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 are both of the "Magnificent Seven" cemeteries: 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 are:
Addison Gardens
Albert Bridge Garden
Alec Clifton-Taylor Memorial Gardens
Alexander Square (North and South)
All Saints Churchyard and St Thomas More Gardens
Allen Hall Seminary Garden
Arundel and Elgin Communal Garden
Arundel and Ladbroke Gardens
Ashburn Gardens
Ashburn Place Gardens
Avondale Park
Avondale Park Gardens
Barkston Gardens
Barlby Gardens
Battersea Bridge Gardens
Bina Gardens East
Bina Gardens West
Blenheim and Elgin Crescents Garden
Bolton Gardens
Chelsea Embankment Gardens
Chelsea Physic Garden
Emslie Horniman's Pleasance
Grand Union Canal (Paddington Branch): along the towpath
Holland Park: here there is an Ecology centre
Lots Road Park
Ranelagh Gardens
Royal Hospital Chelsea: the grounds of which are used by the annual Chelsea Flower Show
Yalta Memorial Garden: A small garden between Cromwell Gardens and Thurloe Square, SW7. It contains the Twelve Responses to Tragedy memorial.
The area has the additional advantage of bordering Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens.
Little Wormwood Scrubs is one of 11 parks throughout Greater London chosen to receive money for redevelopment by a public vote in 2009. The park received £400,000 towards better footpaths, more lighting, refurbished public toilets and new play areas for children.
