Yes! It’s in southwest London, in the borough of Richmond upon Thames. It’s not some far-off national park. You hop on the District Line to Richmond station, and then it’s a short bus or a lovely walk up Richmond Hill. And the view from that hill? Famous. It’s protected by an Act of Parliament because the view of the Thames is that good. No joke.
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You’ll also find Pembroke Lodge there – a posh café with a terrace that makes you feel like a Jane Austen character, but with better tea and fewer corsets. The scones are basically a religious experience.
But what about the other contenders?
People often shout, “What about Hampstead Heath?” Look, Hampstead Heath is gorgeous. It’s wild, hilly, and has those swimming ponds where you can freeze your bits off in January. But it’s 790 acres. That’s a third of Richmond. It’s the cool, artsy cousin, not the biggest.
And Bushy Park? That’s another gem near Hampton Court. It’s 1,100 acres, so it’s big, but still half the size of Richmond. Richmond just laughs at those numbers while munching on a deer-grazed daisy.
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