A place that locals use to hang out and have a picnic is the centrally located St. James’s Park. You can find the 23 hectares large green area at Westminster, bet ween Buckingham Palace, Trafalgar Square and 10 Downing Street. It includes a round course around the long stretched lake, but also a coffee bar and a kiosk. The area was formerly used for hunting in the 1530s and is named after St. James the Minor.
St. James’s Park is one of those green areas that as a tourist you typically discover by incident when exploring Westminster and walking from sight to sight. My first memory of this garden is connected to the many squirrels that are so much used to humans that they even get into strollers to find some food. But on a hot and sunny day (and yes these do exist) you will be grateful to have a place like this to hang out on the grass. And for the more picky of us: they also rent suntloungers there. St. James’s Park also fulfills some urgent needs as there are two public toilet facilities at the Marlborough gate and the Horse Guards road.
St. James’s Park
London
England
United Kingdom
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