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St James's Park

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St James's Park

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Ranked #9 for picnics in London
The experts at Time Out London and Londonist recommend this place
"Beautiful park with lake and views of Buckingham Palace."(18 Tips)
"beautiful view of London eye and Buckingham palace."(7 Tips)
"I don't know what it is, but this is my favourite park in London"(5 Tips)
"Beautiful park with friendly squirrels and birds."(4 Tips)

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Y.Arman BarlasDecember 4, 2016
Been here 25+ times
Beautiful park a few too many pigeons. Lovely to see the squirrels and other birds though. Well worth walking threw on you way back from Buckingham palace. A very peaceful park and lovely place.
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RachelOctober 18, 2015
Enjoy the nature here, with the squirrels, ducks, goose etc! 😆 You could also see London Eye from certain spot! I bet people love jogging & picnic here, renting the docks! 😉
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MLe BApril 17, 2018
Such a wonderful park, best view of London and Buckingham palace from the bridge. Friendliest ducks and birds you’ll ever meet!
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Pam LinFebruary 27, 2018
One of my FAVE parks to go to in London. Its quieter than Hyde and Regents park. You can walk to Buckingham palace here and see the changing of the guard
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M UJanuary 7, 2017
I love parks and this is one of the best I've ever seen in Europe. Makes you happy instantly with the animals and the lovely view. A London must see imo.
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Jason QuarisaAugust 13, 2017
My favourite park in London. Beautiful for a walk or to sit in the sun. Cafes and toilets are located throughout. You can rent garden chairs to sit in the sun.
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Kata VargaApril 26, 2019
I absolutely love this park. It’s always full with beautiful flowers and nice animals like different kind of birds and ducks, squirrels and goose.
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Maina KhojaAugust 21, 2017
My favorite park, it has a lake where you can enjoy flamingos and pelicans and a scenic view to London eye!
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Will BelfordSeptember 18, 2013
One of the best parks in the world! It's like a Heaven down in earth. It really was fascinating! Stroll around the park on your way to Buckingham, sit at its cafe and enjoy the perfection.
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KarenSeptember 21, 2023
Stunning park. If you have the time, just walk around randomly. Going across the bridge will provide some amazing views.
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EDRSeptember 19, 2015
Looooovely park at the centre of the action between buckingham palace and the parliament, simply beautiful🌹🌼🍁🌻
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Joyce ChiaAugust 30, 2015
Been here 10+ times
A beautiful park and a great getaway from the hustle and bustle of London. One end of the park is Buckingham Palace and Big Ben on the other end.
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HeyTripsterDecember 9, 2021
Pelicans are the owners of this park, which was built in the 18th century. You can watch the pelicans that have lived here for 400 years while relaxing on the sun loungers. Read more
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JacquesMay 13, 2015
Been here 25+ times
Lovely park only a short walk from Westminster. Beautiful views across the lake towards Horse guards Parade and the London Eye
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Ｌｅｏ DW8RApril 9, 2015
Beautiful park in spring, flowers everywhere, wonderful place for a pic-nic.
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Victor ChuJuly 18, 2020
Wonderful park where you can have parrots stand in your hand and feed them with peanuts.
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Fatih KuranMay 18, 2015
What an amazing park in the middle of the city and so close to Piccadily Circus. It is not the biggest but probably the most beatiful park in London
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Jonny WrightJune 12, 2015
Been here 25+ times
Have a look at Duck Island cottage at the end near Horseguards Parade. It's a beautiful little curiosity on the edge of the lake away from Buckingham Palace.
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Danielle LucieJune 22, 2015
One of my favorite parks in London. Great view of the London Eye and of the Bukingham palace.
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Julia KateAugust 28, 2016
Beautiful! Very short walk from Westminster station. Turn right and walk past Parliament Sq..surprisingly that's something that took me a while to learn! 🙈
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Leyla GahramanJanuary 3, 2017
Great park! With pelicans, ducks, swan, squirrels... kid was happy! We the same!calm and beautiful! Must see!
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HISTORY UKFebruary 10, 2011
Originally a deer park for Henry VIII, so he could hunt while staying at Whitehall Palace, the park was laid out in a formal style by Charles II, when Pepys came here to watch ice skating.
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Chris HainesOctober 23, 2015
Been here 10+ times
Scenic and Iconic park in London. Beautiful and great for walking around in the fresh air. Just be wary of the Many tourists here.
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Luxury Chic TravelJune 30, 2013
Been here 10+ times
One of my favourite park in London, beautiful view of London eye and Buckingham palace. Lots of birds & squirrels :-)
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Hamoud AlDabbousSeptember 25, 2016
One of the best gardens in London even better than hyde park imo . Good for relaxing and friendly environment for children
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EsraSeptember 21, 2018
My happy place in London. Feeding squirrels and ducks and enjoying the peaceful park☺️
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Johnny KwaksMay 7, 2012
buy some peanuts, sit at the fence with some peanuts in your hand and the squirrels will come and eat them nuts from your hand - get out at the sub station "st James Park" ===> Circle & District line
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DanielOctober 27, 2015
Been here 5+ times
What a beautiful part of the world, chilled out and bustling at the same time, and the local marine birds are really interesting
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Alastair HiltonSeptember 23, 2014
Been here 5+ times
Lovely Park near Buckingham Palace. Beautiful with the many birds and deckchairs to laze away a sunny day
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Mark LeeSeptember 21, 2019
Open to all, relaxing, grass to lay on, trees for shade. A gem amongst the various Government buildings.
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Emine NoyanJune 7, 2017
Lovely park. A bit too touristy for my taste but beautiful all the same. The view from the bridge near the queens gate entrance is not to be missed.
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Njoud FahadMay 21, 2017
For me it's one of the best parks in London the fountain and the flowers ❤ great place to relax
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Fernando T.December 12, 2015
Surprisingly calm, enjoy it's greens, lakes and squirrels and relax from the city's bustle
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SuzyMay 2, 2016
Lots of pelicans, lots of squirrels, lots of beautiful flowers and a lot of people at picnic. Really love this park!
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Mark LeeSeptember 21, 2019
A really nice environmentally friendly and peaceful park in the centre of London
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Pauline BernfeldSeptember 29, 2015
Look out for Gargi the interloper Pelican. Nobody knows where he came from and sometimes he flies off to London Zoo to hang out with the pelicans there
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Elizabeth LeeNovember 19, 2014
Incredibly peaceful park to enjoy and wander around. Look out for the friendly squirrels and various water fowl.
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AlistairMay 12, 2015
I love St James Park. The lake, the Disney castle. It's such a pleasant place to sit in of an evening.
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Zane MazeMay 16, 2023
Kids here utterly rude, there’s been a trip done on the 16th of May. Throwing sticks and pebbles at people and animals. We have spoken to their teachers, reporting them. Police in contact.
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RapherSeptember 8, 2013
Been here 25+ times
One of my favourite parks in London, plus it has PELICANS which is awesome and super friendly squirrels, especially if you have food
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Banu OztekinDecember 12, 2019
You should sit on the bench and just watch the birds...
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Carl GriffinJuly 31, 2016
Feed the squirrels. They are very tame and will take nuts from your hand.
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Dilek UnarSeptember 3, 2014
After seeing Buckingham palace, this park must be definitely visited. You can see many squirrels, pigeons and swans.
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Dio KatsOctober 10, 2014
Squirrels everywhere😃😃,very friendly,beautiful park near to buckingham palace😃😃
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Marius CucuruzJune 21, 2013
overcrowded when the weather's nice, but still a great place to just lay down in the grass and chillax
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bella thomasSeptember 30, 2020
One of the popular parks in London.Spectacular and Iconic Park.Great view of the Buckingham palace.
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Daniel CobbNovember 24, 2014
A beautiful idyll in central London. Great to go and watch the ducks and squirrels with the kids!
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Monica DesaiMay 28, 2018
Picturesque - this place makes you want to paint one of the beautiful landscapes
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Morten GrantzauJune 1, 2018
Wonderful park with nice location and plenty of space. Neat and clean.
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