Hampstead Heath
Hampstead Heath is an ancient heath in London, spanning 320 hectares. This grassy public space sits astride a sandy ridge, one of the highest points in London, running from Hampstead to Highgate, which rests on a band of London Clay.Photo: Sunil060902, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kenwood House and Hampstead Heath Woods.
Kenwood House
Photo: Jim Osley, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kenwood House is a stately home in Hampstead, London, on the northern boundary of Hampstead Heath. The present house, built in the late 17th century, was remodelled in the 18th century for William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield by Scottish architect Robert Adam, serving as a residence for the Earls of Mansfield until the 20th century.
Hampstead Heath Woods
Forest
Photo: Dudley Miles, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hampstead Heath Woods is a 16.6-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Hampstead in the London Borough of Camden. It is in two separate areas within Hampstead Heath, North Wood between Kenwood House and Hampstead Lane, and the larger Ken Wood, south of Kenwood House.
Parliament Hill
Peak
Parliament Hill is an area of open parkland in the south-east corner of Hampstead Heath in north-west London. The hill, which is 98 metres high, is notable for its views of the capital's skyline.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include North End and Hampstead.
North End
Quarter
North End is located on the northern edge of Hampstead, just south of Golders Green. For much of its existence it was a rural hamlet but is now part of suburban London. Hampstead Heath lies both east and west of the settlement, while Hampstead Garden Suburb is to its northeast connected by Hampstead Way.
Hampstead
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Hampstead is a district of north inner London. The key sights are a wealth of under-stated historical attractions, and the magnificent open spaces of Hampstead Heath.
Holly Lodge Estate
Neighborhood
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The Holly Lodge Estate is a housing estate in Highgate in the London Borough of Camden. It has existed since the early 19th century, and was sold in 1923 before undergoing a large renovation.
Hampstead Heath
- Type: Park
- Description: park in Camden and Barnet in London, England
- Category: Site of Special Scientific Interest
- Location: England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Welsh—“Hampstead Heath” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Hampstead Heath”
- Basque: “Hampstead Heath”
- Belarusian: “Хэмпстэд-Хіт”
- Bengali: “হ্যাম্পস্টেড হিথ”
- Catalan: “Hampstead Heath”
- Cebuano: “Hampstead Heath”
- Chinese: “漢普斯特德荒野”
- Czech: “Hampstead Heath”
- Danish: “Hampstead Heath”
- Dutch: “Hampstead Heath”
- Finnish: “Hampstead Heath”
- French: “Hampstead Heath”
- German: “Hampstead Heath”
- Hebrew: “המפסטד הית‘”
- Hebrew: “המפסטד הית’”
- Hungarian: “Hampstead park”
- Irish: “Hampstead Heath”
- Italian: “Hampstead Heath”
- Japanese: “ハムステッド・ヒース”
- Japanese: “ハンプステッド荒野”
- Korean: “햄프스티드 히스”
- Macedonian: “Хемпстед Хит”
- Malay: “Hampstead Heath”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Hampstead Heath”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Hampstead Heath”
- Norwegian: “Hampstead Heath”
- Persian: “همپستد هیث”
- Persian: “همپستید هیث”
- Polish: “Hampstead Heath”
- Russian: “Хампстед-Хит”
- Russian: “Хэмпстед-Хит”
- Spanish: “Hampstead Heath”
- Swedish: “Hampstead Heath”
- Turkish: “Hampstead Heath”
- Ukrainian: “Гемпстед-гіт”
- Ukrainian: “Хемпстед-хіт”
- Welsh: “Hampstead Heath”
- “Hampstead Heath”
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