Ladywell Fields meadows, and Beckenham Place Park's parkland and lake.
Merton
A south London borough with Wimbledon Common's ancient heath and woodland, the Wandle river trail, and Morden Hall Park's wetland meadows.
Newham
An east London borough centred on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, with the River Lea navigation, Three Mills island, and the Royal Docks waterfront.
Redbridge
An east London borough bordering Epping Forest, with Fairlop Waters Country Park, the Roding river valley, and Hainault Forest Country Park.
Richmond upon Thames
A southwest London borough with Richmond Park's ancient deer enclosure, Kew Gardens on the Thames, and the towpath from Twickenham to Hampton Court.
Southwark
An inner south London borough on the Thames, with Southwark Park, Burgess Park, and the riverside walk from London Bridge along the tidal foreshore.
Sutton
A south London borough at the foot of the North Downs, with Nonsuch Park, the Wandle river corridor, and the wooded commons of Banstead and Beddington.
Tower Hamlets
An inner east London borough on the Thames, with Victoria Park, Mile End Park's linear greenway, and the riverside walk from Limehouse to Wapping.
Waltham Forest
A northeast London borough with direct access to Epping Forest — one of London's largest open spaces — and the Walthamstow Wetlands reservoir and reedbeds.
Wandsworth
A south London borough with Clapham and Tooting Commons, Wandsworth Park on the Thames, and the Wandle river trail linking to the Merton countryside.
Westminster
London's central borough, containing Hyde Park, Green Park, St James's Park, and Regent's Park — four royal parks linked by continuous open land.