Introduce yourself to Hampstead
Heath: download the
Welcome leaflet (1mb)
View a map of the heath (432kb)
Study some of the trails around the Heath:
view a trail map (546kb) &
download the trail leaflet
(4.4mb)
View the Golders Hill Park opening
times (27kb)
View the Hill Garden (which includes the
Pergola) opening times (24kb)
Access for everyone (including the Mobility
Scheme) (145kb)
Plan your journey
with the Transport for London journey planner
Please note... owing to problems with
littering, scorching and risk of fire we regret that barbeques
are NOT permitted on Hampstead Heath.
Getting to Hampstead Heath
You are encouraged to use public transport when travelling to
Hampstead Heath.
By bus:
Golders Hill Park: 210, 268 (stop
on North End Road)
Heath Extension: H3 (stops on Wildwood Road and Hampstead
Way)
Kenwood: 210, H3 (stop on Hampstead Lane)
Jack Straw’s Castle/Vale of Health/Sandy Heath/West Heath: 210,268
(stop at Jack’s Straw’s Castle)
East Heath and the Hampstead Ponds: 24, 46,168 and C11 (stop at
South End Green)
Parliament Hill, Highgate Ponds and Athletics Track: 214, C2, C11
(stop at Highgate Road)
Lido: C11 (stop at Gordon House Road)
By tube (all Northern Line):
Golders Green station (15 mins from Kings Cross) for Golders Hill
Park and Heath Extension area
Hampstead station (12 mins from Kings Cross) for Vale of Health and
East Heath area
Kentish Town station (8 mins from Kings Cross) for Parliament Hill
area
By London Overground:
Hampstead Heath station for East Heath and Hampstead Ponds
Gospel Oak station for Parliament Hill, Highgate Ponds, Athletics
Track and Lido
Plan your
journey with the Transport for London journey planner
Car parking facilities
Hampstead Heath has a number of car parks, the locations of
which are identified on our
downloadable map. The car parks are open
between 7.30am and 8.30pm daily.
Car parking charges:
Up to 2 hours - £1.50
2-4 hours - £3
every hour thereafter - £3
Parking with a valid disabled persons blue badge is free of
charge.
Fees can be paid by cash, credit or debit card (American
Express, MasterCard, Visa or Delta) Coins accepted; 20p, 50p, £1
and £2. Wheel clamping will be in operation, with a release fee of
£65. Vehicles not claimed after 24 hours will be removed with a
release fee of £150, and £25 per day storage fees.
Parking on Hampstead Heath FAQ (30kb)