The parks in London

-Hyde Park, Regent's Park, St James Park, Green Park, Primrose Hill, Marble Arch, Wellington Arch, Hampstead Heath

There are many beautiful parks in London. Hyde Park (350 acres) is the most famous, but the bordering Kensington Gardens and Regent's Park are more beautiful and slightly largerSt James Park and Green Park are the most central ones. Hampsted Heath and Primrose Hill have the best views. Greenwich Park is where you find the Greenwich Meridian Time zone. There are of course many more parks, like Battersea Park, Victoria Park, Gunnersbury Park and Richmond Park (2,500 hectares), that is the largest in London after Lee Valley Park (10,000 acres).

Hyde Park:

Hyde Park is a royal park situated in the West part of central London, bordered by Mayfair, Kensington, South Kensington, Knightsbridge, Notting Hill and Belgravia. Two landmark arch of triumphes can be found, Marble Arch (in the Northeast corner) and Wellington Arch (in the Southeast corner). Hyde Park, 350 acres in size, was established by Henry VIII in 1536 when he took the land from Westminster Abbey and used it as a hunting ground. It became a public park in 1637. The waters in the park are the Round Pound, the Serpentine and the Long Water. Princess Diana Memorial Fountain and Speakers Corner, a symbol for free speech, are famous places in Hyde Park. London Hilton on Park Lane is towering above the park. The Great Exhibition took place in Hyde Park in 1851, when the famous Crystal Palace was built, later torn down. Many parades and demonstrations take place in Hyde Park.

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Kensington Gardens:

Kensington Gardens is bordering Hyde Park. Here you find the Kensington Palace, a royal residence, Prince Albert Monument, a beautiful monument with golden details and the Royal Albert Hall, a famous and beautiful concert hall.

Prince Albert Memorial, Kensington Gardens Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gardens

Regent's Park and Primrose Hill:

Regent's Park is situated in the Northwest part of central London. The park was the royal hunting ground in the 1500s. It is slightly larger then Hyde Park (410 acres) and has a boating lake. London Zoo and Regent's University are situated here. Bordering Regent's Park to the North is Primrose Hill, that has spectacular views of the whole London's skyline. We took pictures there in 2006, but unfortunately the plans to go back in 2022 didn't succeed.

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St James Park, Green Park, Buckingham Palace Gardens:

These three parks surround Buckingham Palace, Southeast of Hyde Park, in West End. They are the most central parks of London, yet not as famous as Hyde Park.

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Hampsted Heath:

Hampsted Heath is a very large heath (790 acres) in Hampsted in the North part of London. It is very hilly, one of the highest points in London and offer great views of London and it's skyline.

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