Where to watch the leaves change in London

Our favourite places to watch Autumn spread its colour across the capital

With autumn firmly hitting its stride, London’s leaves are beginning to turn as the green of summer subsides to fill the pavements with a gorgeous array of golds, reds and browns

From Hyde Park to Brompton cemetery, we’ve put together our favourite places to see the beautiful bursts of autumn colour across London.

Brompton Cemetery

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Just down the road from The Kensington, a cemetery might sound like a morbid place to visit, however, this is no normal graveyard. One of London’s Magnificent Seven garden cemeteries, which were built in a ring around London in the 1830s combines monuments, wildlife, catacombs, stoned arcades, a chapel (and of course 60 species of tree!) to provide the perfect backdrop to watch the autumn colours work their magic during a brisk weekend walk. The cemetery is the resting place of the likes of suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst, cricket champion John Wisden and boxer John Jackson and the garden inspired children’s writer Beatrix Potter with the names for some of her characters.

Kyoto Garden

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This Japanese garden at the centre of Holland Park, just a short walk from The Kensington is a year-round oasis of tranquillity, however it really comes into its own in Autumn as the garden matures into its element. There’s nothing quite like taking a stroll past the waterfall, which runs into a pond inhabited by the garden’s resident koi carp.

Regent’s Park

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One of London’s most magnificent Royal Parks, Regent’s Park is just a stones throw away from The Marylebone. With its duck ponds, open fields and formal planted gardens the park is the perfect spot to watch the colours turn and leaves fall as the seasons change. The tree lined avenues are particularly beautiful this time of year.

Italian Gardens

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BONUS: Sky Garden

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If you’re not quite ready to brave the fresh autumn cold, why not head just down the river for a a visit to The Sky Garden at 20 Fenchurch Street to wander around the exquisite landscaping of London’s highest public garden. The garden has been planted to complement the light from the famous enlarged glass dome roof.

All images from Flickr.