St James's Park

The oldest of the Royal Parks, enclosed by Henry VIII in 1532 on the site of a medieval leper hospital and drained and landscaped under James I, making it the first properly landscaped royal ground. At 23 hectares it is small and almost entirely level, wrapped around a central lake whose pelicans descend from a pair given to Charles II in 1664. Operated by The Royal Parks, with a nature interpretation board on site.

Information Board Type

nature

Information Board Available

Yes

Category: Nature & Outdoors

Tags: royal-park, oldest, lake, ceremonial-london

Coordinates: 51.5026548, -0.1351941

Part of The Royal Parks of London

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