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Battersea Park

Open accessfree to visit at any reasonable time

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Battersea Park was laid out from 1854 on reclaimed Thames marshland, designed by James Pennethorne and formally opened by Queen Victoria in 1858. It’s a classic Victorian pleasure ground: a boating lake, the old pump house turned into a gallery, and the London Peace Pagoda on the riverbank, added in 1985. Free to walk in any time, with gates open from early morning to late evening. The Thames Path runs along its northern edge.

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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.

0.3 km NW · spans 7 counties

Photo of Buckingham Palace, a Grade II* registered house & garden in London, England.Iconic

Buckingham Palace

House & garden near London

The monarch's London palace, its State Rooms open each summer.

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Photo of Green Park, a Grade II* registered house & garden in London, England.Highlight

Green Park

House & garden near London

One of the Royal Parks, walled by Charles II in 1660 — just trees and grass.

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Westminster Abbey

Abbey near London

Coronation church of England’s monarchs since 1066.

2.9 km NE

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Palace of Westminster

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Hyde Park

House & garden near London

London's great royal park of the Serpentine and Speakers' Corner.

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