St James's Park

St James's Park is one of the oldest parks in the City of Westminster in London. It is 23 hectares (57 acres) large and is surrounded by buildings including two palaces: Buckingham Palace, Green Park, Queen's Gardens, the Victoria Memorial, Horse Guards, Birdcage Walk. It opens every day and welcomes more than five million visitors per year. In the park there is a small lake called St James's Park Lake with two islands: West Island and Duck Island (a duck reserve). References