Royal Parks to the Kensington Museums

The stops, in walking order

1. 1

   

   Stop 1: Buckingham Palace

   ~3 min here

   Your view is Buckingham Palace, the official London residence and working headquarters of the United Kingdom’s monarch.

2. 2

   

   Stop 2: St. James's Park

   ~3 min here

   St. James's Park is a Royal Park spread across 23 hectares in Westminster, with a lake, islands, mature trees and open lawns.

3. 3

   

   Stop 3: Hyde Park

   ~3 min here

   Hyde Park is the broad historic Royal Park spread across Westminster, with the Serpentine and Long Water shaping its landscape.

4. 4

   

   Stop 4: Victoria and Albert Museum

   ~1 hr here

   The Victoria and Albert Museum is London’s art museum devoted to applied arts, decorative arts and design.

5. 5

   

   Stop 5: Natural History Museum

   ~1 hr here

   The Natural History Museum is the grand terracotta-clad building before you, created by architect Alfred Waterhouse in Romanesque Revival architecture.

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