Running
There are numerous routes for runners around the Park. Below are the approximate distances of a couple of routes, along with some point to point distances. These distances are accurate to around 10m. Our thanks goes to the Park Management for providing these details.
Carriage Drive Circuit 2.8km
West Drive from Albert Gate to Sun Gate - 500m
South Drive from Sun Gate to Rosery Gate - 950m
East Drive from Rosery Gate to Pierpoint - 600m
North Drive from Pierpoint to Albert Gate - 750m
(Distances are "junction" to "junction")
Park "Boundary" (Riverside Terrace & Street Pavements) 3.5km
Albert Bridge Pedestrian Gate To Sun Gate - 700m
Sun Gate to Rosery Gate - 1100m
Rosery Gate to Chelsea Gate - 550m
Chelsea Gate, Riverside Terrace, Albert Br Pedestrian Gate - 1150m
Main Riverside Terrace 0.5km
(From access rear of Parks Police to access at Pierpoint barrier) 500m
Central Avenue 0.75km
(West Drive to East Drive) 750m
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
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