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20 hidden havens in London
  • A grade II listed brutalist-style block of flats designed by architect Ernő Goldfinger.
  • A footpath and cycle-way constructed on the embankment containing the Northern Outfall Sewer.

  • An area of the canal system in Maida Vale, famed for the bustling shops and restaurants, and narrowboats on the canal.

  • Adjoining Kensington Palace, the gardens are one of the Royal Parks of London.
  • The largest of three docks in the Royal Docks in the east of London, credited with significant shipping heritage.
  • Opened in 1880, the park contains memorials to ordinary people who died whilst saving the lives of others.
  • Also known as ‘Tin Pan Alley’ after the street’s association with popular music.
  • A library and community building which won the Stirling Prize for Architecture in 2000.
  • An important site in the history of astronomy and navigation, situated on a hill in Greenwick Park, London.  
  • Ancient woodland, hills and open spaces in the London Borough of Ealing, dating back to the Iron Age. 
  • A Japanese garden set within Holland Park, donated by the Chamber of Commerce of Kyoto in 1991.
  • A railway bridge flanked by pedestrian bridges which connect Waterloo and Embankment, and offers some of the best views over the Thames.

  • An ornamental woodland garden full of exotic plants, tucked away in Richmond Park.
  • An area of open parkland in the south-east corner of Hampstead Heath, London.

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