The Parade Ground
The Parade Ground is a garden in Westminster, Greater London, England. The Parade Ground is situated nearby to Hyde Park, as well as near the monument Animals in War Memorial.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hyde Park and Speakers’ Corner.
Hyde Park
Park
Photo: Alvesgaspar, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hyde Park is a 350-acre, historic Grade I-listed urban park in Westminster, Greater London. A Royal Park, it is the largest of the parks and green spaces that form a chain from Kensington Palace through Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park, via Hyde Park Corner and Green Park, past Buckingham Palace to St James's Park.
Speakers’ Corner
Photo: KF, Public domain.
A Speakers' Corner is an area where free speech open-air public speaking, debate, and discussion are allowed. The original and best known is in the north-east corner of Hyde Park in Westminster, England, near Marble Arch. Speakers’ Corner is situated 1,400 feet north of The Parade Ground.
Marble Arch
Photo: Wei-Te Wong, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Marble Arch is a 19th-century white marble-faced triumphal arch in London, England. The structure was designed by John Nash in 1827 as the state entrance to the cour d'honneur of Buckingham Palace; it stood near the site of what is today the three-bayed, central projection of the palace containing the well-known balcony. Marble Arch is situated 1,800 feet north of The Parade Ground.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mayfair-Marylebone and Knightsbridge.
Mayfair-Marylebone
Photo: Aniacra, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mayfair and Marylebone are districts of central London. Together they cover a large area of western central London, encompassing the whole of Mayfair and Piccadilly to the south and the area from Oxford Street through Marylebone to Regent's Park and the border with St John's Wood to the north.
Knightsbridge
Suburb
Photo: David.Monniaux, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Knightsbridge is a residential and retail district in central London, south of Hyde Park. It is identified in the London Plan as one of two international retail centres in London, alongside the West End.
Belgravia
Suburb
Photo: Paul Farmer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Belgravia is a district in Central London, covering parts of the areas of the City of Westminster and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. Belgravia was known as the 'Five Fields' during the Tudor Period, and became a dangerous place due to highwaymen and robberies.
The Parade Ground
- Type: Garden
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Westminster, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.50821° or 51° 30′ 30″ northLongitude
-0.159° or 0° 9′ 32″ westOpen location code
9C3XGR5R+7COpenStreetMap ID
node 1982085234OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=garden
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