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How To Get To Hyde Park
Pay a visit to London's largest central Royal Park
Hyde Park is one of London's premiere green spaces, with locals and visitors alike enjoying the outdoors since it was opened to the public in 1637.
Today it's the ideal place to have a picnic, kick or ball, or simply wander - while the history of the park is as diverse as the 900 plant varieties that its super-nursery grows each year!
1536 King Henry VIII created Hyde Park in 1536, after seizing the land from Westminster Abbey so that he could hunt wild boar and deer.
The park's famous sandy path, Rotten Row, was created by William III in the 1690s and was the first artificially lit road in London.
Queen Caroline split the park in two in 1728, creating Kensington Gardens and dividing the original lake into the Serpentine in the east park and the Long Water in the west.
In 1851, the park hosted The Great Exhibition, a massive global trade and culture fair for which the famous Crystal Palace was built.
Speakers' Corner was established in 1872, and has served as a platform for prominent figures like Karl Marx and George Orwell.
Hyde Park is home to an unofficial, hidden pet cemetery originating from 1881, containing over 300 miniature graves.
Things to do at Hyde Park
With 350 acres to explore, Hyde Park really does have something for everyone:
The Serpentine lake offers pedalo and rowing boat hire (usually available from April to October), or if you're feeling brave you can take an unheated dip in the Serpentine Lido.
If you're visiting on a Sunday morning, then stop by Speaker's Corner to catch people on soapboxes debating everything from politics to religion. It’s essentially a live, offline version of a comment section, so proceed with an open mind!
The Rose Garden is located in the southeast corner, and is a sensory overload in the best way. June and July see the garden in peak bloom, but the seasonal displays make it worth a stroll year-round.
The Diana Memorial Fountain is a unique, circular stone fountain designed to reflect the Princess’s life. It’s a popular spot for families, and you’re actually encouraged to sit on the edge and dip your feet in.
The Serpentine Gallery and the Serpentine North Gallery sit on either side of the lake's bridge, and are both free to enter and explore.
Each summer, a world-renowned architect is commissioned to design a temporary Serpentine Pavillion which, for 2026, is based on the English architectural feature known as the "crinkle-crankle wall".
BST Hyde Park concerts run from June through July, with 2026's lineup including Garth Brooks, ATEEZ, Maroon 5, Mumford & Sons, Duran Duran, and Pitbull.
Or if you're seeing the park closer to Christmas, then Winter Wonderland runs November to January, transforming the park into a giant carnival with ice skating, Christmas markets, and white-knuckle rides.
Other activities include playing tennis, riding horses along the famous sandy track called Rotten Row, or hiring a bicycle to explore the park.
And as a bonus - Hyde Park effectively merges into Kensington Gardens to the west, where you can extend your visit with Kensington Palace, the Albert Memorial, the Peter Pan Statue, and more!
How to get to Hyde Park
While there isn't an overground Hyde Park train station, it's easy to get to a train to Hyde Park Corner Underground station (Zone 1).
This will bring you out to the south-east corner of the park, with the Rose Garden as the perfect way to start your exploration.
Hyde Park's 350 acres can also be easily accessed from other Tube stations:
Knightsbridge (Piccadilly Line): for the south side of the park, including Harrods and the Serpentine Galleries.
Marble Arch (Central Line): for the north-east corner, including Speakers' Corner and access to Oxford Street.
Lancaster Gate (Central Line): for the north side of the park, and also leading you into Kensington Gardens.
Trains to Hyde Park Corner
Here we'll show you how to get to Hyde Park Corner from each London train station. As with all travel in the capital, you should add a 5-minute buffer to any journey times in case of unexpected crowds or gaps between trains.
And don't forget that with LNER you can add a London Underground ticket into your journey from any British train station, with zero booking fees!
Hyde Park directions
Once you're at Hyde Park Corner Underground station, follow the underpass signs pointing towards Exit 2. You'll emerge next to Apsley House, and can then enter the park via either Queen Elizabeth Gate or the Hyde Park Corner Gates.
Hyde Park remains open daily from 05:00 until midnight, every day of the year. If you're feeling active, then there are marked cycle paths, and even a 100m open-water lido for swimming which is open from 10am to 6pm on weekends from mid-May, and every day between June and mid-September.
