Speakers" Corner
Free speech is alive and kicking every Sunday at Speakers' Corner in Hyde Park. More below...
Free speech is alive and kicking every Sunday at Speakers' Corner in Hyde Park on the corner of Park Lane and Cumberland Gate, nearest tube: Marble Arch. Ever since the Royal Parks and Garden's Act of 1872 permitted free assembly, speakers - and listeners - have gathered at Speakers' Corner to set the world right. Karl Marx and Lenin both used this platform to spread their beliefs but these days you're more likely to hear less worthy orators.
Some speakers draw crowds and if you fancy a rant you can stand up and tell the world your views too, but expect plenty of heckling. The main topics tend to be politics and religion but there are usually some off-the-wall ideas too.
When: Sunday from 12.30pm
Where: Speakers' Corner, Hyde Park/Marble Arch, London W1K 7TY
Free speech is alive and kicking every Sunday at Speakers' Corner in Hyde Park on the corner of Park Lane and Cumberland Gate, nearest tube: Marble Arch. Ever since the Royal Parks and Garden's Act of 1872 permitted free assembly, speakers - and listeners - have gathered at Speakers' Corner to set the world right. Karl Marx and Lenin both used this platform to spread their beliefs but these days you're more likely to hear less worthy orators.
Some speakers draw crowds and if you fancy a rant you can stand up and tell the world your views too, but expect plenty of heckling. The main topics tend to be politics and religion but there are usually some off-the-wall ideas too.
When: Sunday from 12.30pm
Where: Speakers' Corner, Hyde Park/Marble Arch, London W1K 7TY
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