Regent's Park, Royal park in the City of Westminster and Camden, London, United Kingdom
Regent's Park is a 410-acre royal park split between Westminster and Camden, laid out by John Nash with James and Decimus Burton from 1811. Two concentric ring roads, the Outer Circle (4.45 km) and Inner Circle (1 km), frame open parkland, an ornamental lake with a heronry, and Queen Mary's Gardens. White stucco terraces by Nash and Decimus Burton line the south, east and west edges.
In the 16th century Henry VIII used the area as hunting grounds before it was transformed into a public park in the early 19th century. Architect John Nash designed the current layout with water features and curving avenues, later expanded by new buildings and garden sections.
The name recalls Prince Regent George IV, who commissioned the layout in the early 19th century. Today residents and visitors use the grounds as a green retreat with walking paths, open lawns and water features that invite rest and conversation.
The park is reserved for pedestrians apart from two link roads between the Outer Circle and the Inner Circle; the Broad Walk between Chester Road and the Outer Circle is shared with cyclists. The Outer Circle runs 4.45 km and the Inner Circle 1 km around Queen Mary's Gardens. Primrose Hill, abutting the northern side, rises 64 m and gives a view of central London to the south-east.
On the northern edge sits London Zoo, founded as one of the first zoological gardens with scientific purpose. Visitors can see the entrance from the park, though the grounds and animal houses are separated and require separate admission.
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