Tuesday, June 10, 2008

Skating in London's Royal Parks

St. James and Green Park:

    No skating is allowed at all in St. James or Green Park, as the paths are considered too narrow and too heavily used.

Regents Park:

  • Skating is allowed until 09:00 hrs on the footpaths, with the exception of the Avenue Gardens, and Queen Mary's Gardens, where it is prohibited at all times.
  • Skating is allowed from 1800hrs until the park closes on the Broadwalk between the North Gate & Chester Road on a track designated and marked for the purpose.

Hyde Park & Kensington Gardens:

  • Skating allowed on part of the Broadwalk, Mount Walk, along part of the North side of the Serpentine, Rotten Row (with bikes), and bike path from Diana statue by Queen Elizabeth Gate, to Cumberland Gate, and the Albert Memorial Road (with bikes).


The Royal Parks Revised Code of Conduct states that:

Skaters in the Royal Parks should...

  • Skate in single file along cycle tracks
  • Keep to the left on cycle tracks
  • Skate in a manner & at a speed appropriate to the conditions
  • Give way to pedestrians at all times, and take care around the horse rides
  • Indicate in which direction they intend to overtake
  • Give pedestrians a wide berth
  • Keep to the areas marked for the purpose
  • Obey instructions issued by a police officer or a member of the Royal Parks staff

Skaters in the Royal Parks should not...

  • Perform jumps, tricks, dance steps or spins, where there are pedestrians, or at all on cycle tracks
  • Skate backwards anywhere in the Royal Parks
  • Perform slalom, or take part in hockey or other games, except in the area set aside for the purpose on the Albert Memorial Road in Kensington Gardens
  • Exceed a speed of 15mph at any time
  • Hold on to a moving vehicle


If you want somewhere indoors in London, check out the Skating in the Park website.

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