English Park

English Park in Petergof is a landscape garden along the Gulf of Finland with open lawns, wooded sections, and scattered water basins. The layout uses natural slopes and terrain variations to create different areas that unfold as you walk through them.

The area was created in the early 18th century as part of a grand project to establish a place that could rival European palaces. Over the decades, the design expanded and evolved, with new sections added as part of ongoing development.

The park shows how Russian rulers adopted European garden traditions and made them their own through fountains, pavilions, and the way visitors walk and rest throughout the grounds.

You can explore the park on foot, but wear comfortable shoes since the ground is hilly and paths stretch across long distances. Benches are scattered throughout for resting, but the park offers little shade, so sun protection is helpful.

The water system operates through natural gravity and springs located at higher elevations, without requiring any pumps. This simple engineering allowed impressive fountains to function at that time.