A whopping 142 hectares large, Hyde Park is the largest Royal Park, and together with Kensington Gardens, it is larger than the principality of Monaco! Originally the hunting grounds for Henry VIII, the royal processional road, now called Rotten Row, was built in 1689 and the park hosted the Great Exhibition of 1851. Today it is a hive of activity all through the year, from swimming in the Serpentine on New Years Day, to the thousands of tourists that visit during the summer. 

Address

Hyde Park, London W2 2UH

Getting There

Tube: Central line (Lancaster Gate or Marble Arch); Piccadilly line (Hyde Park Corner or Knightsbridge).