Park History
The Park has a rich and varied history. More on the history of the Park can be found in the book published by the Friends in 1998.
There are a number of garden areas set out around the Park, the Old English Garden, the Sub Tropical Garden and the Russell Page Garden
The lodges have a rural, countryside character. The original designers of the Park were keen that visitors would feel they were leaving the grime of London and entering a rural idyll.
The Rustic Bridge has had a number of personalities.
The shelters are an enduring feature, a place to hide from the weather, or from the gaze of other Park users.
There are a number of War Memorials in the Park, and an anti vivisection story.
An archaeological survey of the Sub Tropical Garden was undertaken during the early summer of 2001.
Even the toilets have a bit of history!
Albert Bridge Closing
On Monday 15th February the Kensington and Chelsea Council are closing Albert Bridge to motor traffic for major refurbishment. The work is expected to take 18 months, but Park users will still be able to walk across. more...
Sign for All Seasons
Within the frozen Park today,
A ”caution” sign was half-witted.
Warning of ice was quite OK.
Why “No BBQs permitted”?
Please those on duty another day,
Before warnings are transmitted,
By signs or any other way,
Use words that are better fitted.
Philip Wright, January 2010
I have a sign to warn of ice
Because to fall would not be nice
Oh where to put it, what to do
Oh here's a sign, No BBQ
On which I'll mount it, by the gate
Not centred, quite deliberate.
It may bemuse, it may well rile?
I hope, at least, it made you smile.
replies Jerry Birtles, Park Manager
Popular with Photographers
The Park is always popular with photographers and websites are popping up where their work can be seen, such Flickr...