A couple weeks ago, Dan and I decided to pack a picnic lunch and take the tube up to Hamstead Heath, a huge park just north of central London. From our flat, it was a quick ride (Henry's second time on the tube:) and we arrived at Hamstead just after noon. The tube lets you off onto Hamstead high street, which is lovely. The whole area is hilly and quaint and really makes you feel as if you have left the city.
The neat thing about Hamstead is that it is a largely wooded park, as opposed to the maintained royal parks like Hyde and Regent's. Henry had a great time hiking through the forest and running around with the many other dogs visiting the heath. Although it was actually raining when we left our flat, it turned out to be a gorgeous sunny day, if a bit chilly.
We plopped down in one of the clearings for a picnic...
And then continued on towards the many ponds scattered throughout the park, many of which allow swimming in the summer.
We then climbed up Parliament Hill for great views of the city skyline. It was a great way to spend a day and we will certainly be back, especially when it warms up!
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