{"product_id":"9781471190551-london-parks","title":"London Parks","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA heartfelt, elegiac and informative guide to the very best parks and green spaces the capital has to offer, from one of Britain’s finest chroniclers and diarists.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoin Hunter Davies on a celebratory stroll around London’s greatest glories – its parks.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWe need our parks more than ever before\u003c\/b\u003e, for our health and spirits, our bodies and souls, to keep us fit, to save us from pollution, to protect nature and wildlife; and Londoners are lucky enough to enjoy more green spaces than any other major city in the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In \u003ci\u003eLondon Parks\u003c\/i\u003e, Hunter Davies illustrates their wonders by spending a year walking round his \u003cb\u003efavourite parks\u003c\/b\u003e. From his local haunt on \u003cb\u003eHampstead Heath\u003c\/b\u003e to the capital’s latest wonder, the \u003cb\u003eQueen Elizabeth Olympic Park\u003c\/b\u003e, each one is chosen for its unique appeal. Informative and entertaining, he details their history, describes their layout and reveals hidden delights and new attractions that might otherwise be missed, such as the statue of a small brown dog in \u003cb\u003eBattersea Park\u003c\/b\u003e, a garden full of exotic plants and palm trees in south London’s \u003cb\u003eBurgess Park\u003c\/b\u003e or, for something completely unique, Ian Dury’s musical memorial bench in \u003cb\u003eRichmond Park\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFun, thought-provoking and uplifting, \u003ci\u003eLondon Parks\u003c\/i\u003e is an essential companion for anyone wishing to explore the ever-green beauty of Britain’s capital city, whether it’s spotting pelicans and politicians in St James’s Park, the birds in the London Wetland Centre or the views from Greenwich Park.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57535945703798,"sku":"9781471190551","price":7.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_31802738.jpg?v=1774283499","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781471190551-london-parks","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}