Parks and Open spaces
This former cinder track was originally known as the Garrison Athletic Ground as it belonged to Woolwich Royal artillery. The 1924 WAAAs championships were held here. It was at what is now waste land opposite the site of the...
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Parks and Open spaces
Hyde Park is one of the largest parks in central London and one of the Royal Parks of London. The park is divided in two by the Serpentine Lake. The park is contiguous with Kensington Gardens, which is widely...
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Parks and Open spaces
Highgate Wood is a 70 acre (28 hectare) area of ancient woodland in North London, lying between East Finchley, Highgate Village, and Muswell Hill. It was originally part of the Ancient Forest of Middlesex which covered much of London,...
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Parks and Open spaces
Waterlow Park is a 26 acre (105,000 m²) park to the south east of Highgate Village, in North London, England. It was given to the public by Sir Sydney Waterlow, as “a garden for the gardenless” in 1889. Lauderdale...
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Parks and Open spaces
The Thames Barrier Park is a 22 acre park in London’s docklands, named after its location on the north side of the River Thames next to the Thames Barrier. It is intended to aid the regeneration of the area...
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