Parliament Hill
The best-known viewpoint on Hampstead Heath, a favourite spot for kite flying with a wide, unbroken view of the City skyline.
- Viewpoint
- Price: Free
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Did you know
Parliament Hill was bought for public use in 1888 and stands 98 metres high. Parts of its skyline view, including St Paul's Cathedral, are officially protected views.
Local tip
Go at dawn or dusk on a clear day, ideally right after rain, when the haze clears and the City skyline is sharpest. Check the forecast first, since a cloudy visit isn't worth the climb.
Finding it
- Address
- South End Green, Belsize Park, London Borough of Camden, Greater London, England, NW3 2TL
- Nearest station
- Hampstead Heath (Overground), 627 m away
Details change, so check with the place before you set off.
More places nearby
- Hampstead Mixed Pond (Hampstead Heath Swimming Ponds)A Hampstead Heath swimming pond with lifeguards, changing rooms and showers, open to men and women together. The Highgate Men's Pond and Kenwood Ladies' Pond nearby are single-sex.
- Parliament Hill LidoA Grade II-listed 1938 outdoor lido on the edge of Hampstead Heath by Gospel Oak, unheated all year round.
- 2 Willow RoadHungarian-born architect Ernő Goldfinger's own modernist family home in Hampstead, designed and built by him in 1939 and preserved as the National Trust's first modernist property.
- Hampstead Heath800 acres of ancient wild parkland with swimming ponds, woods, and meadows, feeling far larger than its distance from central London suggests.