Greenwich Park is a former hunting park in Greenwich and one of the largest single green spaces in south-east London. One of the Royal Parks of London, and the first to be enclosed (in 1433), it covers 74 hectares (180 acres),[1] and is part of the Greenwich World Heritage Site. Surrounding the hilltop Royal Observatory (opened in 1676) and straddling the Greenwich Prime Meridian, it commands elevated views over the River Thames, the Isle of Dogs and the City of London.
The park is open year-round, and incorporates flower gardens as well as grassy spaces, a children's playground, cafés and other amenities, a bandstand, a boating lake, a pond, wooded areas, and a wildlife habitat called 'The Wilderness'. The park also contains Roman and Anglo-Saxon remains, and is listed Grade I on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens;[2] in 2020, it was awarded a National Lottery grant to restore historic features and add new visitor facilities.[3] It hosted Olympic and Paralympic equestrian events during the London 2012 Summer Olympics, and accommodates runners prior to the start of the annual London Marathon.
^"Greenwich Park". The Royal Parks. Archived from the original on 3 April 2012. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
^Historic England, "Greenwich Park (1000174)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 13 November 2017
^"Greenwich Park receives National Lottery millions to protect World Heritage Site". The Royal Parks. 15 January 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
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