THE MALL WHITEHALL PALL MALL WATERLOO PLACE HORSE GUARDS ROAD CONSTITUTION HILL BIRDCAGE WALK QUEEN ANNE’S STOREY’S GATE MARLBOROUGH RD STABLE YARD RD KING STREET RYDER STREET JERMYN STREET ST JAMES’S STREET PICCADILLY PICCADILLY REGENT STREET CHARLES II STREET HAYMARKET St MARTIN’S PLACE BUCKINGHAM GATE COCKPIT STEPS GATE OLD QUEEN STREET QUEEN’S WALK DUKE OF YORK ST KING CHARLES STREET DOWNING STREET MARLBOROUGH GATE GREEN PARK 7 mins walk from St James’s Park HYDE PARK CORNER 8 mins walk from St James’s Park VICTORIA 9 mins walk from St James’s Park 8. 16. 38. 52. 73. 82 185. 239. 507. C1. C10 ST JAMES’S PARK 2 mins walk from St James’s Park WESTMINSTER 5 mins walk from St James’s Park 12.53.148.159. 211.453 3.11.24.87.88 N2.N3.N11.N36 N44.N52.N87 3.11.12.53.87 88.159.453 3.11.12.24.53.87 88.159.453. 3.11.12. 24.58. 87 88.91.159.453 CHARING CROSS 6 mins walk from St James’s Park ST JAMES’S PARK THE GREEN PARK 3.6.9.12.13.15 23. 88. 94.139 159. 453. AUSTRALIA GATE ST JAMES’S SQUARE PARLIAMENT SQUARE BOY STATUE QUEEN ALEXANDRA MEMORIAL GEORGE VI STATUE SWIRE FOUNTAIN ARTILLERY MEMORIAL THE ROYAL NAVAL DIVISION MEMORIAL VISCOUNT WOLSELEY STATUE EARL ROBERTS STATUE LORD KITCHENER STATUE LORD MOUNTBATTEN STATUE BALI MEMORIAL CLIVE STATUE GRASPAN MEMORIAL JAMES COOK STATUE PICCADILLY CIRCUS 7 mins walk from St James’s Park STOREY’S GATE BLUE BRIDGE BANDSTAND NATIONAL POLICE MEMORIAL THE STOREYARD AND PARK OFFICE NELSON’S COLUMN HORSE GUARDS Horse Guards Statue Railway Station Underground Station Bus Stop Kiosk Restaurant Children’s Play Area Public Toilets Guards Jubilee Walkway Diana Princess of Wales Memorial Walk Pedestrian Crossing Public access sites (opening periods vary) Non public access sites Park features PARK MANAGEMENT Mr Mark Wasilewski The St James’s Park Office The Storeyard, Horse Guards Road St James’s Park, London SW1A 2BJ T: +44 (0) 20 7930 1793 F: +44 (0) 20 7839 7639 E: [email protected] METROPOLITAN POLICE Storey’s Gate Lodge, St James’s Park London SW1A 2BJ T: 999 for emergencies. T: +44 (0) 20 7706 7272 for non- emergencies within the park. The park is open from 5am until midnight. www.royalparks.org.uk Memorial A BRIEF HISTORY OF ST JAMES’S PARK 1531 Acquired by Henry VIII and Court of St James established 1603 Park laid out for James I with menagerie and duck decoys 1660 Park relandscaped for Charles II in formal French style 1663 Horseguards constructed 1667 Exotic birds introduced, including pelicans 1703 Buckingham House developed which later became the official Royal residence 1827 John Nash appointed to carry out present landscape in informal style for George IV 1905 Queen Victoria Memorial Garden created FAMOUS LANDMARKS BUCKINGHAM PALACE has served as the official London residence of Britain’s sovereigns since 1837. Changing of the Guard takes place at 11:30am every day in the summer, and alternate days in the winter. CLARENCE HOUSE was designed by John Nash and built between 1825 and 1827 for the Duke of Clarence, later William IV. It was the London home to the late Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother. QUEEN VICTORIA MEMORIAL is a 25 metre (82ft) high edifice by the sculptor Thomas Brock and the architect Aston Webb.The whole edifice and statues are of white marble, of which a generous 2,300 tons were used. ST JAMES’S PALACE was built by Henry VIII alongside his newly acquired deer park in 1532. It is still the official Royal Court. ICA GALLERIES are home to the best new art and culture from Britain and around the world. MALL GALLERIES is central London’s focal point for new figurative art by living British artists. HORSE GUARDS PARADE is the park’s ceremonial parade ground and is the scene of Trooping the Colour on the Queen’s official birthday in June.The Lifeguard change takes place here at 11:00am daily and 10:00am on Sundays. ST JAMES’S PARK LAKE is the centrepiece of the park’s romantic landscape. It is the home to the park’s collection of waterfowl including the famous pelicans. DUCK ISLAND is a nature reserve for the park’s bird collection. It also houses the water treatment facilities and pumps for the lake and fountain. INN THE PARK RESTAURANT is where you can feast on the best of British food using the freshest seasonal produce from small independent producers. THE CHURCHILL MUSEUM & CABINET WAR ROOMS are dedicated to the life of the ‘greatest Briton’.The secret underground headquarters were the nerve centre of Britain’s war effort. THE GUARDS MUSEUM contains a wealth of information and artefacts relating to the five regiments of Foot Guards. MILES 1 2 3 KILOMETRES 2 3 4 5 THE ROYAL PARKS OF LONDON RICHMOND PARK BUSHY PARK HYDE PARK KENSINGTON GARDENS GREEN PARK ST JAMES’S PARK GREENWICH PARK REGENT’S PARK & PRIMROSE HILL 1 QUEENSWAY 2 PADDINGTON 3 MARYLEBONE 4 LANCASTER GATE 5 MARBLE ARCH 6 BAKER STREET 7 REGENT’S PARK 8 ST JOHN’S WOOD 9 CHALK FARM 10 MORNINGTON CRESCENT 11 EUSTON 12 ST PANCRAS 13 KING’S CROSS 14 HIGH STREET KENSINGTON 15 HYDE PARK CORNER 16 GREEN PARK 17 CHARING CROSS 18 WESTMINSTER 19 ST JAMES’S PARK 20 VICTORIA 21 HAMPTON 22 TEDDINGTON 23 HAMPTON WICK 24 KINGSTON UPON THAMES 25 HAMPTON COURT 26 RICHMOND 27 NORTH SHEEN 28 MORTLAKE 29 BARNES 30 EAST PUTNEY 31 NORBITON 32 CUTTY SARK 33 GREENWICH 34 BLACKHEATH 35 MAZE HILL RAILWAY STATION TUBE STATION DOCKLANDS LIGHT RAILWAY RAIL & TUBE STATIONS CLOSE TO THE ROYAL PARKS DLR DLR BROMPTON CEMETERY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 MEMORIAL GARDENS MEMORIAL GARDENS IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM OLD ADMIRALTY BUILDINGS Police Station GUARDS CHAPEL 8.9.14.19.22.38 9.10.14.19.22 52.74.137.144 Disabled toilets WALKING DISTANCE (MINUTES) 1 2 WEST ISLAND DUCK ISLAND CANADA GATE SOUTH & WEST AFRICA GATES QUEEN VICTORIA MEMORIAL CHANGING OF THE GUARD FOREIGN & COMMONWEALTH OFFICE HM TREASURY WOMEN OF WORLD WAR II MONUMENT CENOTAPH WELLINGTON BARRACKS STORNAWAY HOUSE LANCASTER HOUSE CLARENCE HOUSE MARLBOROUGH HOUSE THE RITZ HOTEL BUCKINGHAM PALACE ST JAMES’S PALACE HORSE GUARDS PARADE INN THE PARK RESTAURANT TRAFALGAR SQUARE CHURCHILL MUSEUM & CABINET WAR ROOMS MALL GALLERIES NATIONAL GALLERY THE ICA QUEEN’S GALLERY BUCKINGHAM GATE LODGE CARLTON HOUSE TERRACE CARLTON HOUSE TERRACE DUKE OF YORK MEMORIAL GUARDS MUSEUM HOUSEHOLD CAVALRY MUSEUM BIG BEN & HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT ADMIRALTY ARCH GUARDS MEMORIAL Cartography by Nick Gibbard, Roger Stewart & Paul McEwan | www.postermaps.co.uk