London area of SW6 guide
What to do and where to stay in London's SW6 neighbourhood
This leafy area of West London is traditionally the home of the Sloane Ranger (whose affectionate nickname originated from Sloane Square). Today you're more likely to find Australians and South Africans queuing outside the thumping bars around Fulham Broadway but the Sloanes are still to be found in back streets where smart townhouses go for over a million a piece. The area has its fair share of top class restaurants to cater for this type of resident. Football fans will know the area for its two clubs, Fulham, adjoining the picturesque riverside Bishops Park, and Chelsea, a short walk from Fulham Broadway, whose complex boasts bars, restaurants and hotels. But be warned: on match days the surrounding streets get clogged with traffic so don't even think about getting in a car or taking the tube just before kick-off. For a colourful grocery shop, North End Road market, here since the 1880s, offers every hue; the Sloanes may find it a little rough around the edges but they're missing the point (and the bargains) which make it popular with the area's large ethnic population. SW6 also boasts Fulham Palace, the exclusive Hurlingham sports club, the Harwood Arms (the first pub in London to receive a Michelin Star) and the legendary White Horse pub, known affectionately as The Sloaney Pony.
See our recommended nearby SW6 Hotels, Entertainment, Sights and Attractions, Shopping, Restaurants, Pubs, Nightlife, Leisure, Education, and Meeting Venues.
SW6 Hotels
London > Hotels > Mid-Range Chain Hotel
202-220 Cromwell Road, SW5
This clean, comfortable modern hotel made up of six Victorian houses is a short walk from Earls Court Tube station from where the Piccadilly line can ... More
London > Hotels > Luxury Chain Hotel
27 - 33 Harrington Gardens, SW7
As its name suggests, The Bentley hotel is a rather sleek model. Appropriately located in upmarket Kensington and Chelsea all of the 64 rooms in this ... More
London > Hotels > Mid-Range Chain Hotel
97 Cromwell Road, SW7
The location, two minutes' walk from Gloucester Road tube station, is the major draw of this modern, high-rise hotel. The Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Palace, Natural ... More
SW6 Entertainment
London > Entertainment > Live Music
263-267 Brompton Road, SW6, London SW5
The Troubadour is a lovely little cafe, which hosts an inspiring program of folk, blues, psychedelia and poetry downstairs. It's also the place where Private Eye ... More
London > Entertainment > Live Music
265 Old Brompton Road, SW6, London SW5
Kensington's original boho coffee house. Jimi Hendrix, Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan and Paul Simon played here back in the 60s. Of course, Kensington has changed a ... More
London > Entertainment > Theatres
118 Finborough Road, SW6, London SW10
The Finborough Theatre in Earls Court punches well above its weight, presenting award-winning plays and works by new writers in a small theatre above a pub. ... More
SW6 Sights and Attractions
London > Attractions > Other Attractions
Fulham Road, SW6, London SW10
Opened in the mid-19th century Brompton Cemetery was set up as one of the 'Magnificent Seven' series of cemeteries, which included Highgate Cemetery, established to cope ... More
London > Attractions > Art Galleries
Roxby Place, SW6, London SW6
London's top destination for contemporary glass art, bringing outstanding British and international glass to a wider audience through an exciting, changing exhibition programme alongside an ... More
SW6 Shopping
London > Shopping > Specialists
St Johns Church, North End Road, SW6, London SW6
A rose-nosed reindeer walks into a bar and the elf barman says: "Why the long face?" Rudolf duly replies: "I've got pines and needles". Yes, yes... ... More
London > Shopping > Delicatessens
24-32 Vanston Place, SW6, London SW6
Located on a cobbled backstreet in Fulham, Del'aziz is the first all-round Mediterranean delicatessen and brasserie in London. Whether you're after cakes and pastries, a healthy ... More
SW6 Restaurants
London > Restaurants > Indian/South Asian restaurants
84D - 86D Lillie Road, Fulham, SW6, London SW6
Indian/South Asian Cuisine... More
London > Restaurants > Vegetarian restaurants
222 North End Road, West Kensington, SW6, London W14
This imaginative vegetarian/vegan restaurant strives to deliver nutritional delicious dishes without causing damage to the environment or to your health. Since opening their doors in 2004 ... More
SW6 Pubs
London > Restaurants > Gastropub
Walham Grove, SW6, London SW6
The Harwood Arms has upped its gastro offering, moving away from being just another west London pub and blossoming into a place where fine ... More
SW6 Nightlife
SW6 Leisure
London > Leisure > Palliser Road, West Kensington, SW6, London W14
Established in 1886 during the reign of Queen Victoria, the Queen's Club was the first multi-purpose sports complex to be built anywhere in the world. But ... More
SW6 Education
London > Education > Arts and Drama
The Old Church, 52A Walham Grove, SW6, London SW6
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London > Education > Universities and Colleges
20 Penywern Road, Earls Court, SW6, London SW5
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London > Education > Universities and Colleges
4a Castletown Road, SW6, London W14
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SW6 Meeting Venues
London > Business > Venue Hire
Warwick Road, SW6, London SW5
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London > Business > Venue Hire
Stamford Bridge Ground Fulham Road, SW6, London SW6
What a difference a game makes... at the end of 1993, a couple of surprise results lifted the Blues out of mid-table and into the Champions ... More
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