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The Heath My Year On Hampstead HeathStock informationGeneral Fields
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DescriptionAn engaging portrait of Hampstead Heath - a place rich not just in natural wonders but in history and monuments, emotions and memories, people and places.'I enjoyed every inch of the way, from Parliament Hill to the Pergola... A late-life little masterpiece' Ferdinand Mount The eight hundred acres of Hampstead Heath lie just four miles from central London; and yet unlike the manicured inner-city parks, it feels like the countryside: it has hills and lakes, wild spots and tame spots. You can spend hours walking round it - and only ever cross one road. Hunter Davies has lived within a stone's throw of Hampstead Heath for more than sixty years and has walked on it nearly every day of his London life. For him, it is not just a place of recreation and relaxation - as rich in history and monuments as it is in natural wonders - but also a treasure-house of memories and emotions. In The Heath, he visits all parts of this, the largest area of common land in the Britain's capital city: from Kenwood House to the Vale of Health, from Parliament Hill to Boudicca's Mound, and from the Ladies Bathing Pond to the fabulous pergola - wonder of the remote West Heath. As he walks, Davies talks to the diverse array of individuals who frequent the Heath: regulars; visitors; dog walkers; stall holders at the weekly farmer's market; famous faces having their morning stroll; twenty-first-century hippies spreading peace, love and happiness. Engaging, informative and supremely well-observed, The Heath is an affectionate portrait of one of London's - and the world's - iconic urban green spaces. |