Why visit / Interesting facts:
- Lush green oasis in the center of the city with relaxing atmosphere
Time required: 120 minutes
Phone: +44 20 7298 2100
Web site: http://www.royalparks.or...
Public transport:
- Central Line: Lancaster Gate station and Marble Arch station
- Piccadilly Line: Knightsbridge station and Hyde Park Corner station
Address: Westminster, London W1
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Things you need to know:
- Hyde Park is a large and overly popular royal park in Central London with cafés, fountains, flower gardens and more
- It is best known for Speakers' Corner, a place where people can speak freely about anything
- Its lake is called the Serpentine that is home to waterfowl and oarsmen. Alas the city's main boating spot
- Other attractions of Hyde Park include: Rotten Row, Crystal Palace, Prince Diana Memorial, Holocaust Memorial, and a botanical curiosity, the Fagus sylvatica pendula
- A continuation of Hyde Park, Kensington Gardens was opened to the public in 1841
- Kensington Palace is famous as the former home of Princess Diana
- Main attractions of Kensington Gardens: Round Pond, Peter Pan statue, Albert Memorial
- In both parks a wide variety of activities is available to visitors such as swimming, boating, cycling and skating. There are pitches for team games, tennis courts, tracks for horse riding and a spectacular children's playground
What to do there:
- Take a walk in Hyde Park along lake Serpentine
- Find a bench and relax or have a coffee in one of the park's cafés
- Cross the bridge leading to Kensington Gardens
- Head west towards Round Pond and Kensington Palace
Tips & Insights:
- Great place to see Londoners live their normal life
- Boats can be rented from the Boat House next to the Serpentine
- Many concerts are held in the park
