The Latest Breaking News from Kensington Gardens

Sod’s law: what can two turf swaps 40 years apart tell us about Britain’s biodiversity crisis?

In 1983, David Nash dug up a section of Kensington Gardens and swapped it with Welsh grassland. Four decades later, Mike Perry’s reverse swap revealed a striking reversal in the fortunes of urban and rural nature

The Guardian - UK · Oct 16

Diana Memorial Playground in Kensington Gardens reopens after £3million makeover

Popular London playground reopens in time for last weeks of summer with a host of new additions

Evening Standard · Aug 5

Police investigating after ‘discarded items’ found near Israeli embassy

All embassy staff are safe, it said in a statement.

Evening Standard · Apr 17

Hans Ulrich Obrist's guide to London: the River Cafe and the Zoo's aviary

The Serpentine boss on the best meal he’s ever had and the capital’s best book shops

Evening Standard · Jun 19, 2025

How to enter 2025 Royal Parks Half Marathon as ballot opens to give runners a London Marathon alternative

Only 16,000 spots up for grabs for run that takes in Hyde Park, Green Park, St James’s Park and Kensington Gardens

Evening Standard · Jan 27, 2025

Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Playground to receive £3m upgrade

The Peter Pan-themed playground in Kensington Gardens opened in 2000, marking what would have been the princess’s 39th birthday.

Evening Standard · Jan 23, 2025

Polka-dot pumpkin sculpture sent to the Serpentine 'with love'

The sculpture is on show until November in Kensington Gardens

Evening Standard · Jul 9, 2024

Royal Parks Half Marathon runners told it may be too warm for their best time

Temperatures may reach 24C during the 13.1-mile event which passes through Hyde Park, The Green Park, St James’s Park and Kensington Gardens.

The Independent UK · Oct 7, 2023

‘Enormous’ Kensington penthouse with a flat-within-a-flat is for sale for £16 million

A seven-bedroom penthouse near Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park comes with a separate two-bedroom flat

Evening Standard · Apr 4, 2023

‘It’s a bit Mary Poppins’: Lina Ghotmeh to design 2023’s Serpentine pavilion

The Beirut-born architect is aiming for the smallest possible carbon footprint with an African-inspired ‘great shelter’ for meeting in Kensington Gardens

The Guardian - UK · Nov 23, 2022