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Regents Park

Regents Park , know officially as "The Regents Park" is one of London's Royal Parks, and along with Hyde Park is one of the largest Parks in Central London. Regents Park is home to some of London's top attractions such as London Zoo and the "Open Air Theatre Regents Park". Regent's Park has boating Lakes and a garden cafe. The Garden Cafe in Regents Park sits between the Boating Lake and the Childrens Play area, where there is a sand pit, and swings and slides. This Part of the Park is very popular with Muslims as across the street sits Regents Park Mosque with its huge Gold Dome. Regent Park also contains Regents College.

Regents Park History In the Middle Ages the land was part of the manor of Tyburn, part of the the property of Barking Abbey. In the Dissolution of the Monasteries, Henry VIII appropriated the land, and ever since it has been Crown property . The Park was used as a hunting park,and was known as Marylebone Park, until 1649. It was then let out in small holdings for hay and dairy produce. In 1811 when the leases expired ,Prince Regent (later King George IV) commissioned architect John Nash to create a masterplan for the land. John Nash designe a palace for the Prince along with a number of grand detached villas for his friends, however the palace and most of the villas were dropped from the plans. but most of the proposed terraces of houses around the fringes of the park were built. The Regent Park scheme was integrated with other schemes built for the Prince Regent by Nash, including Regent Street and Carlton House Terrace in a grand sweep of town planning stretching from St James's Park to Parliament Hill. The park was first opened to the general public in 1845, initially for two days a week.

Regents Park Theatre

The Open Air Theatre has been a permanent feature in London’s Regent’s Park since 1932.

With one of the largest auditoria in London, it is the oldest, professional, permanent outdoor theatre in Britain and its annual 15-week season is attended by over 130,000 each year.

Under the inaugural directorship of Robert Atkins, the theatre became famous for its productions of Shakespeare. Among many, Jack Hawkins and Anna Neagle starred in Twelfth Night, Vivien Leigh in Henry VIII and Dulcie Grey in a wartime company when matinee-only seasons were presented, in order not to contravene the black out

Regents Park Cafe

The Garden Cafe at Regents Park sits next to the boating lake and opposite the entrance near Regents Park Mosque. The Cafe has a seating area inside and outside, but mostly people sit on the grass areas surrounding the Cafe. During the hot weather of summer time, the cafe gets very busy selling Ice Cream, and Ice Cold Drinks.

Regents Park Zoo

Regents Park Zoo has been a favourite destination for London kids, since it opened.

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