The Royal Parks of London are lands originally owned by the monarchy of England or the United Kingdom for the recreation of the royal family. With increasing urbanisation of London, some of these were preserved as freely accessible open space and became public parks. There are today eight parks formally described by this name.

• Bushy Park
• The Green Park
• Greenwich Park
• Hyde Park
• Kensington Gardens
• The Regent's Park
• Richmond Park
• St James's Park

They are managed by the Royal Parks Agency and are policed by the Royal Parks Constabulary.

External link

• Royal Park Agency (http://www.royalparks.gov.uk) web site