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This lively park is not just for children. It has a pleasant riverside promenade beside a Buddhist Peace Pagoda, lakeside walks and the Festival Gardens.
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This treeless expanse, enjoyed by kite flyers, lies behind Greenwich Park. Donkey rides can be taken around the edge, and on the far side is Blackheath Village.
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Rent bikes from On Your Bike in London Bridge (020 7378 6669) and The London Bicycle Tour Company in Gabriel’s Wharf (020 7928 6838).
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This green grandstand overlooking the city covers 8 sq km (3 sq miles) and is a rural mix of meadows, woods, lakes and ponds for both swimming and fishing. Head off in any direction, and make the Spaniards Inn or Kenwood House a stopping-off point.
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Filled with grand tombs, many of the rich and famous, this is the best of London’s cemeteries. The living have to pay to get in, too, and the cemetery is divided into eastern and western halves, the latter visitable only with a tour.
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The best place is the stables at Hyde Park.
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Central London’s largest green area can tire out any walker. It takes about an hour and a half to walk around, but there are plenty of diversions, from the Serpentine Gallery, to cafés, fountains and flower gardens.
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Indoors at the Leisurebox in Queensway. Outdoor winter rinks are at the Broadgate Centre and Somerset House.
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Hampstead Heath, Primrose Hill and Blackheath are the best places to get a lift.
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London’s open spaces and woodlands are full of plants and wildlife to discover.
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