Is Hyde Park in front of Buckingham Palace?

A Royal Park, it is the largest of the parks and green spaces that form a chain from Kensington Palace through Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park, via Hyde Park Corner and Green Park, past Buckingham Palace to St James's Park. Hyde Park is divided by the Serpentine and the Long Water lakes.



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Hyde Park is the largest of the royal parks in London. Green Park, St. James' Park, and the gardens of Buckingham Palace adjoin it to the southeast. To the west, however, Hyde Park merges with Kensington Gardens.

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Free speech and demonstrations have been a key feature of Hyde Park since the 19th century. Speakers' Corner has been established as a point of free speech and debate since 1872, while the Chartists, the Reform League, the suffragettes, and the Stop the War Coalition have all held protests there.

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Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh lived in the private apartments on the north side of the Palace, while rooms on the upper floors of the north and east sides have been occupied by other members of the Royal Family.

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Though the Palace is generally not open to the public, during summer you can visit its State Apartments (admission charge) and see the Queen's large garden and collection of artwork. You can however see the Changing of the Guard for free at 11.30 am every morning during summer and every second morning during winter.

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- Trafalgar Square. “Is the Buckingham palace close to Trafalgar Square?” It's not close, it's around 20mins walk from Trafalgar Square through The Mall and it will take you straight to Buckingham Palace.

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Hyde Park covers 142 hectares (350 acres), making it the largest park in central London. It is the city's most important green lung and where many tourists and residents come to relax and enjoy a bit of fresh air.

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John Bard had called his estate Hyde Park in honor of Edward Hyde, who was Lord Cornbury and Governor of New York.

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