Best Place for a Picnic?

2008-05-07T20:45:51Z

It’s going to be sunny on Saturday and I feel like sitting in a park, drinking wine and eating mini scotch eggs.

Where is the nicest place in London for some alfresco fun?

2008-05-07T20:48:46Z

Greenwich park is quite nice. Clean, near pubs should the wine run out and flies try to eat the mini scotch eggs, not far from the DLR either.

2008-05-07T20:52:10Z

Waterlow Park, the best park in London bar none.

2008-05-07T20:54:31Z

Battersea Park, in the twisty turny paths around the lake. And there’s a zoo and a pagoda and a bandstand and and and.

2008-05-07T21:08:26Z

Russell Square. Packed during the week, empty (ish) at the weekend but still with infrastructure (pubs, buses, tube) nearby.

2008-05-07T21:23:39Z

Hampstead Heath, especially near Jack Straw’s Castle (nothing to do with politics or cottaging). Beautiful views and so on. But I would also put ticks against Greenwich. There are lots of places in Epping Forest, but very few are easily accessible via public transport.

2008-05-07T21:28:09Z

Russell Square

Not this weekend BNM

2008-05-07T21:50:03Z

See what you man, what?

2008-05-07T21:52:32Z

That made no sense.

2008-05-07T22:22:55Z

I thought it was just me, Beagle.

What’s the world coming to when BNM makes no sense?

2008-05-07T22:34:38Z

I don’t know, Babb. I just don’t know…

cracks open fellow KCLers head and starts eating their brains

2008-05-07T22:41:11Z

Brockwell Park on Bank Holiday Monday was exceptionally nice dude. But sit on the hill. In staggering distance of the toilets and the nice pub.

2008-05-08T08:09:15Z

Richmond Park. They have deer.

2008-05-08T08:24:22Z

All good suggestions but North London is winning at the moment, as I’ll be staying in Kentish Town.

2008-05-08T08:32:14Z

See what you man, what?

Perchance BNM’s frozen shoulder was being unsupportive of his usually eloquent writing style, and he’d meant to write something like… See what you mean? What?

2008-05-08T08:54:57Z

Judging by this photo my London-based spies sent me the other day, I would say it is BNM’s own fault.

2008-05-08T08:58:05Z

Normal service has been resumed.

2008-05-08T08:59:44Z

If you’re staying in KT, absolutely has to be Hampstead Heath.

2008-05-08T10:22:53Z

Hampstead Heath.

More specifically

Parliament Hill (the kite flying field), lively part of the Heath with plenty of others getting picnicked.

Just outside Kenwood near the kitchen garden (Don’t know if it has a proper name), good view, not usually as busy as other spots.

Highgate ponds, good spot if you’re looking for a duck or two, and terrapins nearby for that hint of the exotic (gets really exotic if you move closer to the bathing pond).

Have a map…

http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF&msa=0&msid=117561465207540257057.00044cb4e55ddce8f592d

_{I think I may have too much time on my hands today}

2008-05-09T14:07:11Z

Not north but Blackheath is lovely, great views of Canary Wharf and has nearby pubs to retire to. Crystal Palace Park is also a great place for a picnic. You can even have a BBQ there without being told off.

2008-05-09T14:16:14Z

Lincoln’s Inn Fields is nice too. Really quiet, there’s a restaurant or cafe or something in it too, and there’s a funny little pub round the corner called the Bountiful Cow.

Or London Fields, although there are lots of people with babies there.

2008-05-10T21:18:02Z

oooooh, scotch eggs…...who needs a park, or sunshine, when you’ve got scotch eggs. Proper ones mind, none of your southern puff mini mashed up egg inside ‘picnic egg’ ones….

2008-05-12T09:14:51Z

I went to Hyde Park on Saturday. The last time I went was about 2 years ago, when I was wowed by people zooming around on roller blades. This time, there was still a load of bladers, but none of them seemed to be able to use the damned things.

I joined in the spirit of “Attempting to do something in public that you are shit at”, and kicked a football at various people, before nearly having someone’s head off with an aerobie.

Didn’t like it. There are better parks in London.

2008-05-12T09:20:05Z

Can I hijack this thread to ask if anyone would be up for a KCL pic-er-nic sometime this summer? Hmm?

2008-05-12T09:39:17Z

yussir, Beagles.

How about in Antibes?

2008-05-12T09:41:21Z

Are you moving to Antibes, Purps?

2008-05-15T13:53:19Z

Ooh yes, a picnic!

I had a great picnic in Battersea Park last weekend, next to the Peace Pagoda. Really lovely spot

2008-05-16T15:44:16Z

Golders Hill Park… I used to go there loads when I was young, it has everything you need, spacious, a really nice cafe and animals as well :-)

2008-05-17T10:47:28Z

The top of Primrose Hill for the view alone. Oh, and the drunken singing of Blur as the afternoon progresses.