Royal Parks Foundation Half Marathon Royal Parks Foundation Half Marathon The Royal Parks Foundation Half Marathon, first held in 2008, takes place each October, starting and finishing in Hyde Park. It is the only Half-Marathon that travels through central London and is one of London's largest half-marathons with over 16,000 participants. The Royal Parks Foundation Half Marathon was established in 2008 by the Royal Parks Foundation as an annual fundraising initiative to both raise funds to support the Foundations work in maintaining London’s eight Royal Parks and enabling charities to be involved as well. Over its first seven years the event raised over £20 million
Parks and open spaces in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Parks and open spaces in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, an Inner London borough, has responsibility for some of the parks and open spaces within its boundaries. Most of them are relatively small: many are the typical "London square", built to service the houses around that square. Two of the larger open spaces both form part of the "Magnificent Seven" cemeteries, being those at Brompton and Kensal Green. The parks are policed by the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Parks Police. Some of the other open spaces in the Borough