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The park takes its name from its origins as part of the Manor of Ebury when at
that time its address was One Hide.
Hyde Park is one of the Royal Parks (owned by the monarchy) and is one of the
most popular parks in London and covers an area of 350 acres. Wide open spaces,
horse riding, bird sanctuary, snack bars, education centre (the Lookout), tennis
courts, Bowling green, a gallery, boating and Kensington Place at its South West
corner make this a great place to spend some time. Kensington Place and its
grounds, Kensington gardens join seamlessly with Hyde Park and its not obvious
where one begins and the other ends. There are over 4000 trees in the park.
In its past Hyde Park was a place for hunting deer, used as such by Henry VIII
would took possession of the park in 1536 from the monks of Westminster Abbey.
It wasn’t until 1637 that the park was opened up to the public by Charles I.
During the great plague of 1665 Londoners used the park as a temporary camp to
isolate themselves from the plague.
The Serpentine Lake at the heart of the park was constructed in the 1730’s by
Queen Caroline. Since 1814 when Prince Regent held a fireworks exhibition as a
celebration of the ending of the Napoleonic wars the park has been a venue for
events in the capital. It was the original site for the Crystal Palace while Pop
concerts and rallies are often held here. There is talk that the Notting Hill
carnival may be extended or moved to the park. Roller blading has become very
popular in Hyde Park and along with cycling is allowed on designated sections.
The North East corner is known as Speakers Corner
and has its own particular history.
Traffic is allowed to use the park as a through route but this is limited. It is
closed to all traffic between midnight and 5am and commercial traffic cannot use
the park at any time.
Opening Hours:
5 am till midnight
website:
royalparks.gov.uk
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Underground Station
Overground Station
Docklands Light Railway
