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London lockdown parks1/17/2024 ![]() ![]() Ill start with some of the most famous ones/ my favourites. SCENIC: The 40-mile long Thames Path Credit: Dave KellyĪs well as this, any stretch of the 40-mile-long Thames Path offers beautiful river-side scenery for biking, running or walking. Walks in London for lockdown Hi guys, As we slowly approach the second Lockdown I wanted to start a post about walks in London to do during this lockdown to use as exercise (to keep both physical and mental health). Instead of seeking out London’s nature, bike around London’s financial district with its fascinating fusion of historic buildings and modern skyscrapers, as well as hidden treasures such as Leadenhall Market where Harry Potter was filmed, or St Dunstan-in-the-East: the ruins of a church bombed in the Blitz. Take an eerie cycle around the 19 th Century Nunhead Cemetery in Southwark, walk along the canals of Maida Vale’s Little Venice, or explore Hampstead’s beautiful Georgian open-air Hill Garden and Pergola. BEAUTIFUL: Kyoto Gardens in Holland Parkįor those with their own bicycles, or £2 to spare on a Santander Cycle, it is possible to travel further to see more hidden gems of London. Similarly, Holland Park’s Kyoto Gardens, Battersea Park’s Peace Pagoda and Streatham Common’s Rookery Gardens all showcase the variety and beauty that some of south London’s beautiful grassy spaces have to offer.Īnd whilst art galleries are temporarily closed, there are still some outdoor installations around London to provide inspiration for art lovers.Įnjoy the iconic tumbled telephone boxes of David Mach’s ‘Out of Order’ in Kingston, Barbara Hepworth’s beautiful bronze ‘Single Form’ in Battersea, or ‘The Rising Tide’: Jason deCaires Taylor’s beautiful stone horses that appear at the low tide in Vauxhall’s waters. DEER: Richmond Park and Bushy Park are great to see some local wildlifeįor those in Richmond, its namesake park and nearby Bushy Park are both known for the beautiful deer that roam there, but it is also possible to explore the lesser known Isabella Plantation of the former, and Baroque Water Gardens of the latter this autumn. Last summer, London was declared the world’s first National Park City and south west London is home to many green spaces for exploring, exercising or catching up with one person from outside your household. Whilst this lockdown may be chillier than its springtime predecessor, there is no better time to explore a quieter London in its autumnal glory. ![]() Go forth with confidence on one of these great walks around London.Forget staycations, day trips or eating out to help out, with new restrictions for the UK, London is once again in lockdown and we’re back to life at home. In the meantime, the map means you can now head out and about in the city on your daily exercise knowing that you can locate a toilet if you need one – no racing to find a ‘quiet bush’ in central London, power-walking up the canal home or simply pissing yourself if necessary!Īll the current rules on moving around the city in Lockdown 3. This will help it make the map even more detailed and useful. There are currently more than 300 toilets in London marked on the Lockdown Loo 3.0 map – with an open or closed status according to the latest rules – and the website is calling on people who find toilets that aren’t listed on the current map to submit their locations to the site. The creators of Lockdown Loo managed to keep that map up to date for all of Lockdown 2 – and now, the map is back to live another day, asking people to continue to plot their activity (as it were). Some very helpful types set up Lockdown Loo earlier this year, so that people across the UK could pin the location of open toilets that they found on to a map. Green spaces were open and people were free to move, but many of the country’s public toilets remained closed. But don’t worry if you were caught short then, because Lockdown 3 is a different beast, especially for small-bladdered Brits. When we were eventually allowed outside again after Lockdown 1, there was nothing that could hold us back – and our poor old parks were testament to that fact. ![]()
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