Urban "wild" area in North London. Absolute deligh...

Urban "wild" area in North London. Absolute delight.You can really believe, for a little , that you are outside a major city. "Inside" Hampstead Heath you can find Kenwood House, with its art gallery, formal grounds and very pleasant cafe. and Parliament Hill Fields with it's more municipal park layout. The Heath has ponds where you can swim...for both gentlemen and ladies, although traditionally the location of the ladies pool is somewhat a secret.
It is possible to walk from the boating pool at the top of the Heath, near to the roundabout at the former Jack Straws Castle (bus 210 from Archway or Golders Green Underground Station) to Oarliament Hill Fields, where there are buses to Archway & Kentush Town Underground Stations. The walk is all down hill.
The delightful Highgate and Hampstead Villages border the Heath.