Where: One Tree Hill, Greenwich Park
One of the UK's most famous artists, J.M.W. Turner, was a fan of Greenwich Park, and even captured the view from the park's most elevated point in his self-explanatory 1809 painting 'London from Greenwich Park'. The artwork looks down from One Tree Hill, a spot named after a solitary tree that marks its peak. From here there is a spectacular view of the Thames and St Paul's Cathedral, surrounded by the modern developments of the City of London.
The spot is particularly popular at sunset. History fans might also like to know that this was once a hub for leisure and entertainment, particularly during the summertime Greenwich Fair, when bands played at the summit and the hill hosted the infamous pastime of 'tumbling' (which is, as you'd expect, the act of rolling down a hill).
Fun fact: Elizabeth I was said to have rested under the original oak tree on the hill in 1602. The tree here today is the third successive one from that oak, planted in 1905.
