Definitely worth a roam around!! Peaceful oasis in the middle of Canary Wharf. Beautiful plants…read morefrom a variety of regions. Lots of birds as well. Nice place to roam for half an hour and get lost in the green!

Crossrail Roof Garden gets 4 stars in my book for effort and novelty, but for actual park…read moreexperience I might give it only 3. Here's why: Despite a fair number of people populating the space on a Sunday, its Giant Robot food court was closed. So, no beers and snacks should you visit on the seventh day of the week and have a rumble in your tummy which you hoped to satisfy amongst the greenery. The landscape seemed in need of a gardener on my visit in early February 2019. I was appreciative of the foliage that was there surviving beautifully in winter. But it looked as if someone had been dumping bags of mulch literally on top of the plants so some were awkwardly buried in wood chips and dirt. Furthermore, other plants were strange matted tangles of offgrowths and dead leaves which marred the landscape. Yelper Zara L. has done a great job describing the history and thematics of the place. But for me a garden that subscribes to the East/West binarizing tendencies of the East India Company without also questioning that worldview is a bit strange in modern London. Surely we know there's more to the world than that? Of course it's a small garden and it would be harder to incorporate all the variations of plants found in the gradations of tropical, subtropical, and temporate forests worldwide. But East/West seems a little simplistic, putting rosy glasses on a legacy of exploitation and colonialism.

ok, you might think me a little made for reviewing a bit of grass, but what the hey!. Blackheath…read morecommon is actually a great place to go- in the summer and in the winter. for example you have the funfiar and circus during the summer, and the fireworks in the winter (extremely popular!). what with quite a few pubs near by, you can sit outside with a pint on a summers day and chill out, as well as play sports, fly kites etc. Also look out for the donkeys- yes, they are still going strong! (by the front gates of greenwich park). by night the common changes, to a quiet haven. Watch it though- it can be a bit dark at times, and also gets very cold during the winter months, so wrap up warm

It's true, Blackheath Common can be stunning when there is good weather. It is a wide expanse of…read moreland and you can see the most beautiful sunsets. It is a very popular place to go if you want to fly kites. There are some serious kiter flyers out there who come to Blackheath Common for this purpose. Every year the circus comes to Blackheath Common and football tournaments are always taking place there. It has a lot of heritage too. Of course, you are right near Greenwich Park and there are lots of cafes, pubs and restaurants to go to.

This is a gorgeous park in close proximity to the Maritime Museum. We were in the area and decided…read moreto take stroll around. There were lots of people and dogs enjoying the gorgeous day. If you make the short walk to the top, the view really is quite incredible. Very clean and worth the walk through if you're close!

Greenwich park is a huge beautiful park with sprawling greenery and walking trails, perfect for…read morepicnics, taking your dog out, and just enjoying the scenery. Speaking of the scenery, Greenwich park probably has the best view of the city skyline in my opinion.

Not many people know that London has its very own Central Park. It's out in the far east in East…read moreHam and it's fantastic. It's a huge, beautiful space. There are 3 tennis courts, a bowling club/green, formal gardens, a playground, open green space for ball games or picnics or lying in the sunshine, sculptures inspired by the Olympics and a trail about the day the Darleks visited - apparently it was a fantastic day! There are also markings around the path going round the edge of the park so you know how far you're running. The sun was out today and the park was busy but there is plenty of space for everyone. If you walk round the park you'll notice old plaques telling you what the trees are, others with bits of history about the park, such as when 1,000 people watched a windmill burn down in the park and the three years that a miniature railway ran round the park. There are toilets in the middle of the park near the playground and there was an ice cream van there today. The park is beautiful with so many different kinds of trees. At the moment there are lots of different blossoms out so the trees are an array of whites and pinks and look gorgeous.

This is a brilliant local park. There's a field for sports, a playground suitable for small and…read moreolder children, there's a zipwire (my favourite thing when I get to go when there aren't any kids around!), a paddling pool, table tennis table and a fitness circuit round the outside. Even on a sunny day it's never too busy. The park is well kept, the paddling pool is clean and there are some pretty flowers and trees. It's such a lovely spot and used by different generations of locals.

This feels quite a traditional park. It's flat, has sports field, pavilions and kids play area and…read moresome nice trees. A useful and pleasant park, though not exactly a tourist draw. One thing I found interesting was that it's actually bounded by a road called Savage Gardens. I've heard that name somewhere It looks a distinctly un-savage sort of place though. More like some people I used to know with the surname Savage who were actually rather posh

Very nice park with horses! its a great place for a picnic and regularly used by UEL students apart…read morefrom the fact its a park i have seen better!