Our lovely Miuccia showed us her “Secret Garden” – in the middle of London, across the street from Park Crescent lies a little oasis from the hustle and bustle of busy Marylebone.
We entered through a locked gate to the first part of the “Secret Garden” and then walked through the “Nursemaid’s tunnel” to the quieter side.
The tunnel was so the nannies with children in prams need not cross the busy road between the two secret gardens.
We emerged on the other side – but we were not allowed off-lead.
Scattered amongst the trees and flower beds were picnic tables …
and places to sit for a moment to ponder and appreciate the beauty.
We sat and lingered under some very old trees.
This very big tree is called Waterloo planes because they were planted in 1817 to commemorate Wellington’s victory over Napoleon!
Ahhh, look – a lovely cherry blossom!
And wandered over to look up at the pretty blossoms
And sat for awhile to ponder …
why there are no squirrels in this park.
We sat on the lovely lawns … Mummy really wished we had brought a picnic.
As we wandered further, we crossed over to Regent’s Park. Once there, we were allowed off lead. 
And snooped around 
Wide fields to run
We wandered further and came across a bridge
And eager to get across and see what else laid in store for us
Uh-oh! Not so fast. 
There were some big dogs at the other end. As you know, I am not so comfortable around big dogs as I slinked past this one.
But we made it safely past them. 
We came across fields of little white flowers.
And then we spotted something we have never seen before! And we were curious …
As Mummy held onto our leashes tightly …
before we three saw something VERY familiar
We are in Squirrel Alley!!!! (that’s what Jacqui calls it)
They were such a tease! No wonder they said we had to be on the leash. We would have gone mental if we were allowed our ways.
May’s comment: Thank you Miuccia and Jacqui for showing us another part of London we’ve never been to before!
We are so blessed with so many lovely parks in London.
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We lived in London before moving to Folkestone and although we have lots of woods and the beach I still really miss the wonderful London parks…as parks here are merely play areas for children and sports enthusiasts. Enjoy your mystery walks.xx