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Hampstead

Quirky London

When Hampstead Heath Held a Ski Jumping Competition

Eric Patcham /

London has many things—domes, towers, hidden rivers—but it does not have mountains. Or a ski jump. And yet, in March 1950, it tried to manufacture both.

Hidden London

Hampstead Pergola: London’s Forgotten Edwardian Daydream

Eric Patcham /

Tucked away in the verdant folds of Hampstead Heath, lies one of London’s most spellbinding secrets: the Hampstead Hill Garden

Hampstead: A Toast to the Village Beyond the Heath

Eric Patcham /

Most Londoners know Hampstead for the Heath, a glorious sprawl of brambly freedom where the trees feel wiser than Parliament

London, Sightseeing London

Hampstead Heath: The Wild Soul of London

Eric Patcham /

Forget your manicured rose beds and polite, symmetrical hedges of Central London Parks Hampstead Heath is where London throws off its