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    Russell Square

    4.4 (22 reviews)

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    Sunil R.

    Nice little oasis in the middle of the chaos. Stopped here in the middle of a long walk on the way to the British Museum and get some shade and respite from the heat and sun. Beautiful fountain in the middle and was lovely to see families hanging out and enjoying the facilities.

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    Ann R.

    This is a nice little park that is convenient to the Russell Square station and our hotel, the Holiday Inn. We walked through it to get to the British Museum and was pleasantly surprised to see a fountain, lots of people walking their dogs, native flowers and shrubs to attract pollinators, and special pollinator hotels to attract insects.

    Joseph T.

    Russell Square is one of the larger public gardens in Bloomsbury. It is a short walk from the tube station. It is also in the shadow of the University of London Senate House Library and very close to the British Museum, the School of Oriental and African Studies and Birkbeck University. The main feature of the square is a sizable, but rather plain, fountain where children and exchange students play when the weather is nice. Around the fountain is a small tarmac area with benches around the side. Beyond this central point the park is loosely divided into quarters, tarmac pathways dividing the grass lawns. At the far corner there is also a café where you can sit outside and look across the square or into the street and watch the world go by. Russell Square is a pleasant place to sit in the summer when it is busy with tourists and students and has a light, relaxed atmosphere.

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    A middle aged man in a button down shirt and tie ran into the fountain today.

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    I was walking with friends on the way to The British Museum when we cut through the most lovely little park.

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    Kings Square Gardens

    Kings Square Gardens

    4.5(2 reviews)
    1.2 miBarbican

    Well, this park and garden is sublime…read more And I would know as I am an expert in outdoor parks in and around Old Street/Barbican/Islington. Why? Because I have a toddler in London, which means I have a toddler in a small flat, which means we MUST get outside or everyone goes crazy. So on this particularly lovely Saturday morning we walked to Kings Square Gardens on our babysitter's recommendation. She has a tendency to exaggerate so I wasn't expecting it to be so great, but it is. When you don't have kids you probably think all parks look the same. I did. Now I don't. There are some parks that standout and some parks that basically suck, and Kings Square is a GEM. First of all -- water and sand. This combination can keep a small person busy for like 15 hours without much else. I blissed out catching some rays as my little guy trounced back and forth back and forth back and forth back and forth between 2 fountains. He was in absolute heaven. Throw in a few curbs and a HUGE sand pit, and wow -- all set. But it gets better -- a great slide built into the side of a hill. Why is this great? Because you don't need to worry about the small kids and a ladder or about them falling off the sides of the slide. This was an activity on repeat for about an hour as well. Genius. Beyond that it's super well cared for, very clean and nice people go here. Police rode through on some horses and waved at the kids. Dogs are welcome and visible from the kid area, but in their own area so things don't get weird. It's green and lush with beautiful trees and grounds. It's peaceful and the kids love it. We shall be regulars, very happy to have found it and I hope it helps someone else along the way as well! People, we need more park reviews! Park features (from the Islington.gov website): play space, large sand pit, climbing frames, swings, slide, play huts, roundabout, grass mound with water pumps, children's toilets, interactive water play feature, bog garden, pergola, planting beds and seating AND mature trees.

    This park doesn't fitness area. However, it is amazing and suitable for kids and pets.read more

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    Soho Square

    Soho Square

    3.8(36 reviews)
    0.6 miSoho

    Nice park in Soho that is great for people watching and talking with a friend. You have to be…read moremindful of the pigeons flying low. Treat yourself!

    "If you are not too long, I will wait here for you all my life." - The Importance of Being Earnest…read moreby Oscar Wilde Soho Square is in the heart of SOHO, Westminster, UK. There's really not much here, well err, unless you're an Anglophile and knee deep with the royals. I mean you can hang around King Charles II all day here, or I should say his likeliness in a very old statue that dates to circa 1680. Frankly, I don't know much about Charles except for the fact that he would be a fashion geek in today's world, but again we're talking 1600's fashionista, so I guess his threads and locks has lady's man written all over it. Lady Gilbert restored old Charles and placed it in the square. In fact, I found Lady Gilbert a tad bit more interesting than King Charles II. I mean she did save the old statue and placed it on a small island, on her private lake, for safe keeping. And in her dying will, she made sure Charles was placed back to Soho Square, where he stands proudly today. Smirking at all the Brits and tourists that come flocking to the square to find not much but a very old statue of King Charles II. If you're a history romantic, like I am, I guess you'll enjoy the ambiance. Finally, Between 1778 and 1801 the Square was home to the infamous White House brothel at the Manor House, 21 Soho Square. And that's what it's all about! Ta!

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