I stayed in Holland Park for about a week this year and visited the park many times. It is not fussy or highly ornamental; a very well kept natural retreat. Refreshing, beautiful and new discoveries each time you visit. You may also encounter elderly ladies picking flowers for their homes, although they look quite guilty whence they are found ...
My office is about a five minute walk from Holland Park near the Holland Park tube station. This is very good for me, as I have a choice of several great places to buy food to take to the park at lunch time.
I usually sit in the flower garden area where there are quite a few benches, and have a leisurely lunch. Sometimes I take a news paper or ...
This is an oasis of calm and green in the middle of a very busy borough in London.Lovely shops and houses in the area,plenty of places to find a picnic lunch and sit watching people and the kids an dogs.
Possibly the prettiest park in London. It is a fantastic blend with its "wild" areas, japanese park and playing fields. There are places for everyone from the eldery who enjoy feeting the ducks and playing with the swuirrels, to the youth enjoying the playing fields to the nature lover with its large wildlife and well kept woods...
Dont leave London without "meeting" Holland Park
Stefano C.G.
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Magical autumn encounter
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It was autumn and the park looked resplendent...much, much lovelier than its more famous peers Hyde Park, Regent's Park and Kensington Gardens. Woody in brilliant hues of orange, red and gold, the park was also so much more alive, with little squirrels darting about and rustling up some mischief (and were there rabbits too? Sorry, but this ...
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