Description
Kensington Gardens is the western, quieter half of the great green space it shares with Hyde Park: 107 hectares of lawns, avenues and water around Kensington Palace, once the palace's private garden and now one of London's Royal Parks.
The favorite is the bronze Peter Pan statue by George Frampton, its pedestal crawling with squirrels, rabbits and mice. J. M. Barrie set "Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens" here, and a memorial playground for Diana, Princess of Wales, is inspired by the same story.
The Italian Gardens line up four fountains at the head of the Long Water. At the southeast corner rises the Albert Memorial, facing the Royal Albert Hall, and the Round Pond lies in front of the palace.
Easy to miss is the Elfin Oak, an elaborately carved tree stump some 900 years old. Queen Caroline had the gardens separated from Hyde Park in 1728; they opened to the public only in 1841.
The favorite is the bronze Peter Pan statue by George Frampton, its pedestal crawling with squirrels, rabbits and mice. J. M. Barrie set "Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens" here, and a memorial playground for Diana, Princess of Wales, is inspired by the same story.
The Italian Gardens line up four fountains at the head of the Long Water. At the southeast corner rises the Albert Memorial, facing the Royal Albert Hall, and the Round Pond lies in front of the palace.
Easy to miss is the Elfin Oak, an elaborately carved tree stump some 900 years old. Queen Caroline had the gardens separated from Hyde Park in 1728; they opened to the public only in 1841.