4.8 ·
Escape to Richmond Park, London's largest Royal Park and a true wilderness on the city's edge. Walk or cycle among free-roaming deer, then head to Pembroke Lodge for a clear sightline stretching to St Paul's Cathedral.
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Richmond Park was enclosed by Charles I in 1637 as a royal hunting ground and today covers nearly 2,500 acres, making it the biggest of London's Royal Parks and a genuine National Nature Reserve. Several hundred deer graze the park in full view of walkers and cyclists, and the elevated Pembroke Lodge area offers a protected sightline all the way to St Paul's Cathedral.
Its scale and wildness give it a different character from London's more manicured parks, popular with runners, cyclists, and anyone wanting to feel briefly out of the city.
Richmond Park was enclosed by Charles I in 1637 as a royal hunting ground and today covers nearly 2,500 acres, making it the biggest of London's Royal Parks and a genuine National Nature Reserve. Several hundred deer graze the park in full view of walkers and cyclists, and the elevated Pembroke Lodge area offers a protected sightline all the way to St Paul's Cathedral.
Its scale and wildness give it a different character from London's more manicured parks, popular with runners, cyclists, and anyone wanting to feel briefly out of the city.
Duration
2h
Best time
early morning, morning, lunchtime, afternoon, early evening or evening
Intensity
Active — lots of walking
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Peaceful park, great for riding bikes! They could definitely add more signage around around the park though - to point visitors to different spots like pembroke lodge and pen ponds
Navjot Singh
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