{"id":1011,"date":"2024-01-16T05:07:20","date_gmt":"2024-01-16T05:07:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bonjourlondres.fr\/?p=1011"},"modified":"2024-02-28T10:44:41","modified_gmt":"2024-02-28T10:44:41","slug":"holland-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bonjourlondres.fr\/en\/holland-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Holland Park: a green space in London"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Holland Park<\/strong> is considered one of London's best-kept secrets.<\/p>\n<p>Today, I'm going to tell you more about this place.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"summary-title\">Holland Park: article summary<\/h2>\n<div class=\"summary-box\">\n<ul class=\"summary-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#_Toc155364395\">Holland Park: at a glance<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#_Toc155364396\">The ruins of a castle still visible<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#_Toc155364397\">Holland Park: plays accessible to all<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#_Toc155364398\">The many things to see in the park<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#_Toc155364399\">Holland Park: how to get there<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#_Toc155364400\">How can you visit the park?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2><a name=\"_Toc155364395\"><\/a><strong>Holland Park: at a glance<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The area now known as Holland Park was once the grounds of Cope Castle, a large Jacobean manor house. <strong>built in the early 17th century by Sir Walter Cope<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The ch\u00e2teau was later renamed Holland House in honor of its second owner, the Earl of Holland.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout the nineteenth century, many politicians and literary men such as Disraeli and Lord Byron began to meet at Holland House to discuss politics, and <strong>the place quickly became known as a center of political and literary activity.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1012\" src=\"https:\/\/bonjourlondres.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/holland-park.jpg\" alt=\"holland park\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bonjourlondres.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/holland-park.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/bonjourlondres.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/holland-park-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bonjourlondres.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/holland-park-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bonjourlondres.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/holland-park-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bonjourlondres.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/holland-park-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><a name=\"_Toc155364396\"><\/a><strong>The ruins of a castle still visible<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Unfortunately, Holland House was severely damaged during the Second World War and afterwards, <strong>the neighborhood has been transformed into a magnificent park.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>An area of Holland House is currently used as a <a href=\"https:\/\/bonjourlondres.fr\/en\/london-youth-hostel\/\">youth hostel<\/a>The front terrace is used for the park's annual open-air theatrical productions and classical concerts every summer.<\/p>\n<p>At the 1992 Japan Festival in London, a lush Japanese-style garden was installed near the center of the park, including a pond with resident koi carp, <strong>a bridge at the foot of a waterfall and Japanese maples.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><a name=\"_Toc155364397\"><\/a><strong>Holland Park: plays accessible to all<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>During the summer months, the theater appears in the center of the park to host incredible outdoor opera performances as part of its Opera Holland Park series.<\/p>\n<p>The theater hosts a variety of performances throughout the summer months, and past productions include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Alice in Wonderland<\/li>\n<li>Madame Butterfly<\/li>\n<li>Les Mis\u00e9rables<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><a name=\"_Toc155364398\"><\/a><strong>The many things to see in the park<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>From rose and cherry blossom gardens to a dragonfly trail, wide open spaces and even resident peacocks, there's plenty to see in this park.<\/p>\n<p>While the southern part of the park boasts a variety of sports facilities including a tennis court, golf practice nets, netball and a cricket pitch, the northern part of the park is home to a huge wooded area.<strong> filled with all kinds of wildlife, flowers and greenery.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the center of the park, visitors can take photos of the ruins of Holland House.<\/p>\n<p>If you're visiting at dusk, don't forget to take a look at the impressively decorated fountain in the Iris Garden.<\/p>\n<p>The park also features :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A huge outdoor chess set<\/li>\n<li>A merry-go-round<\/li>\n<li>A children's playground<\/li>\n<li>A zip line<\/li>\n<li>A giant swing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><a name=\"_Toc155364399\"><\/a><strong>Holland Park: how to get there<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>You can reach the park in several different ways. You can take the metro or the bus to the park.<\/p>\n<p>Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/bonjourlondres.fr\/en\/london-metro\/\">metro<\/a>the nearest stations are :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Holland Park<\/li>\n<li>High Street<\/li>\n<li>Kensington<\/li>\n<li>Notting Hill Gate<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/bonjourlondres.fr\/en\/bus-london\/\">bus<\/a>Holland Park can be reached by road:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>9, 10, 27, 28, 49 and C1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><a name=\"_Toc155364400\"><\/a><strong>How can you visit the park?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The park is open from dawn to dusk every day of the year, and admission is free.<\/p>\n<p>Tickets for Opera Holland Park can cost between \u00a317 and \u00a370, although children aged 7 to 18 are welcome. <strong>can attend a show free of charge.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The theater opens its doors to the general public at 6 p.m. for a 7 p.m. performance. All evening performances end between 10 pm and 10:40 pm.<\/p>\n<p>Holland Park is one of London's major parks. During your visit, you'll discover a delightful green space where <strong>and relax for a few hours.<\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Holland Park est consid\u00e9r\u00e9 comme l\u2019un des secrets les mieux gard\u00e9s de Londres. Aujourd\u2019hui, je vous parle de ce lieu en d\u00e9tail. Holland Park : sommaire de l&rsquo;article Holland Park\u00a0: en bref Les ruines d\u2019un ch\u00e2teau encore visible Holland Park\u00a0: des pi\u00e8ces de th\u00e9\u00e2tre accessible \u00e0 tous Les nombreuses choses \u00e0 voir dans le parc [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1012,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-1011","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-londres","8":"entry"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Holland Park : un espace vert de Londres<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Le Holland Park \u00e0 Londres est un espace de d\u00e9tente que vous pourrez explorer lors de votre visite de la ville. 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