Queen Mary's Rose Gardens, The Regent's Park, Marylebone

The Regent's Park is a great place to go even if it isn't one of London's most central parks, especially in the spring and summer. One of London's best parks commonly referred to as "Regent's Park," serves a variety of purposes, including a playground, zoo, and entertainment venue, all of which provide tourists plenty of reasons to stay a while.

The 1934-founded Queen Mary's Rose Gardens, which are located just outside the park's Inner Circle, are the place to go if you want to experience a more formal garden setting. While the park is a pleasant site to come to all through the spring and summer, the first two weeks of June are when the rose bushes bloom, providing a riot of color. The opportunity to see the 12,000 rose bushes in bloom in this, London's largest rose garden, shouldn't be passed up. A sizable collection of border plants, including a fantastic example of a delphinium border, as well as a collection of more than 9,000 begonias, are further features likely to please gardeners.