Hyde Park Corner to Kensington - 1 hour

London's greatest walk - part 3.

All these three walks are good in their own right, and each is different. This final part goes from Hyde Park Corner to Kensington High Street. We start at Hyde Park Corner Underground (Piccadilly Line Zone 1) and look at the Wellington Arch. This is situated in the middle of one of London's busiest roundabouts, where you can also see memorials to those who lost their lives from the Australian and New Zealand forces in both world wars, and the memorial to the Royal Artillery Regiment.

Leaving the noise of the traffic behind, we enter the park and walk beside Rotten Row and the rose gardens, after admiring a naughty statue erected by Victorian ladies and a new gate in memory of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother.

We then walk beside the Serpentine, where I am mobbed by birds. Next comes the Lido where every day of the year hardy folk swim in the lake. beyond is the new Diana fountain and the Serpentine Gallery. We then glimpse the Albert Memorial, the Royal Albert Hall and the Round Pond before arriving at Kensington Palace, previously home of Princess Diana of Wales.

Finally we pass behind St Mary Abbots church and finish our walk at Kensington High Street Underground (District and Circle Lines - Zone 1)

So there we have it. Three wonderful walks. A combined length of 5.75 miles. Great variety with lots to see throughout its length. Most of the walks are away from the traffic. I hope you enjoyed London's Greatest Walk - in my humble opinion, of course.