London - Kensington & Hyde Park (PDF Chapter)

This is the Kensington & Hyde Park chapter from Lonely Planet’s London guide-book.

You can navigate a serious learning curve or at least catch up on all you forgot since high school at South Kensington’s magnificent museums of the arts and sciences. You’ll need sever-al days – and considerable calorific reserves – to do them all justice.

• thumb through the Victoria & Albert Museum’s encyclopaedic A–Z of decorative and de-sign works from across the globe while admiring the astonishing architecture and making hordes of unexpected discoveries
• maps
• become hypnotised by the awe-inspiring stonework and inexhaustible collection of the Natural History Museum, while putting aside time to delve into its bucolic Wildlife Gar-den
• transport
• enjoy a picnic in Hyde Park, London’s green lung, and explore its many sights and gor-geous scenery
• restaurants & bars

Coverage includes: Sights, Eating, Drinking & Nightlife, Entertainment, Shopping, Sports & Activities.