RAINY Relaxing London Nature Walk Through Serene Hyde Park ASMR

Join me on a Rainy Relaxing London Nature Walk in the heart of Central London in one of the Eight Royal Parks. I start this morning walk around the Serpentine Swimming Club , before visiting Kensington Gardens and then completing the loop at Marble Arch.

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HISTORY/ ABOUT:

Hyde Park is a 350-acre (140 ha), historic Grade I-listed urban park in Westminster, Greater London. A Royal Park, it is the largest of the parks and green spaces that form a chain from Kensington Palace through Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park, via Hyde Park Corner and Green Park, past Buckingham Palace to St James's Park. Hyde Park is divided by the Serpentine and the Long Water lakes.

The park was established by Henry VIII in 1536 when he took the land from Westminster Abbey and used it as a hunting ground. It opened to the public in 1637 and quickly became popular, particularly for May Day parades. Major improvements occurred in the early 18th century under the direction of Queen Caroline. The park also became a place for duels during this time, often involving members of the nobility. In the 19th century, The Great Exhibition of 1851 was held in the park, for which The Crystal Palace, designed by Joseph Paxton, was erected.

The park's name comes from the Manor of Hyde, which was the northeast sub-division of the manor of Eia (the other two sub-divisions were Ebury and Neyte) and appears as such in the Domesday Book. The name is believed to be of Saxon origin, and means a unit of land, the hide, that was appropriate for the support of a single family and dependents. Through the Middle Ages, it was property of Westminster Abbey, and the woods in the manor were used both for firewood and shelter for game.

Free speech and demonstrations have been a key feature of Hyde Park since the 19th century. Speakers' Corner has been established as a point of free speech and debate since 1872, while the Chartists, the Reform League, the suffragettes, and the Stop the War Coalition have all held protests there. In the late 20th century, the park was known for holding large-scale free rock music concerts, featuring groups such as Pink Floyd, The Rolling Stones and Queen. Major events in the park have continued into the 21st century, such as Live 8 in 2005, and the annual Hyde Park Winter Wonderland from 2007.

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FUN FACTS:

In 1855, a protest at the park was organised to demonstrate against Robert Grosvenor's attempt to ban Sunday trading, including a restriction on pub opening times. Karl Marx observed approximately 200,000 protesters attended the demonstration, which involved jeering and taunting at upper-class horse carriages.

Chapters:

0:00 - Serpentine Bar
11:19 - Serpentine Swimming Club
15:01 - Serpentine Bridge
24:01 - The Peter Pan Statue
25:31 - Italian Gardens
27:32 - Budges Walk
32:10 - Off trail
37:57 - Serpentine Gallery
39:42 - West Carriage Drive
43:31 - Serpentine Bridge
45:37 - Serpentine North Gallery
47:05 - Kensington Gardens Trail
54:47 - Triangle Carpark
57:23 - Serpentine Road
1:00:52 - Serpentine Lodge
1:03:18 - Rangers Cottage
1:04:56 - The Old Police
1:06:43 - Walk towards Marble Arch

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