Hyde Park London England

Hyde Park/ Sutton-Bing 2023*

Hyde Park is one of London's Royal Parks. It's a refreshing wide-open green space in the heart of London where people come to rest, walk, watch birds, exercise, enjoy a picnic, and attend public events.

In the Spring, the inviting 40-acre Serpentine lake comes alive with ducklings and the promise of cygnets.

Will the duckling join its family? Watch the video of this mini-drama.

One one side of the lake is a café, where I stopped for a light lunch during one of my visits.

There are several monuments and sculptures. 

Achilles at Hyde Park London England

Cavalry Memorial , St George

Serenity by Gudgeon

You will also find flower and rose gardens.

Speaker's Corner is at the corner of Hyde Park near Marble Arch and Oxford Street. Free Speech is protected within broad limits. Controversial speakers like Karl Marx, Vladimir Lenin, and George Orwell have had their say at this spot.

There are benches throughout the park and on occasion, I've stretched out on the grass. However, you'll have to pay up to recline in a traditional deck chair. The sign posts the rates for hourly rentals in 2023.

Hyde Park was owned by the monks of Westminster Abbey. In 1536 the land was acquired by King Henry VIII. It was a royal hunting ground before King Charles I turned it into a public park in 1637.

In 1655 Londoners headed to the park to escape the Great Plague. In 1851, Hyde Park hosted the Great Exhibition. The Crystal Palace was on the south side of the park.

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Location

When facing north, Kensington Gardens is the Park on the left and Hyde Park is on the right. 

For more details, see Google maps. There are signs in the park to help locate various sites.

Map link https://goo.gl/maps/FnfyMBXg7LJG8GCh8

Updated 17 May 2023