The best parks in London
The top 3 according to 1,810 votes from people: Hyde Park · Richmond Park · Hampstead Heath. (Updated Feb 16, 2026.)
Royal parks, wild heaths and gardens with views: London's favourite green spaces according to Visit London and London National Park City.
Top 10
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1
Hyde Park
London's most popular park, with the Serpentine and Speakers' Corner.
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2
Richmond Park
London's largest royal park, around 2,500 acres, with free-roaming red and fallow deer.
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Hampstead Heath
Wild heathland and swimming ponds, with the view from Parliament Hill.
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Greenwich Park
Hilltop park by the Royal Observatory with a classic view of Canary Wharf and the Thames.
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5
St James's Park
Royal park between Buckingham Palace and Whitehall, home to pelicans since 1664.
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Regent's Park
Park with Queen Mary's Rose Garden, the open-air theatre and London Zoo.
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7
Kew Gardens
UNESCO-listed botanic gardens with the Palm House and treetop walkway.
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Holland Park
Kensington park with the Kyoto Garden's waterfall and koi.
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Victoria Park
East London's 'People's Park', opened in 1845, with lakes and a Sunday market.
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10
Primrose Hill
Small hill north of Regent's Park with one of the best skyline views.
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Bushy Park
Second-largest royal park, next to Hampton Court, with deer and the Diana Fountain.
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Kensington Gardens
Royal park with Kensington Palace, the Peter Pan statue and the Serpentine Gallery.
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Crystal Palace Park
South London park famous for its Victorian dinosaur sculptures from 1854.
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14
Battersea Park
Riverside park opposite Chelsea with a Peace Pagoda, boating lake and children's zoo.
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Comments (8)
Bushy Park is like Richmond but quieter, deer everywhere.
Primrose Hill at sunset for the skyline, the best free view in London.
Holland Park's Kyoto Garden, a little hidden gem.
Victoria Park in the East End, great Sunday market vibes.
Richmond Park with the deer in autumn during the rut, amazing (keep your distance!).
Hampstead Heath swimming ponds in summer!
Kew Gardens is worth the ticket, the Palm House is spectacular.
Missing Battersea Park and Crystal Palace Park with the dinosaurs 🦕