Category: Parks

River Lea

The River Lea

The River Lee Country Park is a maze of lakes, water courses, streams, inlets and marshland, created by the River Lee as it approaches the north eastern edge of London. The name Lee – also known as Lea, both spellings are used interchangeably – comes from the old English word

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Morden Hall Park

Morden Hall Park and Snuff Mills

Извините, этот техт доступен только в “Американский Английский”. For the sake of viewer convenience, the content is shown below in the alternative language. You may click the link to switch the active language. Now a National Trust property, the Morden Hall Park occupies the land, which in the middle ages

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Rhododendrons and Azaleas at Isobella Plantation in Richmond Park

Извините, этот техт доступен только в “Американский Английский”. For the sake of viewer convenience, the content is shown below in the alternative language. You may click the link to switch the active language. In late spring one corner of the huge Richmond Park harbours an oasis of exotic blooms, which

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Jousting at Knebworth House

Извините, этот техт доступен только в “Американский Английский”. For the sake of viewer convenience, the content is shown below in the alternative language. You may click the link to switch the active language. Going round stately homes on a fine holiday weekend you can come across Jousting — re-enactment of

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Camellias

Извините, этот техт доступен только в “Американский Английский”. For the sake of viewer convenience, the content is shown below in the alternative language. You may click the link to switch the active language. March is the month of Camellias. I have three blooming in my garden. Chiswick House has 32

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Chiswick House

Извините, этот техт доступен только в “Американский Английский”. For the sake of viewer convenience, the content is shown below in the alternative language. You may click the link to switch the active language. In the beginning of 17th century the aristocratic Boyle family bought an estate in Chiswick with a

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