Hampstead Pergola and Hill Garden
A raised, covered pergola of stone columns and climbing plants on the edge of Hampstead Heath, designed by Thomas Mawson for the soap magnate William Lever, with a formal garden beside it.
- Hidden gem
- Price: Free
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Did you know
The raised walkway is about 170 metres long. It was added to Historic England's Heritage at Risk Register in November 2025, and its eastern section was rebuilt with new stone columns after storm damage in 1989.
Local tip
Free entry, with opening hours that change through the year, so check the City of London page first. Only assistance dogs are allowed.
Finding it
- Address
- Inverforth Close, North End Way, Hampstead, London NW3 7EX
- Nearest station
- Hampstead (Tube), 1035 m away
Details change, so check with the place before you set off.
More places nearby
- Golders Hill ParkA 16-hectare part of Hampstead Heath with a walled garden, water gardens, a bandstand and a free mini zoo of deer, wallabies and lemurs.
- Fenton House and GardenA 1690s merchant's house in Hampstead with a collection of early keyboard instruments, porcelain and needlework, and a walled garden with an old apple orchard.
- The Holly BushA Grade II-listed multi-room pub on Holly Bush Hill in Hampstead, built in the 1790s as stables and later a catering wing for the Hampstead Assembly Rooms before becoming a pub in 1928.
- The Spaniards InnA coaching inn on the edge of Hampstead Heath, dating to 1585.