Rotten Row

Rotten Row
Rotten Row, looking west from Hyde Park Corner, June 2005
Location within Central London
Former name(s)Route du Roi
Length1,384 m (4,541 ft)
LocationHyde Park, London, United Kingdom
Postal codeW2
Nearest Tube station Hyde Park Corner
Coordinates51°30′13.25″N 0°9′59″W / 51.5036806°N 0.16639°W / 51.5036806; -0.16639
East endHyde Park Corner
West endSerpentine Road
Construction
Completion1690
Other
Known forEquestrianism

Rotten Row is a broad track running 1,384 metres (4,541 ft) along the south side of Hyde Park in London. It leads from Hyde Park Corner to Serpentine Road. During the 18th and 19th centuries, Rotten Row was a fashionable place for upper-class Londoners to be seen horse riding. Today it is maintained as a place to ride horses in the centre of London, but it is little used as such.