170 years have passed, and now London has lost the title of "Fog City" and become a green garden city. Warm spring meets May Day in early summer, and the city is green and full of flowers, which is fascinating.
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Just glance at the color map of London and you will be startled by the olive green. In fact, it was declared as the first national park city in the world in 20 19. It is estimated that 47% of the city's land is used for natural habitats and green spaces.
All parks are free to visit and open to all people all year round, giving people the opportunity to get in touch with nature. During the period of coronavirus pneumonia-19, the opening hours may be different due to travel restrictions.
0 1 Hyde Park and Kensington Garden
Hyde Park & Kensington Garden
The city parks in London are almost unique, where you can see many leisurely locals. Hyde Park alone covers an area of 142 hectares; However, when you come to Kensington Garden, you will find more space suitable for walking.
Hyde Park
1536, Henry VIII expropriated this land originally belonging to the church, and later it became a hunting ground for kings and nobles, and later it became a popular place for duels, executions and horse racing. /kloc-At the beginning of the 7th century, it became the first royal park open to the public.
The eastern half of Hyde Park is covered with a large lawn. On sunny days, many people gather in this open area for picnics and frolicking. It's also a famous place. In 185 1, an exhibition of industrial works from all over the world was held.
If you like more colors (and more shadows), you can go to the rose garden, where flowers bloom all year round.
There is a lecture corner in the northeast of Hyde Park, where Karl Marx, Vladimir Lenin, George Orwell and william morris all gave speeches. It is also the only place in Britain where demonstrators can hold a rally without the permission of the police. This offer was posted on 1872.
Kensington Gardens
Hyde Park and Kensington Garden are separated by an L-shaped meandering lake. The water in this small lake was once drawn from the Westbourne River. From March to June at 5438+00, if weather conditions permit, you can rent folding loungers all over the park, and many people will gather in this open space for picnics and frolicking.
Strictly speaking, this book is part of Kensington Palace, located at the westernmost end of the garden. Built in 1605, this palace is still the royal residence, where the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge (Prince William and his wife Kate) and Prince Harry live.
Next to the playground in the park, there is also a lovely elf oak tree. This 900-year-old stump is carved with elves, dwarfs, witches and small animals.
George frampton's famous Peter Pan statue is located by the lake, while the breathtaking Albert Monument is located in the south of Kensington Garden. Its glitz is as conspicuous as its humble memorial.
The gilded statue of the prince is 4.25m high and is surrounded by 187 figures representing continents (Asia, Europe, Africa and America), art, industry and science. Completed on 1876.
02 St. James Park
St James park
St James's Park covers an area of only 23 hectares, but the decoration makes up for the lack of area, and it is the most carefully trimmed green space in London. The scenery here is excellent, you can see the London Eye, Westminster, St James' Palace, Carlton Tce and the cavalry guard parade ground.
Seen from the footbridge across the Central Lake, Buckingham Palace is picturesque, which is the best viewing position you can find. Waterbirds such as ducks, geese and swans gather in the lake, and the rock in the south is a rest stop for six pelicans (feeding is allowed every day 14:30).
At the intersection of Boulevard and Horseguarderd stands the National Police Monument, which consists of a marble column and a glass column. The idea of this monument was put forward by film director Michael Wenner, and it pays tribute to nearly 4,000 policemen who died in the line of duty.
03 Holland Park
Holland Park
This beautiful park can be divided into dense woodlands in the north, charming lawns on the edge of Dutch manor, sports venues for competitions and fitness in the south, and several lovely gardens, such as the peaceful and quiet Kyoto Garden, which is a gift from Kyoto City to commemorate the friendship between Britain and Japan.
There are many beautiful peacocks in the park, which is also a beautiful scenery. The park also opened up an adventure park for children. Dutch manor was almost razed to the ground by Nazi German Air Force in 1940s, and now it is the summer performance place of Dutch Park Opera Troupe.
Regent's Park and Primrose Hill.
Regent's Park and Primrose Hill
Regent's Park is the largest and most exquisite of many royal parks in central London, and it is one of the most lovely green spaces in the capital. To its north is Primrose Hill, which overlooks the city skyline and is a good place for walking or picnicking.
Regent's Park
You can escape from the crowded streets, extend along the Regent Canal, enjoy the picturesque scenery in the north of London, and go to the canal that once played an important role in the transportation of goods in the capital. London Zoo is also here.
Whether on foot or by bike, Regent's Canal is an excellent shortcut through North London. This ribbon-like river is * * * 9 miles long, from Little Venice (where the Regent Canal meets the Grand Union Canal) to the Lehmhaus section of the Thames.
Primrose Hill
Primrose Hill is a very small area, sandwiched between Regent's Park, which is "high-end and elegant in atmosphere", and Camden District, which is "dirty and shabby". Many Londoners dream of owning a house here. Unfortunately, housing prices make most people flinch.
On summer weekends, Primrose Hill Park is crowded with locals who come here to enjoy picnics on the beautiful skyline of the city, but most of them are just dog walkers and aunts in peacetime. This place is perfect for a quiet walk. If you are hungry, have a sandwich.
05 Hampstead wilderness
Hampstead Heath
Hampstead has vast wilderness and undulating woodland and grassland. It feels "108,000 miles" from London-but it's actually only about 4 miles. The park covers an area of 320 hectares, most of which are woodlands, hills and grasslands. There are about 180 species of birds, 23 species of butterflies, grass snakes, bats and various plants.
This is a good place for walking. It would be better if you can climb to the top of Parliament, because it can see the vastness of London and is one of the most popular places to fly kites in London.
If walking is too boring for you, you can consider another major attraction here-Hampstead Wilderness Pond. When the sun comes out, the surrounding lawn is the best place to sunbathe and take pictures.
06 Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
This is the dazzling central venue of London 20 12 Olympic Games, covering an area of 227 hectares, including the main Olympic venues, sports grounds, trails, bicycle lanes and gardens, and gathering wetlands, woodlands, grasslands and other wildlife growing environments as a rich legacy for the future.
London Stadium is the main focus, which can accommodate 80,000 people during the Olympic Games. After becoming the home of West Ham United, the capacity was reduced to 54,000.
There is also a spiral steel sculpture with mixed reputation in the park-ArcelorMittal Orbital Tower stands conspicuously at the southern end of Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. There is an elevator at the bottom of the sculpture leading to the observation deck (the highest in Britain). A striking tunnel slide slides down from the tower, which is the highest and longest slide in the world, winding 178 meters to the ground.
Greenwich Park
Greenwich Park
This is one of the most beautiful green spaces in London, with rose gardens, picturesque paths and Anglo-Saxon cemeteries. Looking from the top of the mountain near the statue of General Wolff, you can also enjoy the amazing scenery of Canary Wharf in the financial district across the Thames.
The park includes a lovely teahouse next to the Royal Observatory, a cafe behind the National maritime museum, a deer park, a tennis court in the southwest, a boating lake beside the Queen's Palace, and a royal garden guard residence.
The Royal Observatory is located on the top of a hill in Greenwich Park, where the intersection of oceans, stars and time is studied. 1884, a line was randomly drawn on the ground of the observatory, that is, the prime meridian. Later, this line was defined as 0 meridian, which became the standard meridian for global time and longitude measurement.
08 Battersea Park
Battersea Park
This 50-hectare super-beautiful green space is sandwiched between Albert Bridge and Chelsea Bridge, with sculptures designed by henry moore and barbara hepworth. There is also an auspicious tower for world peace in the north of the park-1985. To commemorate Hiroshima Atomic Bombing Day (August 6th), a group of Japanese Buddhists built this pagoda in Battersea Park, which depicts the four stages of the Buddha's life.
Besides the lake, there are many sports facilities in the park. There is also a water pump room, a gallery and a children's zoo in the park.
09 Richmond Park
richmond park
Richmond Park covers an area of nearly 65,438+0,000 hectares (the largest urban green space in Europe). From majestic gardens and ancient oak trees to the extraordinary beauty of central London 65,438+02 miles away, there is a lot of fun here.
There are several paths criss-crossing in the vast wilderness, but it is very pleasant to leave the paths, take a quiet walk on the green land or have a picnic with the children, even when the Richmond River is crowded in summer.
There are more than 600 red deer and horned deer hidden under the trees in the park, which adds a kind of magic to the park, but these guys are not so docile during courtship season (September and1October) and fawn lactation (May to July), so keep a distance from the deer (50 meters away) during this period.
Plant lovers should visit Isabella Plantation, a woodland garden created after World War II, which covers an area of 16 hectares and is breathtaking, especially in April and May when azaleas and camellias are in full bloom.
10 You Ke Royal Botanical Garden
Kiu Botanical Garden
The Royal Botanical Garden is not only a public garden, but also an extraordinary plant research center, which is considered to be the richest garden in the world.
If you come here by subway and enter the garden from Victoria Gate, you can see the huge and well-built Palm Pavilion almost at a glance. The exterior of the building consists of more than 700 pieces of glass with a dome on it. This is a greenhouse made of metal and curved glass. Built in 1848, there are many tropical plants growing in it.
There is an overpass in the museum, which allows you to overlook the lush grass under your feet like a parrot. The giant Jurassic Cycas here is the oldest potted plant in the world.
Not far from the northwest of Palm Pavilion is the Water Lily Pavilion. The pavilion is small and hazy, which makes people reluctant to leave. There is a huge Victoria cruziana sheltered in the pavilion, and the lotus surface is enough to support a little adult.
There is also an angular greenhouse for the Princess of Wales in the Botanical Garden. The plants in the greenhouse come from 10 different climatic zones-from desert plants to mangrove swamp plants. Worth seeing include stony plants (to prevent them from being eaten by herbivores), carnivorous plants, giant water lilies, cacti and a series of tropical orchids.
Particularly conspicuous in the Botanical Garden is this China stupa (built at 1762), which is 49.5 meters high and has eight sides. It is one of the most representative buildings in the Royal Botanical Garden.
During World War II, bomb fragments dropped by the Nazi German Air Force were everywhere near the pagoda, but the pagoda was safe and sound, and the British Ministry of Defence secretly tested the bomb trajectory (including digging holes on each floor).
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