The square has a strong association with the USA and is home to the US Embassy. In the gardens, you can visit the Franklin Roosevelt Memorial Statue, The Eagles Squadron Memorial and the September 11 Memorial Garden. Phone: 0300 061 2000 Email: hyde@royalparks.gsi.gov.uk Opening hours: 07:30 – Dusk Website: www.royalparks.org.uk/parks/grosvenor-square-garden Direction: View Grosvenor […]
Victoria Tower Gardens is a small pocket of green space in the heart of Westminster, between the Houses of Parliament, the River Thames, Millbank and Lambeth Bridge. Phone: 0300 061 2350 Email: stjames@royalparks.gsi.gov Opening hours: Dawn – Dusk Website: www.royalparks.org.uk/parks/victoria-tower-gardens Direction: View Victoria Tower Gardens (Royal Park) London, UK on google maps
Brompton Cemetery is one of London’s Magnificent Seven garden cemeteries, built in a ring around the capital in the 1830s to ease the city’s overcrowded graveyards and provide public green space. The Royal Parks, Chapel Office, Brompton Cemetery, Fulham Road, London. SW10 9UG Phone: 0207 352 1201, +44 (0)20 7352 1201 Fax: […]
Greenwich has always been strongly associated with royalty. There is a large grassland enclosure, covering almost 13 acres which serves as a sanctuary for deer, foxes and birds. The area around Greenwich Park is one of the top film locations in the UK. Stars including Harrison Ford, Pierce Brosnan, Hugh Grant and […]
The Regent’s Park is the largest grass area for sports in Central London and offers a wide variety of activities, as well as an Open Air Theatre, the London Zoo and many cafes and restaurants. NW1 4NR Phone: 0300 061 2300 Email: regents@royalparks.gsi.gov.uk Opening hours: 05:00 – 21:30 Website: http://www.royalparks.org.uk/parks/the-regents-park Direction: View The Regent’s […]
The Green Park is a peaceful refuge for people living, working or visiting central London, and is particularly popular for sunbathing and picnics in fine weather. It is also popular as a healthy walking route to work for commuters. The paths are used extensively by joggers and runners. SW1A 2BJ […]
St James’s Park is at the heart of ceremonial London. It is the setting for spectacular pageants, like Trooping the Colour, and is surrounded by some of the country’s most famous landmarks including Buckingham Palace, Clarence House, St James’s Palace and Westminster. SW1A 2BJ Phone: 0300 061 2350 Email: stjames@royalparks.gsi.gov.uk Opening hours: 05:00 […]
Bushy Park lies has been settled for at least 4,000 years. There is clear evidence of the medieval field boundaries, with the finest example just south of the Waterhouse Woodland Gardens, where there are traces of the largest and most complete medieval field system in Middlesex. The Stockyard, TW12 2EJ […]
Kensington Gardens covers 265 acres and was originally part of Hyde Park. Queen Victoria was born in Kensington Palace and lived there until she became queen in 1837. Bronze statue of Peter Pan is the best loved features in the Gardens. Outside Kensington Palace stands a statue of Queen Victoria sculpted by her […]
Hyde Park covers 350 acres and is home to a number of famous landmarks including the Serpentine Lake, Speakers’ Corner and the Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fountain. Hyde Park was created to satisfy a royal passion for hunting. But over the years it became a place where people have […]
Richmond Park has been designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest and a National Nature Reserve. The royal connections to this park probably go back further than any of the others, beginning with Edward (1272-1307), when the area was known as the Manor of Sheen. The name was changed […]
