Hidden gems: Lakes in City ofLondon

Discover the city's hidden treasures—remarkable spots that are relatively undiscovered but offer exceptional experiences. Our selection criteria? A rating of 4.5 or higher with fewer than 150 reviews. Explore these lesser-known yet outstanding places that promise a delightful visit in City ofLondon. This list contains 12 places from Lake category.

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West Boating Lake
Lake
👍👍 Love this spot - great to chill on the benches around the lake, and get some headspace (and the occasional face wash when the fountains make friends with the wind) - would recommend!
5.00 (5 reviews) (~3.8 km from centre)
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The Long Water
Lake
👍 Really nice shot of the Palace, but if fishing not many natural features caught a nice bream and couple of Eels no Carp
4.90 (14 reviews) (~5.75 km from centre)
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The Lake
Lake
👍 A lovely spot for a stroll. I wouldn't even like to guess how many times we've walked around the lake here - it must be easily over a hundred. You'll encounter the occasional jogger, but generally it's a peaceful enough place. Of course, it gets busy in the summer months. But being right next to All...
4.90 (8 reviews) (~9.4 km from centre)
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Boating Lake
Lake
4.80 (5 reviews) (~5.83 km from centre)
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East Lake
Lake
4.80 (5 reviews) (~4.52 km from centre)
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Hollow Pond
Lake
👍 An irregularly shaped former 19th.Century gravel pit on the southeastern tip of Epping Forest and owned by the Corporation of London. Also the site of the long demolished Whipps Cross Lido, now the habitat of birds and ducks. The irregular shape and uneven grade makes for an interesting amble around...
4.70 (148 reviews) (~9.96 km from centre)
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Round Pond
Lake
👍👍 Great place opposite the Kensington Palace. Loads of ducks geese swans pigeons and seagulls are there. Just recently saw this beautiful black swan swimming alongside with the white ones. Sometimes at weekend people come here with their modell boat for racing. Interesting to watch them.
4.70 (65 reviews) (~6.41 km from centre)
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Walthamstow Reservoirs
Lake
🫤 Great fishery it's a shame that many of the swims are in a state with unsafe banks and overgrown vegetation I am disabled not in a wheelchair but not to steady on my feet the first thing I done today was feel over on the rather steep bank not a good start but things like that happen from time to tim...
4.70 (36 reviews) (~7.88 km from centre)
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Mount Pond
Lake
👍👍 Great place opposite the Kensington Palace. Loads of ducks geese swans pigeons and seagulls are there. Just recently saw this beautiful black swan swimming alongside with the white ones. Sometimes at weekend people come here with their modell boat for racing. Interesting to watch them.
4.70 (3 reviews) (~7.7 km from centre)
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Boating Lake
Lake
👍 Good place for summer’s walks.
4.60 (29 reviews) (~4.7 km from centre)
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Model Boating Lake
Lake
👍👍 A peaceful little lake in the middle of Victoria Park.
4.60 (5 reviews) (~4.84 km from centre)
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St James's Park Lake
Lake
👍 I was not there .
4.50 (74 reviews) (~3.28 km from centre)
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