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Inspired by the comment on my previous post about barbequeing ^[2], “Do you know of any parks in London that do actually allow BBQ-ing?” I have been on a search for this holiest of charcoaly grail.

News that the Royal parks have recently banned BBQs set me off on a search for BBQ-friendly parks. Calls to Hackney and Camden boroughs, my closest, followed by Westminster and farther afield, confirm my worst nightmare: commenter CEM you are right, THERE ARE NO PARKS IN LONDON THAT ALLOW BBQS.

This is an absolute travesty. No wonder you still see people barbequeing happily at parks all over London (Clapham Common, anyone?) It goes against everything I believe in!

It may be that Barbecue Yobs Burn Down Queen’s Ancient Oak ^[3], but if we stop doing things because yobs wreck them, we won’t be doing much anymore.

I am openly promoting civil disobediance of this rule. To the fire pits!