Hyde Park Corner

Hyde Park Corner is located in the south-east corner of Hyde Park in Knightsbridge and is the main intersection where Park Lane, Piccadilly, Knightsbridge, Grosvenor Place and Constitution Hill merge. This particular section of the enormous Hyde Park is home to several monuments and memorials.

Features of Hyde Park Corner include the Monument to the Cavalry of the Empire, the Boy and Dolphin statue and in 2003 an Australian War Memorial was erected. There is a statue of Byron (formally known as George Gordon Byron) the 6th Baron of Byron and a promiscuous English poet, and the Royal Artillery Memorial, created to commemorate the British casualties of the Royal Regiment of Artillery during WWI.

The Wellington Arch, or The Duke of Wellington Triumphal Arch, was erected at Constitution Hill by Buckingham Palace Gardens, to commemorate the first Duke of Wellington, the military commander who led Britain to victory during the 1815 battle at Waterloo. The Duke's home was Apsley House, originally the home of Baron Apsley, and it is now known as the Wellington Museum - Apsley House. Although the Duke's family still live Apsley House, ten rooms are open to the public. Definitely worth visiting as the history is fascinating.

Wellington Arch is also the departure point for Friday Night Skate and London Skate on Wednesday nights. Every week, if the weather is good, you can join the masses to skate around the streets of London taking in all the major tourist sites and the West End. Friday Night Skate is fast and not for novices, so if you fancy going a little slower then join the crew of London Skate.

Hyde Park Corner tube station is the closest, with Knightsbridge station only a few minutes walk away and Green Park station in the other direction along Piccadilly.