Parks, rooftop bars, outdoor cinemas – where are the best places to head in London when it’s sunny?
With millions of pictures being shared, Instagram has the answers.
The capital is the most Instagrammed city in the world, with most pictures posted when the sun is shining, so it’s a great measure of what’s hot when it’s hot outside.
With the weather warming up and summer just around the corner, Love Home Swap has done some digging on the social site to find the most popular places to go for enjoying an ice cream, sipping on a cool drink or just generally soaking up the sun.
Here are the top 20 places, with figures showing many posts there have been on Instagram for each one:
1. Hyde Park
715,563 posts #hydepark / #hydeparklondon
2. Madisons St Pauls
210,005 posts #madisons / #Stpauls
3. Battersea Park
103,211 posts #battersea / #batterseapark
4. Sushi Samba
98,235 posts #sushisamba / #herontower
5. Victoria Park
92,130 posts #victoriapark / #victoriaparklondon / #vickypark
6. Primrose Hill
51,342 posts #primrosehil l/ primrosehillpicnic
7. Hampstead Heath
42,467 posts #hampsteadheath / #hampsteadheathpark
8. Holland Park
35,097 posts #hollandpark / #hollandparklondon / #hollandparkgardens
9. South Bank Centre roof garden bar
11,489 posts #southbankcentre
10. Horniman Museum and gardens
10,290 posts #horniman / #hornimanmuseum / #hornimanmuseumandgarden
11. Queen of Hoxton
7,511 posts #queenofhoxton / #queenofhoxtonrooftop / #queenofhoxtonbar
12. Kensington Roof Gardens
5,572 posts #kensingtonroofgardens / #kensingtonrooftopgarden
13. Radio Rooftop Bar
4,911 posts #radiorooftopbar / #melondon
14. Bussey Building
3,732 posts #busseybuilding / #busseyrooftopbar / #busseybuildinglondon
15. Roof East Stratford
1,886 posts #rooftopfilmclub / #roofeast / #roofeastbar / #roofeastcinema
16. Franks Cafe
1,658 posts #frankscafe / #frankscafeandcamparibar / #frankscafebar
17. Aqua Kyoto
1,407 posts #aquakyoto #aquakyotolondon
18. Vista Bar
933 posts #vistabar
19. Honky Tonk
779 posts #honkytonklondon
20. Grays Inn Gardens
729 posts #graysinn #graysinngardens
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