Parks and Open Spaces
Parks and Open Spaces
Within easy reach of Hampstead Primrose Hill, Regents Park, London Zoo and Hampstead Heath. Regents Park has a fantastic landscape designed by John Nash and comprises of the largest outdoor sports area in London. It has a boating lake and an open-air theatre which is lovely entertainment for a summers evening. Another part of Regents Park is Primrose Hill, with a wide expanse of park land perfect for watching the world go by… you may even spot a celebrity! London Zoo is a brilliant day out for people of any age, containing one of the world’s best collections of animals. Hampstead Heath is one of London’s major open spaces, consisting of almost 800 acres of mixed grassland and woodland. It is rather more parkland than heath, but does have plenty of semi-wild areas, sections of extensive tree cover and a number of small lakes reserved for boating and swimming.
Some of information contained in our area guide has been extracted from the following publications: The Streets of West Hampstead – A survey of Streets, Houses, and in Residents in the Western Sector of the Old Borough of Hampstead. Compiled by Camden History Society’s Street History Group and edited by Christopher Wade. Camden History Society, 1992. Kilburn and West Hampstead by Dick Weindling and Marianne Colloms. Historical Publications, 1999.