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Hampstead Heath is a large, ancient London heath embracing ponds woodlands lido playgrounds and training track Royalty Free Stock Photo

Hampstead Heath is a large, ancient London heath embracing ponds woodlands lido playgrounds and training track

Hampstead Heath locally known simply as the Heath is a large, ancient London heath, covering 320 hectares 790 acres. This grassy public space sits astride a sandy ridge, one of the highest points in London, running from Hampstead to Highgate, which rests on a band of London Clay. The heath is rambling and hilly, embracing ponds, recent and ancient woodlands, a lido, playgrounds, and a training track, and it adjoins the former stately home of Kenwood House and its estate. The south-east part of the heath is Parliament Hill, from which the view over London is protected by law.