About NW3

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Part of the London Borough of Camden, Hampstead is at the same time fantastically located in the centre of London and one of the greenest areas in the capital. The area is known for its intellectual, artistic musical and literary associations as well as for the large and hilly parkland Hampstead Heath. It also has more millionaires within its boundaries than any other area of the United Kingdom.

To the north and east of Hampstead, and separating it from Highgate, is London’s largest ancient parkland, Hampstead Heath, which includes the well-known and legally-protected view of the London skyline from Parliament Hill. The Heath, a major place for Londoners to walk and “take the air”, has three open-air public swimming ponds; one for men, one for women, and one for mixed bathing, which were originally reservoirs for drinking water and the sources of the River Fleet.

Local activities include major open-air concerts on summer Saturday evenings on the slopes below Kenwood House, book and poetry readings, fun fairs on the lower reaches of the Heath, period harpsichord recitals at Fenton House, Hampstead Scientific Society and Hampstead Photographic Society.

The area has some remarkable architecture, such as the Isokon building in Lawn Road, a Grade I listed experiment in collective housing, once home to Agatha Christie, Henry Moore, Ben Nicholson and Walter Gropius. It was recently restored by Notting Hill Housing Trust.

Hampstead has a major bus terminus in South End Green with routes that link the area with the West End, Victoria and Grosvenor Road in Pimlico. The nearest London Underground stations are Hampstead and Belsize Park, on the Northern Line, and Swiss Cottage on the Jubilee Line. The nearest London Overground station is Hampstead Heath.

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