Britain's most beautiful village greens

The village green is a quintessentially English institution — a publicly-owned common at the heart of a village, often with a cricket pitch and a pub on each corner. Notable examples: Tarrant Hinton (Dorset), Castle Combe (Wiltshire), Long Melford (Suffolk), and Finchingfield in Essex — repeatedly voted England's prettiest village.

Places in this guide

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Parks · East Midlands

Cholera Monument Grounds and Clay Wood

Cholera Monument Grounds and Clay Wood — park in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, UK.

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Parks · London

West Ham Park

West Ham Park — park in London Borough of Newham, UK.

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Parks · South West England

Morrab Gardens

Morrab Gardens — park in Penzance, United Kingdom.

Free🐕👶↗ theacornpenzance.com

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Parks · Yorkshire & the Humber

Philips Park

Philips Park — park in Clayton, Manchester, UK.

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Parks · North East England

Saltwell Park

Saltwell Park — Park in Gateshead, England.

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Parks · South East England

Queen's Park, Brighton

Queen's Park, Brighton — park in Brighton, UK.

Free🐕👶↗ historicengland.org.uk

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Parks · London

Crystal Palace Park

Crystal Palace Park — Victorian pleasure ground in Crystal Palace, Bromley, London.

Free🐕👶↗ crystalpalaceparktrust.org

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Parks · West Midlands

Gheluvelt Park

Gheluvelt Park — park in Worcester, England, UK.

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Parks · South East England

Stanmer Park

Stanmer Park — park northeast of Brighton and Hove, UK.

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Parks · London

Mile End Park

Mile End Park — park in Bethnal Green, London.

Free♿🐕👶↗ towerhamlets.gov.uk