3 Waters I Love

Light hearted post for the evening. Too much seriousness happening around me, need to chill a bit, so here goes :)

3 Of My Favourite Water Bodies In England

Spoiler, the list doesn't include the River Thames. These are not the best, they're just my favourite based on how much time I seem to spend around them. I'm sure if I were to venture north of the M25 more regularly, these will fall straight off the list.

Favourite Pond/Lake

Boating Lake at Alexander Palace is (wo)man-made, but it's been there for so long that parts of it have started looking natural. You can hire a little canoe, or a pedal boat shaped like a swan or dragon to spend time on the water. If it's not very packed, the experience is actually very nice. I also like the Lake Side Cafe, which has a generous outdoor area. It's splendid in summer. I think because there are always a lot of little children there, as the place is popular with families, there is minimal smoking going by the alfresco folk. Praise be.

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Favourite River/Stream

River Lea at Hackney Wick is actually a canal section of the actual river - which is the smaller, lesser known river in London. This part of it in east London is just terribly cool. Even thought the area is changing very fast, it still has so much charm, and is home to one of the largest concentrations of artsy fartsy people on the planet. I have shot many videos in this neighbourhood, which is no surprise as there are unlimited photographic opportunities there. The choice of coffee there is also vast as you can imagine. Having said that, my previous favourite place called [Space], no longer serves coffee!

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Favourite Seaside

Broadstairs at Thanet, Kent, is my favourite place to go when I need some time outside London mainly in summer time. I love the entire Kent coast, but there's something about Thanet. It may be because I used to live in Canterbury I have some nostalgic feelings for the region. It does get really busy in summer as it's less than 2 hours from central London by road, and even faster by train. It doesn't, however, get anywhere as rowdy as, say, Brighton or Bournemouth.

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So there you have it, my three places to be around water without having to leave this island. There are others that may even better within London - especially ponds and lakes, but I don't spend time at any of them. Examples are the lake in Epping Forrest, Laytontone area, the one at Hampstead Heath and The Serpentine in Hyde Park.

So what are yours then?

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