Parks in London

 1) Alexandra Palace - the palace comes with some great grounds. We love it when it's Bonfire night because there's a funfair, fireworks. The Palace holds lots of events and also has an ice rink. Behind the palace, there's a boating lake which is great for kids.

2) Regent's Park - this is the home of ZSL zoo but it also has an outdoor theatre which is great for summer days. It has lovely gardens and lake.

3) St Jame's Park - A little park in front Buckingham Palace. It is beautiful during Daffodils season or when flowers are in full bloom

3) Hyde Park - what a big park. Known for it's festivals during summer or known for Winter Wonderland. There's a boating lake, wild swimming in the Lake. It also has a discovery centre with great activities for kids too. It also holds Kensington Palace and Gardens.

4) Holland Park - this is a beautiful park with lots of different flower display It also has a small Japan garden and a great big children's playground.

5) Victoria Embankment Gardens -  small park with a nice water feature and a cafe overlooking River Thames

6) Richmond Park - Known for its deers and it's beautiful azaleas display in the famous Isabella's Plantation, this is park which no one should miss. It is a big park so you can spend a whole day there. There are children'd playgrounds too.

7) Battersea Park - another great park south of the river, with a zoo and go ape places. It also has a nice sculptures and Asian temple building.

8) Crystal Palace Park - this was a small park but it's famous for it's Dinosaurs.

9) Hampstead Heath/ Golders Hill Park - You can easily spend a whole day in there. Yu have the beautiful Pergola but if you walk north, you come across Golders Hill Park which holds a mini zoo and a buttlerfly house as well as a playground.

10) Gunnersbury Park - A beautiful park which with a temple and a gothic tower. It also holds 2 ponds and has a museum. It's quite a big park and just walking around it can take 1hr. It also has 1 playground and a leisure centre in it.

11) Bushy Park - another Royal Park with free roaming park. It's not as big as Richmond Park but still huge. You can spend a whole day just walking around the woods and gardens. Maybe not great for small kids but great for older kids who love walking or cycling around. The walled gardens was beautiful with lots of streams running across the gardens. It was idyllic. On the other end of the park, towards Hampton Hill, you can see a nice cascade. A great park to walk around.

12) Chiswick Park - a beautiful park with a beautiful house, a lake and luscious green. Great for a walk with a small play area for younger children.

13) Langley Park - This is a very big park so didn't explore the full extent of it but there's an abortorium and a beautiful garden that is in full bloom in late April and May with rhododendrons, It has something for everyone.