Parks · Our pick in London
Holland Park
Peacocks and the Kyoto Garden
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Image courtesy of © Bryn Holmes · CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia CommonsAbout Holland Park
Holland Park, run by the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, surrounds the ruins of Jacobean Holland House. Its woodland walks, formal gardens and roaming peacocks make it one of London’s most romantic parks, and the Kyoto Garden, with its waterfall and koi pond, was a gift from the city of Kyoto. Opera Holland Park performs in a canopied theatre each summer.
Why it's on our list
- Kyoto Garden
- Peacocks
- Opera Holland Park
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Holland Park before you go.
Hotels nearby
The closest hotels in our guide to Holland Park, as the crow flies.
- The Baglioni Hotel London0.8 mi16 min walk
What’s nearby
Distances from Holland Park are approximate, measured in a straight line (as the crow flies). Times are approximate too: walking at about 80 metres a minute, cycling at about 15 km/h and driving at typical city-traffic speeds. Traffic and routes vary.
Nearest stations
- Holland ParkCentral0.3 mi6 min walk
- Kensington (Olympia)DistrictMildmay lineNational Rail0.5 mi9 min walk
- High Street KensingtonCircleDistrict0.5 mi10 min walk
Nearest taxi ranks
- Taxi rank, Uxbridge Road0.7 mi14 min walk
Black cabs can also be hailed in the street: a lit yellow TAXI sign means the cab is available.
Key sights
- Harrods1.7 miWalk 35 minCycle 11 minCar or taxi 16 min
- Buckingham Palace2.6 miCycle 17 minCar or taxi 22 min
- Leicester Square3.2 miCycle 20 minCar or taxi 27 min
- Trafalgar Square3.2 miCycle 21 minCar or taxi 27 min
- Westminster Abbey3.3 miCycle 21 minCar or taxi 27 min
- The British Museum3.5 miCycle 22 minCar or taxi 29 min
- Covent Garden3.5 miCycle 23 minCar or taxi 29 min
- London Eye3.6 miCycle 23 minCar or taxi 30 min
- The Shard5.0 miCycle 32 minCar or taxi 40 min
- Tower of London5.5 miCycle 35 minCar or taxi 44 min
Main rail terminals
- Paddington1.5 miWalk 30 minCycle 10 minCar or taxi 14 min
- Victoria2.6 miCycle 17 minCar or taxi 22 min
- Charing Cross3.3 miCycle 21 minCar or taxi 28 min
- Euston3.5 miCycle 22 minCar or taxi 29 min
- Waterloo3.8 miCycle 25 minCar or taxi 31 min
- St Pancras International (Eurostar)3.9 miCycle 25 minCar or taxi 32 min
- King’s Cross St Pancras3.9 miCycle 25 minCar or taxi 32 min
- London Bridge5.1 miCycle 33 minCar or taxi 41 min
- Liverpool Street5.3 miCycle 34 minCar or taxi 42 min