Open Garden Squares Weekend

Many of London's leafy squares are privately owned; only keyholders may enter them. We impoverished plebs must peer through their railings to glimpse the treasures within. Open Garden Squares Weekend - Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 June - is our only chance to enter these privileged areas. Having trawled the gardens on offer, Coxsoft Art can tell you they all look tickety-boo. At least two sport interesting sculptures. The horse shown is in Lexham Gardens W8 (Saturday 3pm - 5pm) which has won the All-London Garden Square Best Garden Award 3 times and the Brighter Kensington & Chelsea Prize 8 times. Fitzroy Square (Sunday 10am - 6pm) is the only London square designed by Robert Adam. It has one of those touchy-feely abstract sculptures that Barbara Hepworth made fashionable. (Dunno if it is a Hepworth, but it looks like one). As you can see, open days and times vary, so click the title link for more info.