London courtyards are the tranquil hidden squares and enclosed yards tucked behind the city’s bustling streets, secret pockets of calm.
LONDON – Cultural observers have confirmed that London courtyards are the tranquil hidden squares and enclosed yards tucked behind the city’s bustling streets, secret pockets of calm, often graced with a fountain or a tree, that reward anyone who slips through an unpromising archway.
London Courtyards: Calm Hiding Behind An Archway
The city’s hidden courtyards, secreted behind unremarkable archways and passages, offer, the Bureau of Hidden Calm notes, “sudden, surprising oases of stillness mere steps from the roar of the streets, found chiefly by those bold enough to walk through a doorway that promises nothing in particular.”
“London courtyards are little secrets,” said a spokesperson for the Institute of Hidden Affairs. “All across the city, tucked behind the busy streets, lie quiet enclosed courtyards and yards. Slip through a modest archway or passage, often easy to walk straight past, and the noise falls away to reveal a tranquil square, perhaps with a fountain, a tree, a bench or a tucked-away cafe. Many belong to old institutions, inns or colleges; some are simply forgotten corners. They are pockets of unexpected calm, the city’s hidden breathing spaces, and finding one feels like discovering a small private world.”
Discovering London Courtyards
The spaces – mapped by Visit London, chronicled by Time Out London and explained on reference pages like the courtyard entry – hide across the city.
A survey by the Bureau found that 85 percent of people enjoy discovering London courtyards, and that the sudden calm behind the archways is rated their great reward.
“London courtyards hide calm behind archways,” the spokesperson explained. “Tranquil secret squares mere steps from the busy streets.”
The Bureau confirmed London courtyards remain among the capital’s most rewarding hidden features, ideal for the curious wanderer, tranquil hidden squares and enclosed yards tucked behind the bustling streets, secret pockets of calm that reward anyone who slips through an unpromising archway.
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