The Hill Garden and Pergola

The Pergola is one of the hidden delights of Hampstead Heath. It overlooks West Heath, and was the dream of William H Lever, later Lord Leverhulme, a wealthy idealist, patron of the arts, architecture and landscape gardening; and Thomas Mawson, the celebrated landscape architect.

The Hill Garden is a beautiful, landscaped garden which was the private garden of a now demolished manor house.

The Pergola won a Gold Award in the 2024 London in Bloom Awards and the Hill Garden won gold and was also category winner for small park in the same awards.  

Weddings, civil partnerships and filming

For the time being we are not hosting weddings or civil partnerships at this location.

Find out more about filming and photography requests. 

Getting here

Public transport

The closest station is Golders Green on the Northern Line (20 minute walk)

The bus routes 210 and 268 take you close to the Pergola and Hill Garden.

Use TFL's journey planner to plan your visit.

Parking

Jack Straw's car park is a 5 minute walk away.

Dogs

Please note - assistance dogs only in the Hill Garden and Pergola.

Closure due to high winds

If wind speeds are forecast to be 40mph or above, the Hill Garden and Pergola may need to close for safety reasons and at short notice. We will update X with any planned closures wherever possible.