Candie Gardens were created in 1894, surrounding the Victorian Candie House, presently a library. The gardens are beautifully maintained and offer magnificent ... read more
Royal Djurgården-Royal National City Park: In 1995, the area comprising Ulriksdal, Haga, Brunnsviken and Djurgården became the world's first National City Park, ... read more
University of York Campus was constructed in the 1960s on the grounds of Heslington Hall, and covers over 81 ha (200 acres). It was planned by Robert Mathew Johnson ... read more
Blaise Hamlet was built in 1811 to accommodate retired staff from the Blaise estate, owned at the time by John Scandrett Harford, a Bristol banker and Quaker. read more
Prior Park was created by the entrepreneur Ralph Allen, who had bought the house and grounds in 1720. It was designed by Lancelot Brown and the poet Alexander Pope. The ... read more
The Jesmond Dene Park was created in the 1850s by Lord Armstrong, an armament manufacturer, in the Victorian style. He and his wife has a fascination for water and ... read more
Brockhole Gardens is an Arts and Crafts garden, covering 30 acres, of which 10 acres are formal gardens. Since 1966 it is owned by the Lake District National Park ... read more
The Pavilion Gardens is a beautiful Victorian park, opened in 1871, and designed by Edward Milner. The landscape garden, covering 9.3 ha (23 acres) offer many ... read more
Derby Arboretum was commissioned in 1840 by Joseph Strutt, an wealthy businessman and philantropist. His objective was to have created a botanical tree garden for ... read more
Staunton Country Park is a 405 ha (1,000 acres) landscaped parkland and forest, including many features such as a terrace, an ornamental farm, ornamental lake, maze, ... read more
The Williamson Park is housing the iconic Ashton Memorial, built between 1907 and 1909 by the industrialist Lord Ashton, in memory of his (second) wife Jessy. read more
Theobalds Park, Cedars Park, covering 19 acres, was the site of the former Theobalds Palace, a favoured residence of James I and where Charles I spent much time during his ... read more
Hampstead Heath is a 320 ha (790 acres) park, with recent and ancient woodlands, ponds, playgrounds, a training track and marvellous views over London. It has also three ... read more
The Regent’s Park is one of London’s eight Royal Parks and covers an area of 160 ha (395 acres). It was named after the Prince Regent, the later King George IV ... read more
The Wanstead Park was once part of the deer park of the former 18th century Wanstead Manor, then owned by the Wellesley family, and still retains some of ... read more
The Hill Garden were laid out between 1905-1925 by Thomas Mawson for Lord Leverhulme for his residence Inverforth House, or 'The Hill'. Today the garden ... read more
Avery Hill Park is a large and open parkland, maintained by the University of Greenwich. It has a magnificent Winter Garden (hothouse), housing plants from all over the ... read more
Victoria Park (86.18 ha) is the oldest public park in London and attracts 9 million visitors a year. It was created in 1842 and designed by James Pennethorne. The park ... read more
Cannizaro Park was, until 1949, part of the estate of the Duke of Cannizzaro. The grounds are now a public park and the house is a hotel. read more
Crystal Palace was the famous iron-plate-glass construction, built for the Great Exhibition in 1851, and designed by Joseph Paxton. Originally located in Hyde Park, it ... read more