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ST JAMES'S PARK
St James's Park. www.royalparks.gov.uk . MAP
St James's Park is the oldest of London's royal parks, having been enclosed for hunting pur-
poses by Henry VIII and later opened to the public by Charles II. It was landscaped by Nash
in the 1820s, and today its tree-lined lake is a favourite picnic spot for Whitehall's civil ser-
vants. Pelicans chill out at the eastern end, and there are exotic ducks, swans and geese
aplenty. From the bridge across the lake there's also a fine view over to Westminster and the
jumble of domes and pinnacles along Whitehall, with the London Eye peeking over it all -
even dull Buckingham Palace looks majestic from here.
ST JAMES'S PARK
GUARDS MUSEUM
Birdcage Walk St James's Park 020 7414 3271, www.theguardsmuseum.com . Daily
10am-4pm.£5. MAP
The Neoclassical facade of the Wellington Barracks , built in 1833 and fronted by a parade
ground, runs along the south side of St James's Park. In a bunker opposite the barracks'
modern chapel, the Guards Museum endeavours to explain the complicated evolution of the
Queen's Household Regiments, and provides a potted military history since the Civil War.
Among the exhibits are the guards' glorious scarlet and blue uniforms, a lock of Welling-
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