Hampstead Heath

In our desperate search to find all 1,873 'Notting Hill - The Movie' locations, we went over to Hampstead Heath for a look-see.

The Heath is one of the largest open spaces in London. Policically, it's complicated because bits of it are administered by different authorities but, once you're in you'd never know. In the interests of pissing off Johnny Foreigner, there are no signposts to the Heath and there are no maps in it either. Two world wars were not won by pointing swarvy foreigners at the crown jewels. Of course, you can always get round these security measures by bringing your own map.

The Heath is famous for a number of things; kite flying, open-air swimming, Kenwood House, open-air concerts, wildlife, and gay cruising. Or so I'm told. (Pauses to wonder as to how many of our readers have just clicked to their first gay cruising web site.)

So, with some trepidation, let's go forth...

Duck Pond - not a People Pond.
A great big log.
Julia Roberts on-set for Notting Hill at Hampstead Heath caught smiling to camera while leaning on Hugh Grant.
Early signs of spring.
Julia Roberts propped up by Kenwood House after a night on the sauce. (Right, that's it. No more Julia Bloody Roberts.)
It's all very nice but where's the bar?
View over the London skyline - the Glass Dildo to the left.
Home via Golders Green station - one of London's art-deco tube stations.