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You can also spread a blanket at these lush London parks and gardens. One features 300 red deer, and another dazzles with 12,000 roses. At Kensington Gardens, check out Princess Diana’s memorial playground and see where her son Harry and his bride Meghan

Richmond Park: Just one stop on the tube (the green line) from Kew Gardens, Richmond Park is London’s largest royal park. Created by Charles I in the 17th century, it is home to 300 red deer as well as the Isabella Plantation, a 40-acre swath of evergreen azaleas. lat.ms/richmondpark Bushy Park: Known as the spot where Gen. Eisenhower planned his D-Day landings, Bushy Park is a warren of trails, woodland and an unusual water garden built in 1710. It’s also a beautiful walk from Hampton Court Palace. You can also reach it by train from Richmond. If you didn’t bring a picnic, the Pheasantry Café has a lovely on-site bakery. lat.ms/ bushypark Kensington Gardens: from Prince Albert to Queen Victoria. One of the most popular features of the park is the bronze statue of Peter Pan. The Diana, Princess of Wales’ Memorial Playground is a must for anyone traveling with children. The seven-mile Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Walk, which also goes through Hyde Park, Green Park and St James’s Park, will burn off the delicious cakes from the Broad Walk Café in Kensington Gardens. You can also visit Kensington Palace, the official London residence of William and Kate as well as Harry and Meghan. lat.ms/kensington gardens Primrose Hill and Regent’s Park: These are technically one park but separated by the Royal London Zoo. Primrose Hill offers amazing views of London, which were immortalized by the poet William Blake: “I have conversed with the spiritual sun. I saw him on Primrose Hill.” Regent’s Park was captured on-screen in David Lean’s tear-jerker, “Brief Encounter,” where Trevor Howard and Celia Johnson row in the lake. Disney’s “101 Dalmatians” does it for me, though, when Pongo meets Perdita in Queen Mary’s Gardens, where in real life you can smell the roses — more than 12,000 of them in London’s largest rose garden. This summer, you can also sip on a Pimm’s while watching a performance of “Peter Pan” under the stars. lat.ms/regentspark primrosehill