Alexandra Palace which is at the top of the steeply sloping Alexander Park, one can have a panoramic view of London. It has the great Victorian glass-house and is popularly known as 'Ally Pally', once housed the BBC's television studio and the first BBC telecast went out live from the Alexandra Palace studios in 1936. However now the building is an entertainment and exhibition centre, with an indoor ice-skating rink. The park has 200 acres and has been given free access to public. The park around the Palace has sporting facilities and plenty of attractions for children. Its features include a children's playground, boating lake and small animal enclosure.

Epping Forest is the remnant of one of the great oak forests that bordered London until medieval times. There are about 6,000 acres of ancient forest, and an additional 2,000 acres, which have been acquired to protect the area from development. Much of the forest is a Site of Special Scientific Interest as there are over 360 rare plants and animal species present there and about 500 deer roam in the forest and deer sanctuary.The Hampton Gardens and parks consist of 550 acres of deer-inhabited parkland. The main attraction of the gardens is the Pond Garden, a sunken water garden. The Fountain Garden has a formal pattern of yews and from here the Broad Walk runs across Home Park. Long Water, a man-made lake, runs parallel to the Thames. There is also a Victorian garden and the famous Maze.

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