Top 10 places to go for fresh air in London
Kew Gardens
London’s air quality is increasingly under threat from pollution, but there are still plenty of green spaces in the capital where you can get some fresh air. Georgina Fuller recommends her favourite placesÂ
The latest report by the World Health Organisation (WHO) on air pollution makes for alarming reading for Londoners. The report found that air pollution is now a greater threat than Ebola and HIV. London was ranked 1,389th out of the nearly 3,000 cities and towns around the world monitored in the WHO’s database of annual air pollution readings. So where can you and your children go if you?re looking for some oxygen and fresh air" Here?s my top 10 list.
Chiswick House
1. Chiswick House and Hogarth House
Chiswick House is a stunning Palladian villa set in 65 acres of glorious gardens (which more than make up for its proximity to the motorway) in this leafy West London suburb. The refined dignity of the house belies the fact is was used as a mental asylum in the 1890?s. The grounds are also supposed to be one of the first examples of an English landscape garden. Hogarth House, just up the road from Chiswick House, is well worth a visit too if you?re in the area.
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2. Kew Gardens
The famous Kew Gardens is home to the largest and most diverse botanical and mycological collections in the world and set in a staggering 300 acres in South West London. It includes dozens of walkways, greenhouses and plant collections and is a children?s...
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