Picnicking in London: Where To Fill Your Picnicking Basket

Posted by Nick on April 10, 2009

London is known as a great picnicking city thanks to their many great public parks. If you are in London and itching to get your picnicking on and don’t know where to start there are some great place to go. If you place an order in advance, there are several places in London that can prepare an entire picnic basket for you. But if you are playing it spontaneous, here are a few places you can stop by for some gourmet picnicking items to fill your basket.

Villandry
170 Great Portland St
Paddington, Greater London, W1W 5, U
Spend a minimum of £40 and you can get free central London delivery of an online order.

Sally Clarke
Old Church St
Kensington, Greater London, SW3 6, UK
This place is well known in London for the baked goods.

Inn the Park
St James’s St
London, Greater London, SW1A 1, UK
This is actually located in St. James’ Park! Starting at £15 per person you can get one of their picnic hampers. It will come with a variety of finger sandwiches, smoked salmon, nice salads, English cheeses, strawberries and clotted cream, with or without wine. Also comes with a Scottish wool rug, glasses, cutlery, crockery and all the condiments you will need.

Fortnum & Mason
181 Piccadilly London W1A 1ER
They offer a range of hampers for all occasions, including picnics, at various prices.

Daylesford Organic
44 Pimlico Rd
London, Greater London, SW1W 8, UK
With just 24 hours’ notice this place will make you a basket with your choice from a scrumptious selection of organically grown and prepared foods and biodynamic wines. Then they will deliver it if you are in central London!

Carluccio’s
Market Pl
Paddington, Greater London, W1W 8, UK
You can order a picnic hamper from this chain and get some quality foods for your picnic in the park!

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