Torn between two walks, I decided to head towards Raynes Park and to Holland Gardens. I’d not been there since sometime last year. I went in search of pretty flowers; signs that spring is on the way!
I set off using the ‘pretty route’, via my local park and the railway cut. After that it is all uphill! Holland Gardens, which I have posted about before, is coming into flower, with sprays of yellow in the bank by the tennis courts, and in the flower beds. From the top of the gardens, there is a lovely view across the whole park. I sat for a short while contemplating what to do next. Consulting Google Maps I saw there was another park nearby. I headed in that direction.
Cottenham Park has a large playing field, tennis courts, and a children’s playground. There is also a nursery on site. There is not much in the way of flower beds, just sprinkles of spring bulbs. I much prefer Holland Gardens! So, I did not linger, and I came home the quick way (along the busy main roads). I’d had the best of the day, as an hour later the rain came!
My London+ 