Hampton Court Gardens is another exquisite London garden with a strong royal connection. Part of the famousHampton Court Palacegrounds, these ornate gardens are located just under an hour away from central London by rail or tube and are well worth visiting. Established in the 1500s and once onl...
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One of the oldest pubs in the area, the Leather Bottle's been serving up ale for over 300 years. It was here, on the slopes of the River Wandle, that the annual 'Mayor of Garrat' — a kind of village idiot award — was celebrated in the 18th century. You have to slog down the...
Drawing on international parallels, this paper examines in detail two community gardens in central London. Each owes its origins to radical local agendas set within the political climate of the Cold War of the 1980s, but both were born out of grand visions for world peace, multilateral ...
High on the Cape Province's agenda was the issue of a national botanic garden. This had, in fact, been brewing for some time before Union as the nature and character of the old botanic gardens in central Cape Town altered with increased population density and urban development generally. More...
Palm House in the beautiful Kew Gardens Photo courtesy Kew Gardens The stunning 300 acre Kew Gardens is only 30 minutes from central London and is more than worth the trip. You can easily reach the gardens on the tube. The gardens grew from an exotic garden in Kew Park started by Lord ...
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1. Best pub and beer gardens in west London Uxbridge and Ruislip Swan & Bottle Traditional pub grub is served up in this canal-side boozer. Watch the boats putter by. Swan & Bottle, Oxford Road, Denham, UB8 1LZ Swan & Bottle, Uxbridge ...
The Montague on the Gardens is a luxury hotel in the heart of Central London. The award-winning hotel has restaurants and bars as well as a cigar terrace.
Springtime is one of the perfect times of year to explore London’s parks and gardens, when the city’s Royal Parks will be blooming with flowers. Go and admire the rainbow of azaleas(杜鹃花)at Richmond Park or hire a deckchair in St James’s Park with a view of Buckingham Palace. ...