Parsons Green

Why it's in the guide

The triangle of grass that gives the neighbourhood its name and sets its rhythm. It's small — a village green rather than a park — but on a sunny Saturday half of SW6 migrates here with picnic blankets and something cold from the shops nearby. The White Horse holds one corner, the tube station sits at another, and the big old trees do the rest. Less a place you visit than the default gathering point the rest of Fulham arranges itself around.