Kenwood House, London
Kenwood House is a stately Georgian villa with art by masters such as Rembrandt, Turner, Reynolds and Vermeer.
Kenwood House is a stately Georgian villa with art by masters such as Rembrandt, Turner, Reynolds and Vermeer. The sprawling, manicured gardens are a great example of 18th century landscaping, and have remarkable sculptures by Henry Moore and Barbara Hepworth. It hosts outdoor operas every summer.
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Kenwood House and Nearby Sights on Map
The Bathing Ponds
Hampstead Heath has three notable outdoor bathing ponds
Keats House
Keats House was home to John Keats from 1818 to 1820 until he travelled to Rome where he died at the age of 25
Burgh House and Hampstead Museum
Burgh House is a beautiful grade I listed 17th century Georgian building that today houses the Hampstead Museum
The Hill Garden and Pergola
The Hill Garden is a beautifully manicured hidden garden on West Heath, which was originally part of the gardens of 19th century Inverforth House built by Viscount Leverhulme
Highgate Cemetery
Highgate Cemetery is burial ground of several noteworthy writers, poets, painters and princes, including Douglas Adams, George Eliot and Henry Moore
Fenton House
The Fenton House is the oldest house in Hampstead, dating back to 1667
Golders Hill Park
Golders Hill Park is a formal park with a small aviary, butterfly house, duck pond and zoo which are popular with kids
Waterlow Park
Waterlow Park has beautiful landscaped grounds, hills, mature trees, lakes, a walled garden, tennis courts, and children's playgrounds
Highgate Wood
Highgate Wood is a 28 hectare remnant of the ancient forest of Middlesex which once spread across north London
Parliament Hill (London)
This is a high part of the Heath with clear open vistas, and the views looking south over the city are quite wonderful