5 minutes from station
Lincoln’s Inn Fields, WC2 3AA
Walk down Kingsway, turn left into Remnant Street – then cross to find this historic open space. It’s the largest public square in the capital, so there’s no shortage of room for a little privacy.
Red Lion Square, WC1R 4SG
North of High Holborn, hidden away behind Proctor Street, is one of London’s oldest squares. Its shady gardens could not be more peaceful, and are steeped in artistic history. Pre-Raphaelite atists mused here, and William Morris designed his first arts and crafts furniture with the help of his housekeeper, Red Lion Mary.
Bloomsbury Square Gardens, WC1A 2NS
From the tube, go west along High Holborn and up Southampton Place. Opposite is this square, which inspired the second movement of Vaughan Williams’s ‘A London Symphony’. The arty set (including Virginia Woolf and her circle) liked this area, too, so why not perch on a bench and see if inspiration strikes?
