St. James's Park

St. James 's Park is a 23 acre park, which is one of the Royal Parks in London.

Geographical Location

It is located in the central London borough of City of Westminster, close to Buckingham Palace and Downing Street. It is bounded on the north by the road The Mall, on the east by the Horse Guards Road and on the south by the Birdcage Walk. In the park, the elongated lake is St. James 's Park lake with islands Duck Iceland and West Iceland.

The park forms the eastern end of a four -kilometer-long, interrupted only by a few streets green strip in the city center: the west is the Green Park, followed by the Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens.

South of the park is the Station St. James's Park London Underground, where trains on the Circle Line and the District Line.

Gallery

Panoramic view towards the west

Duck Cottage Iceland

One of the many gray squirrels in the park

History

In the area of the present park was once a marshy meadow. 1532 King Henry VIII acquired the land, it was in a hunting area with deer convert and build the St. James 's Palace on the northern edge. Under King Charles II of the public park was opened. 1837 John Nash designed the park fundamentally about; so out of the former channel of the lake today.