Speakers Corner at Hyde Park

Venue – Speakers Corner

Hyde Park

London W2 2UH

Nearest tube station – Hyde Park tube station and Marble Arch tube station

Come and join the bastion of free speech at one of the London’s renowned attraction – Speakers Corner, Hyde Park. It was opened in the year 1872 after a legal act allowing public speaking was passed. A dedicated area was allotted in the north eastern corner of Hyde Park for this purpose. The Speaker’s Corner is extremely popular amongst the creationist despots, socialists and religious militants. In the beginning it was a space where thousands of people gathered together and discussed about the series political issues. I is dominant places at the time of demolitions or national events in the city.

Even today the Speaker’s Corner is one of the most famous places in England for public discussions and debates. The only difference from the past times is that the crowd gathered together now is much less than what it use to be in the past. Now, the crowed at the corner assemble more out of curiosity . Most of the people gathered at this popular venue are tourists. If you want to explore the taste of authentic London then this is the right place for you.

Sunday is the busiest day at the Speaker’s Corner and topics such as politics, current affairs, religion and moral issues are generally debated upon on this day. If you are an orator yourself then it will be even more interesting for you as you will find a variety of opinions and styles on almost all the topics. The variety of opinions is also something that makes the discussions and debates even more exciting. Thus it is one of the things that you can do in London, especially if it’s a Sunday.