Brompton Cemetery - Brompton Cemetery has some fine tombs and is rather overgrown in places. Its most famous grave is the Suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst5
Chelsea Physic Garden - This garden focuses on plants used for food, perfumes, aromatherapy and medicines. It also has a pretty rockery and a nice cafe5
Garden Museum - Housed inside the deconsecrated church of St. Mary-at-Lambeth, this museum contains the grave of Captain Bligh from Mutiny on the Bounty3
Green Park - Green Park is one of the plainest parks in London with no flower beds at all, but it’s close to Buckingham Palace and the shops along Piccadilly2
Greenwich Park - Home to the National Maritime Museum and Royal Observatory. You can also enjoy a great view of the skyline from the top of Greenwich Hill7
Highgate Cemetery - Highgate is one of the most atmospheric places in the whole of London, and its two halves contain lots of famous tombs like that of Karl Marx6
Hyde Park - This vast park in the centre of London has a bandstand, man-made lake, and the world-famous Speakers’ Corner in the corner by Marble Arch4
Kensington Gardens - This Royal park has Kensington Palace on its western edge, the Serpentine Gallery, and the Albert Memorial opposite the Royal Albert Hall3
Kew Gardens - The Royal Botanic Gardens has one of the largest plant collections in the world. It also has a Palm House and the remains of Kew Palace3
London Wetland Centre - The London Wetland Centre is a wild land full of reeds and marshes, and has some professional hides if you’re interested in birdwatching5
Parliament Hill - Parliament Hill gives you a view of the London skyline from Big Ben and Parliament, all the way round to the skyscrapers of Canary Wharf4
Postman’s Park - A small garden nestled amongst some offices with some interesting memorial plaques that remember people who gave their lives for others2
Primrose Hill - Five minutes walk from Regent’s Park is this hill with a great view of London Zoo, the Square Mile, and Canary Wharf’s skyscrapers3
Regent’s Park - Regent’s Park has a pretty rose garden, a boating lake, an open-air theatre, and views into London Zoo’s cages along the edge of Regent’s Canal4
Richmond Park - Richmond Park is a walker’s paradise with the Pen Ponds, the beautiful gardens of the Isabella Plantation, and herds of wild deer roaming free4
St. James’s Park - Stand on the central bridge for a great photo of Buckingham Palace, and then turn around to get the fountain and turrets behind Horse Guards3
Victoria Embankment Gardens - This little park away from the hustle and bustle of the Strand has York Water Gate and is close to Cleopatra’s Needle2
Wisley Gardens - The Royal Horticultural Society Garden at Wisley contains sixty acres of wild gardens, decorative gardens, glasshouses, and a huge arboretum
Upcoming outdoor events in London
Marc Quinn: Light into Life at Kew Gardens Contemporary sculptures and artworks inspired by Kew Gardens' collection of plants
An Audience with Gardeners’ World presenter Monty Don Hear Monty Don talk about his favourite gardens while sharing stories from his 30-year career