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Photo of Hampstead Heath (Mens Pond), a swimming spot in London, England.

© Christine Matthews / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Hampstead Heath (Mens Pond)

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Hampstead Heath (Mens Pond) is an official lake bathing water in London. Its water quality was classed Excellent at the Environment Agency's last classification. It is one of five designated bathing waters in the county.

Other bathing waters nearby include Hampstead Heath (Ladies Pond) and Hampstead Heath (Mixed Pond). Gospel Oak Station is 1 km away to the south-east.

More at the Environment Agency's water quality profile

More places to visit near Hampstead Heath (Mens Pond)

Photo of Highgate Cemetery, a Grade I registered house & garden in London, England.Highlight

Highgate Cemetery

House & garden near London

A Victorian burial ground of 1839 where Karl Marx and George Eliot lie.

0.8 km NE

Photo of Hill Garden and Pergola, a Grade II* registered house & garden in London, England.Highlight

Hill Garden and Pergola

House & garden near London

An Edwardian pergola of stone columns and wisteria built for soap magnate Lord Leverhulme.

1.8 km W

Photo of the Grand Union Canal, a 137-mile canal running from Brentford to Birmingham, England.Highlight

Grand Union Canal

Canal

London to Birmingham by water — the trunk route of the canal age, with arms reaching Leicester, Aylesbury, Northampton and Paddington.

5 km S · spans 9 counties

Photo along the Thames Path, a 185-mile National Trail running from Kemble to London, England.Highlight

Thames Path

National Trail

The river from its Cotswold trickle to the Thames Barrier — the gentlest long walk in Britain.

6.5 km SE · spans 7 counties

Photo of Apsley House, a house near Hyde Park Corner, London, England.Highlight

Apsley House

House near Hyde Park Corner

Wellington's townhouse at Hyde Park Corner, nicknamed Number One London, filled with his paintings and Canova's colossal nude statue of Napoleon.

6.7 km S

Photo of St Paul's Cathedral, a cathedral in London, England.Iconic

St Paul's Cathedral

Cathedral near London

Wren's domed cathedral on Ludgate Hill, finished in 1710 after the Great Fire, with its Whispering Gallery and the tombs of Nelson and Wellington.

6.8 km SE