Two London Parks and a bit of Marylebone

What a great day out. 25 set out, certainly a record turnout for recent walks. What a lovely day! The parks enhanced by the sunshine, I for one enjoyed revisiting Kensington gardens which have been interestingly restored and Regent's Park which I knew as a student. Delicious lunch at Maroush, which did not blink at the unexpected arrival of 17 walkers, and our Marylebone blue plaque tour made a good link between the parks. And then the tea. Only ten of us for crumpets and Christmas cake, much appreciated and clearly the loss of those who fell by the wayside.
Our thanks to Line for the well researched walk and Terence, crumpet cooker extraordinary.
Happy Christmas to one and all, Margaret M.

Date: 
Sunday, 11 December 2016 - 10:00am
Walk Leaders: 
Line Cooper
Leader Phone: 
zero seven nine three one eight five six nine zero five
Meeting Point: 
High Street Kensington station. 10am Pret A Manger, immediately next to the exit from the tube, still inside the arcade
Distance: 
only about five or six miles, but with sculpture etc to look at
Maps: 
London A-Z
Travel: 

Out: Circle or District line tube to High Street Ken., or bus routes 9 and 10.

Return: Bus 274 to Baker Street, Marble Arch, and Lancaster Gate.

Northern line tube from Chalk Farm.

Route: 

Easy linear walk. SW corner of Hyde Park, Kensington Palace, the Round Pond, Italian Gardens, coffee in Zaha Hadid’s café at the Serpentine Sackler Gallery, Speakers’ Corner, ‘little Arabia’ (the Edgware Road), Tony Blair’s house, Marylebone back streets to SW corner of Regent’s Park, Queen Mary’s Rose Garden, The Broad Walk.

Lunch: 

Lunch: Lebanese restaurant or café in the Edgware Road, probably Maroush at no 21, or Maroush Express at no. 68.

Tea-Crumpets and Christmas cake at 68 Regent’s Park Road, Primrose Hill, NW1 7SX.

Notes: 

Easy but slow: a ‘guided’ walk with some snippets of history