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Winter WonderlandHampstead Heath is marvellous in the summer, and even satisfying in February in a muddy sort of way. But when it snows, it is transformed into a magic wonderland, as these photos, taken in January 2001, show. |
The northern slopes of Parliament Hill offer some of the finest vistas on the Heath. When it snows properly, this is the best sledging run on the Heath - indeed in London. On this occasion there was not quite enough snow - but it was magically for walkers. |
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Here we see the foothills of Parliament Hill, looking across one of the Highgate ponds towards Highgate itself on the slopes beyond. . |
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Even
the trees can have a dark mysterious range of dark colours in the snow.
But
if there wasn't enough snow for sledging, there was at least enough snow
to indulge in a family snowball fight!
If you looked hard enough, there was just enough snow to do a little gentle
sledging, in this case on the slopes in front of Kenwood House.