St James’s Park
The Eastern End of St James’s Park
Hiya, welcome to St James’s Park. At this end of the long lake can be found a cafe, parkland, benches, deck chairs, flower beds, geese, ducks, coots and moorhens here. There are also some very friendly squirrels here and pelicans further down this page (feeding time at the cottage is 2:30 pm).
At the western end can be found Buckingham Place, the changing of the guard pageant, more waterfowl including swans and nearby Green Park with the Canada Memorial.
The nearest underground station is St James (although Westminster is almost as close to the eastern end of the park) and it is a pleasant walk beside the lake from end to end.
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The pelicans gather beside this cottage just before 2:30 pm for feeding.
“Perhaps a little pigeon al fresco whilst I am waiting”. – “Oy who nicked my piano ?”
The London Eye.
Buckingham Palace from the Central Bridge
Looking to the west.
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If you look carefully, you can see the Old Man of the Willow, sitting down with his hands on his knees.
Horse Guards from the Central Bridge
Looking to the east.
You cannot view the interiors but there is a small museum and one of these.
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.. and as always, one of these. Doesn’t it make you want to say “you poor ~ “.
At dusk the fountains light up and from the sound of all the honks and quacks there all having a party 😀 .
Freed From Time 
It looks so leafy and peaceful. It’s hard to believe it’s in the middle of an enormous city.
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April 18, 2015 at 06:32
Yes. I suppose the royal parks were there from an early stage and the city grew around them. Come to think of it, if they were not royal parks some developer would probably have got hold of them by now.
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April 18, 2015 at 12:22
Wow – you forget how London is so leafy! Lovely shots of the park.
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April 24, 2015 at 04:26
The last few years have been good for greenery. I’m expecting a good summer too. 🙂
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April 24, 2015 at 16:56