Newsletter 119 – Spring 2024
Spring Newsletter 2024 Spring arrived early this year in Regent’s Park and in Primrose Hill so we were able to enjoy early displays of snowdrops, bluebells, crocuses, daffodils, anemones, and aconites. Click below to read!
Running
Regent’s Park is home to one of London’s most popular 10k courses, used for many fundraisers and events throughout the year. The park’s running routes also see use for 5k runs and half marathons throughout the year. To the north of the park is a 385m cinder running track. It has 6 lanes, is situated […]
Regent’s Park Skating Disaster
Written by Cynthia Poole, The. St. Marylebone Society When The Regent’s Park lake froze over during the very cold winter of 1866/7, large numbers of people came to skate and slide on the ice, and many more to watch. On this day, several hundred people were on the ice when it suddenly gave way and […]
A Sunday Stroll to Primrose Hill
The Wilson family is ready to move. Having risen early to enjoy the fine, warm weather and to take advantage of a new day of sightseeing, they are full of anticipation of the prospects ahead. The coach on Friday had brought them to town from Nottingham and they had settled into comfortable lodgings in St. […]
Opening Hours & Information
The road gates to the park open at 7am. Pedestrian gates into the fabric of the park are open from 5am, as do the toilets (excluding The Hub.) Closing times of park, playgrounds, toilets and cafes vary seasonally – from 4pm in the darkest months to 9:30pm in the height of summer.Is the running track open, what […]
