Kensington Gardens

For other uses, see Kensington Gardens (disambiguation).

View across The Long Water to Kensington Palace

Kensington Gardens, once the private gardens of Kensington Palace, are among the Royal Parks of London. The gardens are shared by the City of Westminster and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and sit immediately to the west of Hyde Park, in western central London known as the West End. The gardens cover an area of 107 hectares (265 acres).[1] The open spaces of Kensington Gardens, Hyde Park, Green Park, and St. James's Park together form an almost continuous "green lung" in the heart of London. Kensington Gardens are Grade I listed on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens.[2]

  1. ^ "About Kensington Gardens". The Royal Parks. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  2. ^ Historic England, "Kensington Gardens (1000340)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 10 February 2016