london travel

21-05-2008

 Exploring the Parks in London

Exploring the Parks in LondonThere are numerous places to visit in London yet this city is not just about the tourist attractions, such as the Westminster Abbey or the Big Ben. Aside from these famous places, London also has lots of spectacular parks to visit that you can explore or just leisurely enjoy the view, its facilities and many others. The best time to see these parks and its views at its best is during the summer months. This is also a great place for your children to enjoy the parks and the outdoors.

Some of these parks are the; Bushy Park, Greenwich Park, Green Park, Hyde Park and Richmond Park. The Bushy Park, this garden is surrounded by chestnuts and lime trees. This park showcases an artificial river and some sporting facilities. This park can also be one of the venues for children’s activities. If you’re lucky, you can find few roaming deer around the park. On the other hand, the Greenwich Park is one of the World Heritage Site. This houses some historical buildings such as the Royal Observatory, the National Maritime Museum and the Old Royal Naval College. This is oldest Royal Park; you can have an amazing view from the hill and also admire the architectural building of the Queen’s House. You can do some outdoor activities in this park; you can play frisbee and football and better yet catch one of the events such as opera or jazz shows and children’s activities.

The next park is the Green Park, you can find this park between he Piccadilly and the Buckingham Palace. This is a forty-seven-acre of trees and grass. When it is summer this is a perfect place for picnics and also for sunbathing. You can also do some boating at the Serpentine which is located at the Hyde Park. You will find in this park the Diana Memorial Fountain and also the Rotten Row, the first road in England that has been artificially lit. And on Sundays, you can to o Speaker’s Corner to hear some of the orators share their opinions with each other. And if you are someone who loves the outdoors and the wildlife, you can go to the Richmond Park. This was the hunting park of Charles I; you can find here some deer and much other wildlife. This is a two-thousand-acre of land with woods, riverside paths and walking trails. You can get either go on foot or bicycles and even horseback riding in this park. This park also houses two golf courses.


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