St James Park

About this activity

St James Park is London's oldest Royal Park and is surrounded by three palaces. It's famous for it's flower beds at the front of the Buckingham Palace and impressive views of the lake and fountain too. 

There are lots of iconic landmarks and viewpoints too! The Mall in St James's Park is a grand processional route in honour of Queen Victoria and Admiralty Arch stands at the north east end of The Mall, linking to Trafalgar Square. There's also the lake and blue bridge which offers spectacular views across the lake and London Eye and Horse Guards Parade which is the scene of Trooping the Colour. 

The Diana Princess of Wales Memrial Walk is here too, which is a seven-mile long walked with 90 plaques along the way that take you within site of famous buildings and locations associated with the Princess during her life. 

As well as this, there's plenty of wildlife here too! The park provides habitats for different speciies including a range of bird life. See what you can find! 

There's also lots of events that occur in the park, so make sure to check the website before you visit so you know what's happening.