prettycitylondon: Discovering London’s Beautiful Places (The Pretty Cities, 1)

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This is one of the shorter walks to make it to the guide, though it’s definitely one of the most beautiful with evergreen azaleas lining the pond and blooming during early spring. There’s also 4 routes to choose from, so if you fancy going a bit further then try out a few of the walks. When booking a beautiful restaurant in London, there are a few tips to keep in mind to ensure a pleasant experience. So when the lights go down and the chanting starts, don’t be surprised if you get just the tiniest shiver down your spine. It is weiiiiiiiiiird but in a good way. London being all very green when you get that far away from the city centre, the London Loop is a lovely way to get a good dose of nature, we have to warn you though, it’s long.

Once you’re finished in the museums proper, take some time to mooch around the 16 acres of gardens. You’re probably aware of the British Library. It’s a bit of a Meca for people trying to find a quiet spot to get productive in the city centre, and an iconic place in its own right. Do you know about its reading rooms though?These are special areas of the library that aren’t accessible to the general public. That is unless you have a reader’s card… A garden that is free and on a rooftop? Yep, that’s what’s on offer at the Queen Elizabeth Hall Roof Garden at the Southbank centre.

The Conservatory used to only be open on Sundays but it’s currently open every day (booking only). Whether that’s a long term change is unclear but you should grab the chance to go. City of London Distillery Julianna enjoying her handmade gin at the City of London Distillery Might sound a bit pedestrian, but trust me when I say it’s a wonderful walk that allows you to glimpse different parts of the park without getting lost.

Perhaps it’s because it’s newer (it only opened at the beginning of 2019), perhaps it’s because people just don’t know about it. Many of those poor and all of the prostitutes were buried on a small plot of unconsecrated land near to The Shard – Cross Bones Burial Ground. Serving decadent drinks with live jazz in a fin-de-siecle interior, Oriole is everything you want from a secret bar in London– hush hush, fancy and not afraid to shake up some adventurous tipples.

We’re not throwing shade. Believe us, we are not (well, we kind of are but in the friendliest, loveliest way). At their apex you’ll discover sweeping views into central London, while the terraced levels contain a series of treasures including a Sound Garden and an Animal Walk filled with living natural history specimens. Garden at 120 Prior to Crystal Palace being named Crystal Palace after the giant Victorian construction, the area was just a part of Sydenham Hill – and that in turn was a part of the Great North Wood that covered much of South London. Starting at my long-time favourite Crystal Palace Park (the dinosaurs in the world’s first dinosaur park may be anatomically incorrect but it’s a quaint spot in a pretty green space), dip into Sydenham Hill Park, One Tree Hill and the gardens of the Horniman Museum before moving onto Nunhead Cemetery. Nearest station is Clapham Common. 23. Peggy Porschen, Belgravia and Chelsea Credit: Peggy PorschenThe walk starts at Alexandra Palace Station before delivering into the Victorian landscaping of the north London park itself. In fact, the city had such a problem with the clear stuff in the 18th Century that there’s a bonafide period in London’s history known as the Gin Craze (go look it up if you don’t believe us).