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2. Bushy Park
Location:
Borough of Richmond, South
West London
Adjacent to the former royal
residence of Hampton Court in a
bend of the River Thames,
Bordered to the north by
Teddington
Allotments and playgrounds
Character:
Size - 1,100 acres, 2nd largest Royal Park
Mix of formal landscaping, woodland, grassland, streams and ponds
Water Gardens and grand Chestnut Avenue form significant features
Dotted with sports pitches - 4 local cricket clubs, a hockey club and a rugby club
Allotments and playgrounds
3. Bushy Park
Attractions:
Diana Fountain, an imposing golden statue representing Arethusa, a Greek nymph.
Found at the southern end of…
Chestnut Avenue – a grand avenue leading to Hampton Court
Plenty of wildlife including herds of red and fallow deer
History:
Originally created as a deer park by Henry VIII when he took control of Hampton
Court as his royal residence
Subsequently evolved under successive monarchs, e.g., Charles I added the
Longford River Canal
Chestnut Avenue and the Diana Fountain were added later, from designs by Sir
Christopher Wren, to form the entrance to Hampton Court
Hosted the pre-World War II folk tradition of Chestnut Sunday which was
resurrected in 1993
Military uses include a World War I Canadian hospital and Eisenhower’s camp from
which he planned D-Day
4. Richmond Park
Location:
Borough of Richmond, South
West London
An expanse of land just south of
the River Thames
Between the town of Richmond
itself, neighbouring Kingston
Upon Thames to the South and
Wimbledon and Wimbledon
Common to the West.
Character:
Size - 2,500 acres, the largest Royal Park, the largest park in London, the
second largest walled park in the UK
Over twice the size of Bushy
A designated National Nature Reserve and a Site of Special Scientific
Interest
Informal landscape of grassland and woodland covering gentle hills and
surrounding ponds at its centre.
The sense of a country park but within the boundaries of London. More
formal woodland can be found in the Isabella Plantation
5. Richmond Park
Attractions:
Noted for its wildlife including the famous Fallow and Red deer
and even the more recent colonising Parakeets.
Criss-crossed with bridleways and cycle paths
Childhood home of Bertrand Russell, Pembroke Lodge, now a
restaurant
complete with its own public gardens.
Opens spaces and views of central London
King Henry’s Mound within the gardens of Pembroke Lodge
History:
Park enclosed by Charles I as a refuge from the threat of the plague
allowing locals rights of way ensured public access down the centuries
Pembroke Lodge dates from the 1750s
home of the once Prime Minister Lord Russell and his grandson Bertrand
a military HQ during World War II
6. Kensington Gardens
Location:
Straddling the Royal Borough of
Kensington and Chelsea and the City
of Westminster,
Borders Hyde Park to the east
Surrounded to the west and south by
Kensington
Paddington and Notting Hill sit to the
north.
Character:
Size - 270 acres
More formal layout than neighbouring Hyde Park
due to their purpose as the gardens for Kensington Palace
Large Round Pond at the centre
Separated from Hyde Park by the Long Water (Serpentine) & West Carriage
Drive
Ornamental Italianate Gardens sit at the head of the Long Water
7. Kensington Gardens
Attractions:
Princess Diana Memorial Playground with its Peter Pan inspired
Pirate Ship
Ornate gothic Albert Memorial
Quirky Elfin Oak
Carved stone and water features of the elegant Italianate Gardens
Peter Pan sculpture & Henry Moore’s The Arch sculpture
Serpentine Gallery
History:
Established by reclaiming a portion of Hyde Park as formal gardens
for the palace at Kensington in the 18th century.
River Westbourne was damned to form the Long Water/Serpentine.
Strong association with JM Barrie and Peter Pan
Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens was set in the location.
8. Hyde Park
Location:
Eastern half the aforementioned green
space in West London with Kensington
Gardens
Enclosed by some of the most
exclusive neighbourhoods in the UK
Knightsbridge to the south
Mayfair to the east
Marylebone and Paddington to the
north
Character:
Size - 350 acres
Almost split in two by the Serpentine
sweeps down from the Long Water in Kensington Gardens
Separated from neighbour by West Carriage Drive
Expanses of lawn, punctuated by mature trees
Formal rose gardens and wilder meadows
9. Hyde Park
Attractions:
Speakers Corner, where all-comers can voice their opinions
Open air concerts;
notably the Rolling Stones in 1969 and Blur during the closing of the 2012
Olympics.
Diana, Princess of Wales, Fountain just beside the Serpentine
Memorial to the victims of the 7/7 bombings
History:
Originally the possession of Westminster Abbey
Then owned by Henry VIII as a deer park
James I allowed the public in
Mid 18th century, it was landscaped as part of the changes that spawned
Kensington Gardens
Serpentine was formed at this time by damning the River Westbourne
Site of the Great Exhibition of 1851 and Crystal Palace
10. Regent’s Park
Location:
City of Westminster and the borough of
Camden
To the south and west it neighbours the
exclusive residences of Marylebone
To the north and west the equally
exclusive St John’s Wood
It is surrounded by the Primrose Hill and
Regents Parks areas to the north and
east
Camden and Somers Town beyond.
Character:
Size - 410 acres of landscaped parkland
Stretches up the slope of Primrose Hill on its northern edge
Diverse mixture of grassland, tree-lined avenues and formal gardens
Enclosed by an Outer Circle ring road
Planted gardens to the south of the park contained by small Inner Circle road
Numerous impressive buildings/grounds including Georgian villas
Separated from the grassy slopes of Primrose hill by the Regent’s Canal
To the south a boating lake and formal gardens split by The Broadwalk avenue
11. Regent’s Park
Attractions:
London Zoo sits entirely within the park
Open Air Theatre stages productions throughout the summer
Tennis centre, a sports centre at The Hub, a boating lake and playgrounds
Primrose Hill offers panoramic views of central London
Planted formal gardens such as Queen Mary’s Rose Garden in the Inner Circle
Organic Wildlife Garden just outside
The park’s buildings include the US Ambassador’s Residence and Regent’s College
History:
Henry VIII dissolved the abbey at Barking
Previously Tyburn Manor, named after the eponymous river
As Marylebone Park, it was first a deer park and then leased farmland
Prince Regent (later George IV) commissioned John Nash to re-designed the park and
the surrounding area to form a neighbourhood of palaces and grand Georgian terraces
In 1811 the park was landscaped with the Regent’s Canal, the lake, avenues and villas
The Georgian building boom spawned Marylebone, Mayfair and St James’s
12. Green Park
Location:
Situated on the western edges of central
London
Between Hyde Park and St James’s Park
Separated from St James’s Park to the
east by The Mall
Hyde Park to the north west by the
junction of Hyde Park Corner
To the south Buckingham Palace across
Constitution Hill
To the north the exclusive residences of
Mayfair and Piccadilly
Character:
Size - 47 acres, the smallest of the Royal Parks
Almost conjoins with St James’s Park
Including Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens, they form a green belt from Notting Hill
to Charing Cross
Mostly trees and grassland - the only park not to have any buildings or water features
13. Green Park
Attractions:
Impressive Spring daffodil display
Refuge from the hubbub of the surrounding city
Canada Memorial (to Canadian soldiers of the world wars)
History:
Burial ground for the patients of St James’s leper hospital
Charles II enclosed the park as Upper St James’s Park in the
late 17th century
John Nash remodelled the park in 1820 alongside neighbouring
St James’s park for George IV
Over the centuries it became popular as an outdoor
entertainment space
The park had been home to a number of buildings including two
temples both destroyed by firework displays
14. St James’s Park
Location:
Sits in front of Buckingham Palace
Green Park to the north west
Horseguards Parade to the east
Birdcage Walk to the south.
Eastern edge of a green swathe across
central London, flowing into Green
Park, Hyde Park and Kensington
Gardens to the west
Character:
Size - 57 acres, marginally larger than Green Park
Semi classic formal parkland criss-crossed with paths
Dominated by a lake which splits the park in two
The Mall runs through its northern edge and serves as its boundary
with Green Park
15. St James’s Park
Attractions:
Surrounded by attractions such as Buckingham Palace, The Mall (the ceremonial route
to the palace) and Horseguards Parade
The flower beds of the Memorial Gardens just outside Buckingham Palace
Stunning views of the palace from numerous vantage points
St James’s Park lake with its wildfowl including pelicans
History:
Established by Henry VIII on the marshy banks of the old River Tyburn
to the west of what was referred to as York Place (now Whitehall)
with the intention of creating gardens for a new royal palace there
Drained and landscaped under the reign of James I who kept exotic animals on them
Landscaped and formalised further by Charles II, taking influences from French Royal
Gardens
In 19th century, the Prince Regent commissioned John Nash to once again re-
landscape the park
introducing more organic, romantic and winding features, turning the canal into a lake
Created The Mall as a stately approach to Buckingham Palace
16. Greenwich Park
Location:
Located in Greenwich, South East
London
Surrounded on its southern edges by
the open grassland space of Blackheath
To the north is the National Maritime
Museum, the Royal Naval College
housing the University of Greenwich,
and the River Thames beyond
The park is famously situated on the
Prime Meridian at 0 degrees longitude
Character:
Size - 180 acres
Major constituent of the Maritime Greenwich world heritage site.
On split levels on a hill side which slopes down to the Thames
providing views down onto central and eastern London.
Within the park can be found formal herb and rose gardens, orchards, a deer
park and lakes.
17. Greenwich Park
Attractions:
Royal Observatory - historical and scientific hub at the heart of the park
the origin of the Prime Meridian (which runs through the park)
a branch of the Maritime Museum
Glimpses of deer
Famous sundial and view Roman ruins
Tennis courts and boating lake
History:
Dating from 1433 Greenwich is the oldest of the Royal Parks as well as being the first to be
enclosed
Acquired by Henry VI in the 15th century
Charles II created the Royal Observatory (with the help of Sir Christopher Wren)
On the site of the derelict Greenwich Castle (originally built by Duke of Gloucester).
The buildings known as the Royal Naval college today originated as Greenwich hospital and
On the site of the Tudor Palace of Placentia (birthplace and home to Tudor monarchs) in the late
17th century.
The area was turned into a deer park by Henry VIII, who was born in the adjoining palace
Enclosed by James I when they were formally landscaped in the 17th century
18. Useful Links
Further Information
The Royal Parks
The Royal Parks on Wikipedia
Visit London
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