Picnics in the park

With so many great spots in London to picnic in, one would have a hard time to have to travel far to enjoy one of the great parks in the city to picnic in. As the weather has gotten better, Erin and I had two recent weeks with great weather, allowing for some great picnics. We did everything to make these picnics good except one thing, we forgot suncscreen.

Primrose Hill
This is a great spot to have a meal, some Pimm's or bubbly and let the hours go by while overlooking the city. Primrose Hill is very central, just off the north part of Regent's Park. We grabbed some fruit, bread and cheese, a bottle of champagne and our shades and headed for the park, meeting Desie, Sam Kate and Zeus.

This park is a little smaller than most but can easily accommodate hundreds of people and as mentioned, affords amazing views of the city.

Hyde Park
The following weekend we went to Hyde Park. One of the city's biggest and most central parks, home to the weekly American football game, acres of trees and paths and a public lawn bowling space that is perfect for an after-picnic match!

We went with Cam and Emily, had lunch in the Diana memorial park just south of the Serpentine, then headed for the lawn bowling pitch. Its really cheap to do at only £6 an hour to rent the balls. I highly recommend this activity for visitors and locals alike. You can also rent the entire pitch for a party or work function. I think Erin's money pasta salad prompted Cam to pop the question!