Unique Proposal Locations in London for Foreigners

Beyond the famous landmarks, ten uniquely London proposal locations that most visitors never discover but that our planners use regularly for their most memorable proposals.

Every visitor to London has a mental map of its famous landmarks, but the most memorable proposals often happen at places that are completely unknown to the visitor, discovered through local knowledge and used precisely because they are surprising and personal. Here are ten of the best.

Little Venice Canal Junction

The canal junction at Little Venice in Paddington, with its colourful narrowboats, weeping willows, and waterside cafés, creates an atmosphere of continental romance in the middle of west London that most visitors never discover.

The Sky Garden, 20 Fenchurch Street

The Sky Garden at the Walkie Talkie building is free to visit (with advance booking) and offers a 360-degree London panorama from 35 floors, surrounded by tropical planting. Unknown to most tourists, it is one of London's most extraordinary hidden settings.

Neal's Yard, Covent Garden

A hidden courtyard of vividly coloured buildings accessible via narrow passages from the Covent Garden market, completely invisible from the street and entirely unique in London.

Parliament Hill, Hampstead Heath

The hilltop view from Parliament Hill, the entire London skyline spread below, accessible via Hampstead tube, is unknown to most visitors but offers one of the most spectacular panoramic views in the city.

The Chelsea Physic Garden

London's oldest botanical garden, founded in 1673, hidden behind a brick wall near the Chelsea Embankment, a proposal setting of extraordinary intimacy and botanical beauty that almost no visitor ever discovers.

King Henry's Mound, Richmond Park

A specific hilltop point in Richmond Park from which a protected sightline to St Paul's Cathedral has been maintained for centuries, visible 16km away through a gap in the trees. Extraordinary and entirely unknown.