Out of all the six royal parks in London, Hyde Park usually takes the top prize. But with so many different attractions to see and activities to do, The Regent's Park certainly gives Hyde Park a run for its money.
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What is Hyde Park famous for? Hyde Park is famous for its speaker's corner and for being the largest park in the central park & the royal parks of London.
What is Hyde Park famous for? Hyde Park is famous for its speaker's corner and for being the largest park in the central park & the royal parks of London.
The park is also famous for being a bastion of free speech and peaceful protest. Since the 19th century, Speaker's Corner has been open to public speech, debate and discussion and has hosted protests since 1872, from the Suffragettes to the Stop the War Coalition.
The road became known as the Road of the King, or Route du Roi in French. It is believed to be a corruption of this term that led to its present name of 'Rotten Row'.
Originally a part of Henry VIII's hunting forest, Regent's Park was developed and landscaped (in the 1810s and '20s) by the city planner and architect John Nash as an area of leisure for the royal family and other aristocrats. It was opened to the public by 1841 and is one of the main parks of central London.
Within Hyde Park, you'll find a number of lovely landscaped gardens and areas, each skilfully designed and maintained through the year. One of the finest is the Rose Garden, which can be found near the south-east corner of the park.
Central Park. Central Park, probably the world's most famous park, is more than double the size of Hyde Park, at 3.41km2 to Hyde Park's 1.42km2 (that's without including Kensington Gardens). It also has its own zoo — and yes, two of London's parks also have zoos, but Hyde Park isn't one of them.
Though Hyde Park is safer area compared to the nearby, needless to say, you should be careful not to walk alone in the nighttime. There are some pretty good restaurants nearby, but of course Hyde Park isn't as fun as downtown.
Both Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens are free to all visitors and are open year-round. Hyde Park is open from 5 a.m. to midnight, while the gardens open at 6 a.m. daily (closing times vary by time of year). Several bus lines service the area.