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History of Regent's Park
Formerly known as Marylebone Park, the area had been Crown property for many centuries, leased to the Dukes of Portland as a hunting ground. When the lease expired in 1811 the Prince Regent (later King George IV) commissioned architect John Nash to redevelop the area. Nash’s terraces around the park were integrated with other schemes built for the Prince Regent, including Regent Street and Carlton House Terrace. The park was first opened to the general public in 1845.
Queen Mary's Gardens in the Inner Circle were created in the 1930s, bringing that part of the park into use by the general public for the first time. The site had originally been used as a plant nursery and had later been leased to the Royal Botanic Society.
The area boast many luxury flats, is close to Camden, St John’s Wood and Edgware Road
Places of interest
http://www.openairtheatre.org/
http://www.zsl.org/zsl-london-zoo/
• Regent’s Park • London Zoo • Open Air theatre • Regent’s Park Mosque • Nash’s terraces.
Transport Links – Visit Transport for London for more information
Baker Street – Circle, Bakerloo, Jubilee, Metropolitan & Hammersmith and City Lines
Great Portland Street – Circle, Metropolitan & Hammersmith and City Lines
Regents Park – Bakerloo Line
Marylebone – Circle, Metropolitan & Hammersmith and City Lines
Marylebone – National Rail
Local Authority
Westminster – http://www.westminster.gov.uk/
Camden – http://www.camden.gov.uk/
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