Belsize Park is an area of north-west London, England, in the London Borough of Camden. "Belsize" is a ward of the Borough.
It is located 3.4 miles (5.5 km) north-west of Charing Cross and has a station on the Northern Line. Some nearby localities are Hampstead to the north and west, Kentish Town and Gospel Oak to the east, Camden Town to the south east and Primrose Hill to the south. It is a lively area with many restaurants, pubs and cafés along Haverstock Hill and also England's Lane. Hampstead Heath is a 10–12 minute walk. Primrose Hill park is 5 minutes walk from England's Lane and provides some of the best views of Central London.
Belsize Park is in the Hampstead and Kilburn constituency whose present MP is Glenda Jackson.
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