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Photo of Kensington Gardens, a Grade I registered house & garden in London, England.

Photo Igor Sporynin / Unsplash

Kensington Gardens

Local highlight

Open accessfree to visit at any reasonable time

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Queen Caroline had these laid out as her private pleasure garden in the 1720s, extending west from Kensington Palace, and they’re now open to everyone, free, roughly dawn to dusk. A statue of Peter Pan, commissioned by his creator J.M. Barrie, stands by the Long Water, which flows south into the Serpentine in neighbouring Hyde Park. Kensington Palace itself, home to various royals since William III, needs a separate ticket to go inside.

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More places to visit near Kensington Gardens

Photo of Hyde Park, a Grade I registered house & garden in London, England.Iconic

Hyde Park

House & garden near London

London's great royal park of the Serpentine and Speakers' Corner.

1.2 km E

Photo of Buckingham Palace, a Grade II* registered house & garden in London, England.Iconic

Buckingham Palace

House & garden near London

The monarch's London palace, its State Rooms open each summer.

2.4 km E

Photo along the Thames Path, a 185-mile National Trail running from Kemble to London, England.Highlight

Thames Path

National Trail

The river from its Cotswold trickle to the Thames Barrier — the gentlest long walk in Britain.

2.7 km S · spans 7 counties

Photo of Westminster Abbey, an abbey in London, England.Iconic

Westminster Abbey

Abbey near London

Coronation church of England’s monarchs since 1066.

3.6 km E

Photo of Palace of Westminster, a landmark in London, England.Iconic

Palace of Westminster

Landmark near London

Barry and Pugin's Gothic home of Parliament, rebuilt after the 1834 fire around medieval Westminster Hall, with Big Ben in the Elizabeth Tower.

3.8 km E

Photo of St Paul's Cathedral, a cathedral in London, England.Iconic

St Paul's Cathedral

Cathedral near London

Wren's domed cathedral on Ludgate Hill, finished in 1710 after the Great Fire, with its Whispering Gallery and the tombs of Nelson and Wellington.

5.6 km E