Working for The Royal Parks

Our Purpose & Objectives

"To manage the Royal Parks effectively and efficiently; balancing the responsibility to conserve and enhance these unique environments with creative policies to encourage access and to increase opportunities for enjoyment, education, entertainment and healthy recreation."

Our Corporate Objectives

Conserve and enhance the natural and built environment, historic landscape and bio diversity of the parks for the benefit of our diverse audiences and future generations

Strengthen the organisation and its effectiveness through key transitions and continue to deliver better value for money

Management and Governance

The Royal Parks is an Executive Agency of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. More information can be found on our Management and Governance page

Structure

The Royal Parks currently employs approximately 100 staff, approximately half in HQ and the rest in the individual parks. Our headquarters is in the Old Police House, Hyde Park. There is a park office and police station in each park.

Much of the work carried out within the Royal Parks such as grounds, works and tree maintenance is contracted out. Many of the services provided for the public in the Parks - catering, boating, deck chairs and some sports (golf, tennis, bowling, swimming in the Serpentine) - are carried out by licence concessionaires.

Responsibility for policing the parks rests with the Metropolitan Police Service.