Parks · Our pick in London
Hyde Park
London’s great park
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Image courtesy of © Ermell · CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia CommonsAbout Hyde Park
Hyde Park stretches west from Park Lane and Marble Arch, a huge open space of lawns, trees and paths around the Serpentine lake. You can hire a pedal boat or rowing boat in summer, swim at the Serpentine Lido in season, or simply walk. Speakers’ Corner, near Marble Arch, has long been a place for public speaking, and the park joins Kensington Gardens to the west.
Why it's on our list
- The Serpentine
- Speakers’ Corner
- Boating and swimming
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Hyde Park before you go.
Hotels nearby
The closest hotels in our guide to Hyde Park, as the crow flies.
- Bulgari Hotel London0.4 mi8 min walk
- Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park0.4 mi9 min walk
- Grosvenor House0.5 mi10 min walk
- 45 Park Lane0.5 mi11 min walk
- The Berkeley0.6 mi11 min walk
What’s nearby
Distances from Hyde 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
- KnightsbridgePiccadilly0.4 mi9 min walk
- Lancaster GateCentral0.5 mi10 min walk
- Marble ArchCentral0.5 mi11 min walk
Nearest taxi ranks
- Taxi rank0.4 mi8 min walk
- Taxi rank, Westbourne Street0.5 mi11 min walk
Black cabs can also be hailed in the street: a lit yellow TAXI sign means the cab is available.
Key sights
- Harrods0.6 miWalk 11 minCycle 4 minCar or taxi 7 min
- Buckingham Palace1.1 miWalk 22 minCycle 7 minCar or taxi 11 min
- Leicester Square1.5 miWalk 31 minCycle 10 minCar or taxi 14 min
- Trafalgar Square1.6 miWalk 33 minCycle 10 minCar or taxi 15 min
- Westminster Abbey1.7 miWalk 35 minCycle 11 minCar or taxi 16 min
- The British Museum1.9 miWalk 37 minCycle 12 minCar or taxi 17 min
- Covent Garden1.9 miWalk 38 minCycle 12 minCar or taxi 17 min
- London Eye2.0 miWalk 40 minCycle 13 minCar or taxi 18 min
- The Shard3.4 miCycle 22 minCar or taxi 28 min
- Tower of London3.9 miCycle 25 minCar or taxi 32 min
Main rail terminals
- Paddington0.7 miWalk 14 minCycle 5 minCar or taxi 8 min
- Victoria1.2 miWalk 25 minCycle 8 minCar or taxi 12 min
- Charing Cross1.7 miWalk 34 minCycle 11 minCar or taxi 16 min
- Euston2.0 miWalk 40 minCycle 13 minCar or taxi 18 min
- Waterloo2.2 miWalk 45 minCycle 14 minCar or taxi 20 min
- St Pancras International (Eurostar)2.4 miCycle 15 minCar or taxi 21 min
- King’s Cross St Pancras2.4 miCycle 16 minCar or taxi 21 min
- London Bridge3.5 miCycle 22 minCar or taxi 29 min
- Liverpool Street3.6 miCycle 23 minCar or taxi 30 min