When visiting London for a holiday one of the things that you really must do is to visit Hyde Park. Together with Kensington Gardens adjoining it on the west, it is the largest green space in London and measures 1.25 miles east to west and half a mile north to south. Henry VIII took it over in 1536 and made it a Royal deer park, but it was opened to the public 99 years later in 1635 by Charles I. It includes the Serpentine lake which is used for swimming and boating, and on the north side of it is a bird sanctuary.
The main entrance to the park is called Grand Entrance and is a triple archway built in 1828. Close by is a statue of Achilles cast from captured French cannon and erected in honour of the Duke of Wellington. You can also see the Diana Memorial Fountain.
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