London: The Calm Before the Storm – Visits to The Royal Parks

Social Frog’s blog is reserved for event tales and tips to inform, educate, and inspire our readers. However, even though my most recent trip to London was personal, I thought I would share a few posts. I hope you will enjoy the sharing.

You can imagine the flurry of activity in central London in the week leading up to the Royal Wedding. To take a break from the action I escaped to several of the best, most peaceful places in the city, outside of the cities amazing churches and cathedrals of course. My solitude – the cities amazing Royal Parks.

The Royal Parks system is incredible. There are eight individual parks spanning 5,000 acres for Londoners and tourists to enjoy for free, year around. The individual parks are:

• Kensington Gardens
• The Green Park
• St. James’s Park
• The Regent’s Park & Primrose Hill
• Hyde Park
• Bushy Park
• Greenwich Park
• Richmond park – the largest park in the Royal Park system

Besides the casual enjoyment and space for sports activities that parks provide their visitors, the Royal Parks seem to go a step further. The Royal Parks also provide amazing insights into London’s history through the hundreds of buildings, memorials, and statues that can be found throughout the parks. Many educational and community projects also take place in the Parks.

So the next time you are in London I would recommend that you take an afternoon and stroll through one or several of these historic and relaxing Royal Parks. Enjoy!

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