I love the hustle and bustle of London, but every now and then I like some peace and quite. When I am in this mood, I love to visit some of London's best parks. London has some fabulous parks so living here we are spoilt for choice:
- Hyde Park: One of eight Royal Park's in London. The park covers 350 acres and houses the Princess Diana Memorial. It is a brilliant place to have a picnic and is near Buckingham Palace, Changing of the Guards and Harrods.
- The Regent's Park: Another of the wonderful Royal Parks covering 395 acres. London Zoo is in the heart of the Park and a short distance from Camden Town and Little Italy.
- Richmond Park: A National Nature Reserve with beautiful herds of Red and fallow Deer.
Dulwich Park is a favourite local park. The park is set in beautiful Dulwich Village. The village houses the Dulwich Picture Gallery and is a foodies paradise so I thought I would share some highlights with you.
If you are looking for cake and tea I have two suggestions:
1. Gail's Artisan Bakery: Is perfect for morning brunch on a weekend or cake and tea. They serve huge mugs of coffee too.
2. Romeo Jones: A quaint coffee shop with home-made cakes.
They also have a lovely shop selling beautiful kitchen utensils and yummy Deli food produce.
After a wonderful foodie feast I love nothing more than walking it off at Dulwich Park.
What is your favourite activity to escape? How do you relax?
Ooooooh I've never been to Dulwich Park, it looks so lovely and those little coffee shops are amazing! My favourite park was always St James, I took Simon for a walk round there on our first date ... I have lovely memories of awkward first conversations and dodging flying pigeons :D
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It is a lovely village it has wonderful food. St James is a wonderful park and how perfect that this is the place that you had your first date Lucy x
DeleteI love Dulwich Park I have 2 little cousins who live by so whenever I see them we always go to this park! I love how beautiful it is :) Great photos as always Lucy xx
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It is a wonderful park to take little ones. I hope that you are well and rested after LFW. Lucy x
DeleteThat bakery looks AMAZING! I love exploring places in London so will keep some of these in mind during my next visit, thanks for sharing them lovely :)
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I love cake shops and exploring hidden nooks of London. You will definitely have to visit Lucy x
DeleteThat bakery and deli looks so lovely! I can fully appreciate it now since a manage a bakery and deli, ha!
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I love bakeries and deli's they are a foodie dream. U would love in the future to have my own little bakery Lucy x
DeleteMy favourite place to escape to is the coast, and I'm so lucky that I currently live just 10minutes away from some beautiful beaches here in the north east, the further north the more beautiful they get! When we visit London I love a bit of a the hustle and bustle, the sheer urbaness of it all, but somehow we do always end up gravitating towards a park by the end of our stay... hopefully next time we can check out Dulwich (and one of those cafes!) x
ReplyDeleteThe beaches in the North are superb and some of the best in the world. I love being outside and getting fresh air. When in London you will definitely have to visit some of our lovely parks Lucy x
DeleteI am currently on the look out for a new place to escape, having just moved! But I used to love blowing the cobwebs away at the beach in Aberdeen. This looks like a lovey park though, and I can't believe how good the coffee shops look!
ReplyDeleteSuch lovely parks to visit someday. I love the decor at Romeo Jones. Very beautiful pictures.
ReplyDeleteEverything in the bakery looks so good! The parks look like really beautiful places to visit too xx
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What a peaceful refuge from the city! I love the quaint places for tea and cake! Would love to visit!!!
ReplyDeleteGreat pictures as always Lucy! I'm a countryside lover as you probably already know. You can't beat a good walk in open fields to escape! Marie X
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wowwwwww Lucy, I love this park, thank you fro sharing this post with us. I will go for it, as the weather is still nice in London I must go and enjoy there and try their cake, tea and all they have :)
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You forget that there are such beautiful scenic green places within London. Gail's looks like our kind of place! :-)
ReplyDeletex Roch & Tash x
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