Nehru Park

Nehru Park is one of central Delhi's great green lungs — an 80-acre expanse of rolling lawns, shaded trees and winding pathways in the heart of Chanakyapuri, the capital's leafy diplomatic enclave.

• Maintained by the NDMC, it is a beloved spot for morning walkers, joggers, yoga groups and families, and doubles as one of the city's favourite open-air cultural venues, hosting free music festivals and concerts through the cooler months.
• The park's appeal is its uncomplicated, well-kept openness: gently undulating grass, mature trees, flowering shrubs, fountains and broad tracks that make it ideal for a long walk or run away from traffic.
• Statues and a swimming complex sit within the grounds, and the surrounding embassy district keeps the whole area quiet, green and well-tended.
• On winter weekends the park comes alive with open-air performances — classical and contemporary music concerts that draw Delhiites onto the lawns with picnic blankets, a much-loved city tradition.
• For vegetarian travellers, Nehru Park is easy to combine with a good meal: the pure-veg and veg-friendly restaurants of Chanakyapuri's hotels and the nearby Malcha Marg and Sarojini Nagar markets are a short ride away, and it is a pleasant place to bring a vegetarian picnic onto the lawns.