History and Architecture
Known as the 'jewel in the crown', The Regent's Park (including Primrose Hill) has a fantastic landscape and covers 487 acres

Like most of the other Royal Parks, Regent's Park formed part of the vast chase appropriated by Henry VIII
Marylebone Park, as it was known, remained a royal chase until 1646

It was John Nash, architect to the Crown and friend of the Prince Regent who developed Regent's Park as we know it today
He created a vast rounded park, surrounded by palatial terraces, a lake, a canal, 56 villas and a second home for the Prince

The park became the home of several organisations like the Zoological Society and the Royal Botanic Society

It wasn't until 1845, during the reign of Queen Victoria, that the general public were actually allowed into the Park and this was only for two days of the week

The main development in the 20th century was the creation, in the 1930s, of Queen Mary's Gardens

Of the buildings and monuments within the park, only two villas, St John's Lodge and The Holm, remain from John Nash's original conception of the park

It now contains the largest outdoor sports area in London

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