If you can manage to locate one of the grubby alleyways leading to the West End’s Phoenix Garden, it’s a lovely little green spot for a quiet breather away from the pencil-pushing mayhem of office life. The plants, flowers and wildlife in the garden are all maintained by volunteers. David Jenkins

Phoenix Garden
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Details
- Address
- 21 Stacey St
- Access via garden entrance on St Giles Passage
- London
- WC2H 8DG
- Transport:
- Tube: Tottenham Ct Rd
- Opening hours:
- Open 8.30am-dusk daily
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