The junction is just 0. Heading west, in the opposite direction, it is just a short walk to the Mayfair and Park Lane districts. Further along Piccadilly, north of Piccadilly Circus, the famous stores on Bond Street and Regent Street — including toy shop Hamleys — are easily accessible. Leave this field empty. LOG IN. Log into your account. Recover your password.
London Local Attractions. Move across the map: shift your mouse across the map. Zoom in: double click on the left-hand side of the mouse on the map or move the scroll wheel upwards. Zoom out: double click on the right-hand side of the mouse on the map or move the scroll wheel downwards. The striking memorial is composed of 52 slender pillars made of stainless steel, one for each of the victims. The pillars are arranged in four groups, one for each location where bombs were set off.
Each pillar is marked with a date and time plaque. A further plaque with the victim's names is set on a grassy bank at the eastern edge of the memorial site. Between Hyde Park Corner and the eastern end of the Serpentine is one of the oldest public bandstands in England. It was erected in and was originally located in neighbouring Kensington Gardens.
In it was moved to its present location in Hyde Park. Its octagonal roof gives it very good acoustical qualities. In the s it was used for concerts three times a week and it is still used today for occasional performances. One of the easiest memorials to overlook in Hyde Park, this combination memorial and bird sanctuary is located north of the Serpentine and east of West Carriage Drive. Hudson campaigned long and hard to establish wild areas in public parks, to provide areas for wildlife and birds to live.
The memorial is based around a carving by Sir Jacob Epstein, depicting the child goddess Rima, who appeared in Hudson's novel Green Mansions. The memorial was controversial when it was unveiled in The Daily Mail, never a publication to steer clear of controversy, pleaded, ' take this horror out of our park ', but here it stays.
The memorial is set in a wooded area created as a habitat for small birds. Almost hidden in foliage beside the eastern end of the Serpentine pond is this neo-classical memorial to Queen Caroline, wife of George II.
Her memorial takes the form of an urn mounted on a stone plinth. The memorial was officially unveiled by HM Queen Elizabeth in In the s the area beside Park Lane on the eastern edge of Hyde Park was given over to a sunken garden.
The sunken garden was removed when Park Lane was widened and the Boy and Dolphin fountain had to be moved.
In TB Huxley-Jones designed a new fountain, depicting a pair of bronze figures dancing above a pool of water while four children emerge from the water.
In the Marie Curie Cancer Care charity planted some 80, daffodil bulbs around the fountain as part of celebrations marking their 60th anniversary. Technically still inside the park boundary, this striking memorial stands on a traffic island in the middle of Park Lane, on the eastern edge of the park. The memorial marks the contribution of animals that served and died beside British troops during 20th-century conflicts. The touching memorial shows animals large and small struggling through a gap in a curving wall of Portland stone.
The silhouettes of more animals are carved onto the wall, while a touching inscription reads simply, ' They had no choice '. The lake takes its name from its curving shape, which resembles a snake in its sinuous curves. It was created by damming the River Westbourne and Tyburn Brook, causing flooding that linked several medieval monastic ponds.
Technically speaking, the Serpentine is only the eastern half of the lake while the western half, in neighbouring Kensington Gardens, is called the Long Water.
The lake offers several recreational facilities including boating and swimming. This iconic multi-arched bridge carries West Carriage Drive over The Serpentine and acts as a boundary between Hyde Park to the east and Kensington Gardens to the west. The bridge was erected in to a design by architect John Rennie. There are two popular galleries, both free to enter, about 5 minutes walk apart, linked by the Serpentine Bridge.
The original Serpentine Gallery was opened in and occupies a former tea pavilion built in In a Napoleonic War gunpowder store known as The Magazine was transformed into a second gallery known as the Serpentine Sackler Gallery.
Technically, the original Serpentine Gallery is in Kensington Gardens, while the more recent gallery - housed in a much older listed building - is within Hyde Park. The exhibition hall was a temporary iron and glass structure dubbed 'The Crystal Palace', designed by Joseph Paxton. The exhibition showcased design and industry from 25 countries and was a huge commercial success.
Many of the items on display were used to create the South Kensington Museum, the forerunner of the Victoria and Albert Museum.
Today the exhibition site is a large, empty field known as The Old Football Pitches, between South Carriage Drive and Rotten Row, its history outlined by a plaque and an information panel.
The park is bounded on the north by Bayswater Road and on the south by Kensington Gore and Knightsbridge. Park Lane runs along the eastern boundary, and the West Carriage Drive marks - for the most part - the park's western boundary. Since the park is so big there are numerous places to access it. Lancaster Gate station Central Line is closest to the north-west corner, where the park joins Kensington Gardens, and Knightsbridge station Piccadilly Line is closest to The Serpentine and the Diana Princess of Wales Fountain in the south-west corner of the park.
However, due to the very limited number of spaces it really isn't a great idea to rely on getting a parking spot. Public transport is a much more sensible option. Most photos are available for licensing, please contact Britain Express image library. Website: Hyde Park Email: hyde royalparks. Heritage Rated from 1- 5 low to exceptional on historic interest. Marble Arch - 0. Apsley House - 0. Albert Memorial - 0.
The land originally belonged to Westminster Abbey until , when Henry VIII confiscated it and made it into private royal hunting grounds. The park was open to the public during the seventeenth century. The world fair exhibition of culture and industry, called the Great Exhibition, took place in Hyde Park in For this event the Crystal Palace was built on the south side of the park, but the building was removed from the area shortly afterwards because of citizen turmoil.
Hyde Park is considered the oldest park in the city, and since it opened it has housed duals, protests, and concerts.
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