The Park has a fascinating history, leading from a duel in the marshlands before the Park was built, through to the Funfair and Gardens of the Festival of Britain in the 1950s. It is packed with a wide range of facilities – adventure playgrounds, sports facilities, a children\'s zoo, boating lake, modern art museum and more. The most obvious wildlife in the Park is the birds living on or around the lake. While feeding the ducks you will often see Herons, Cormorants, Grebes, and Black Swans. These are just a few of the many types of bird commonly seen in the Park. The park is located on Queenstown Road and the nearest tube station is Sloane Square and is than a walk 1km south, via Lower Sloane Street and Chelsea Bridge Road.

Transferred from Hyde Park, London, after the Great Exhibition of 1851, Crystal Palace Park became the venue for Victorian celebration of the British Empire Housing the National Sports Centre within its confines as well as a mini-gym for kids. There\'s also the concert bowl and, most famously, the Dinosaur Park. Elsewhere there\'re a maze, two playgrounds, a boating lake and a dry ski slope. Crystal Palace has its own station and half hourly services from Victoria Station and Charing Cross.

Greenwich Park covers 73 hectares (183 acres) and is the oldest enclosed Royal Park. Greenwich Park is situated on a hilltop with impressive views across the River Thames to Docklands and the City of London, between Blackheath and the River Thames. Greenwich Park is perhaps most famous for being bisected by the Greenwich meridian - the line to which time across the globe is referenced. As well as offering large formal parkland, there is also \'the wilderness\' an area enclosed for deer. Several historic buildings are actually in the park, including the Old Royal Observatory, the Royal Naval College, the National Maritime Museum and the Queen\'s House. The Jubilee Line now runs via North Greenwich however you can also take riverboats to Greenwich Pier from Westminster, Embankment or Tower Piers.

Holland Park is the Royal Borough’s largest park. It is near Kensington High Street, London W14 and contains something of interest for everyone. Facilities include: children’s play areas, including an under eights\' area, sports facilities, including tennis courts, football pitch, netball court, cricket nets and golf bunker, a cafeteria, ecology centre, formal and informal gardens, grassed areas and woodlands, dog run.

Kensington Gardens covers 111 hectares (275 acres) and was originally part of Hyde Park. Kensington Gardens, with its magnificent trees, is a perfect setting for Kensington Palace. The peace of the Italian Gardens within this park is in sharp contrast to the openness and activity of Hyde Park a short walk away. The Diana, Princess of Wales\' Memorial Playground is a fantastic adventure for kids up to the age of 12. Over 70,000 youngsters enjoy the playground each year. Nearest tube stations are Lancaster Gate, Bayswater and High Street Kensington.

Pimrose Hill (known as Greenberry Hill in the 17th century), is a minor royal park which offers fantastic views over London. It is located north of Regent\'s Park, in North London.

The Park has changed little over the centuries and although it is surrounded by human habitation, the varied landscape of hills, woodland gardens and grasslands set among ancient trees abounds in wild life. Richmond Park has been designated as a site of special scientific interest and a National Nature Reserve. The royal connections to this park probably go back further than any of the others, beginning with Edward (1272-1307), when the area was known as the Manor of Sheen. The name was changed to Richmond during Henry VII\'s reign. To get the to the park one needs to take the tube to Richmond Park then the bus number 271 to the Park gate.