Queen's Park — Attraction in London

Easily the nicest park in the Kilburn area, cute animals- especially the friendly Norman sheep, and the forest area at the top actually feels like a forest with lots of trees, nettles, brambles and dead wood providing a little refugee for our hugely declining biodiversity. The park can be a bit busy, people not always great at observing social distancing possibilities. There's also a quiet managed garden space with seating (if you're lucky enough to get a bench)

-5 years later update, much busier since COVID. The Norman sheep now seem traumatised (behaviour changed massively from first arrival) along with the rest of the more disinterested animals by the constant exposure to rowdy kids that don't seem to see them as conscious, feeling beings when I've been there, whacking the enclosures with sticks or poking them through and shouting.

The forest soil has been compacted by feet preventing it's correct function as a loose home for moisture, roots and delicate michorizae, for the plants, now feels a little moth eaten and over used.

The quiet garden has groups of people on the lawns between the flower beds and the gates are never shut. One didn't seem to even shut when I tried to.

This park has so much to offer with tennis, ping pong, a restaurant with very simple fare and drinks and small allotment style gardens.

It's a shame, I've downgraded it from a fantastic sanctuary to simply a nice park. Solely due to people not respecting the rules that allow enjoyment for all, which must include quiet contemplation.

For now as a sanctuary Brondesbury park offers a small amount more naturalistic peace, but dogs will molest you there as people don't respect the leash rule and don't have them properly under control (I am an animal lover, but clearly with different standards to many. If you can't see your pet or child and call them back to you or shut them up in an instant, then you need to try harder, and apologise more. I'm sorry if that seems harsh, cities are a cruel place to keep free beings in the first place. Some of us need an escape from the hustle and bustle for basic mental health...

Interesting park with varying recreational facilities. For adults there's a fun putting green. Children have two play parks, both of which feature wooden pole swing stands, climbing frames, picnic benches, and area dividing fences also provide respite seating. The kids also have a sloping edge paddling pool which l assume will be filled with water when it's warmer. There's a nice looking cafe l didn't queue by because l had brought food with me. My companions who did go for drinks complained that th sign saying cards only was far too small so they came back empty handed and very disgruntled. Please vendors make your signage large enough for seniors and families to be able to read from 3 or 4 yards away. Plenty of mature trees provide shade for picnics. At th moment there is perhaps less colour to enjoy than in more manicured parks in boroughs like Westminster where more money is spent on shrubbery. The daffodil field though promises to be epic when all the blooms open. It's been a bit too cold for many...

Queen's Park is somewhat of a hidden gem nestled within an enclave of north west suburbia. The park has wide open spaces with little mounds of raised earth from tree roots that raise the grass, and gently crack the pathways. The atmosphere is very relaxed, and visitors exude the confidence of locals familiar with their own patch. There is a little bit of 'wilding' where a section of the park gives the impression of woodland, whilst at the same time housing a little golf club, and some well-maintained tennis courts. The jewel in the crown is the Park Café which is clearly beloved by the locals: dishing good quality food and drink at very reasonable prices. I recommend the tortilla. It was robust, flavoursome, and packed with delicious eggs and potatoes. The park is very family friendly (todlers run like mice everywhere) and there is a designated playground for children next to the facilities. Visit for a slice of tranquility on a week...