London area of SW7 guide
What to do and where to stay in London's SW7 neighbourhood
The exclusive SW7 postcode covers South Kensington and part of Knightsbridge. South Kensington's concentration of prestigious and world-class museums is unique to London. In no other European city would you find the likes of such luminaries as the Natural History Museum, Science Museum, Victoria and Albert Museum and Royal Albert Hall within walking distance of each other and a large number of elegant hotels and landmarks. It's no coincidence that these bastions of culture are clustered together and the name of the street that links them, Exhibition Road, gives a clue as to why they are ''“ the Great Exhibition in Hyde Park in 1851 created the foundations for these grand institutions dedicated to the arts and sciences. It was this investment in the area that set in motion a building spurt with large terraced houses which gives the district its current appearance as a high-class residential area. Catering for this type of resident are the designer shops around Brompton Cross. There's also a distinct European flavour to modern day South Ken with a strong French emphasis - thanks to the excellent French Institute and a Lycee Francais Charles de Gaulle - making it all the more chic.
See our recommended nearby SW7 Hotels, Entertainment, Sights and Attractions, Shopping, Restaurants, Pubs, Nightlife, Leisure, Education, and Meeting Venues.
SW7 Hotels
London > Hotels > Luxury Chain Hotel
17 Egerton Terrace, SW3
Set back from a tree-lined garden square in exclusive Knightsbridge, with prime shopping nearby at Harrods or along the King's Road and the Natural History Museum ... More
London > Hotels > Mid-Range Chain Hotel
68-86 Cromwell Road, SW7
Grade II listed building in Kensington and Chelsea offering elegant single, double and family sized rooms. Free high-speed WiFi on unlimited devices. Scoff and Banter serves ... More
London > Hotels > Luxury Chain Hotel
100 Queen's Gate, SW7
Neighbours with the Natural History Museum, the Science Museum and the Victoria & Albert Museum, the 100 Queen's Gate Hotel is in one of London's most ... More
SW7 Entertainment

London > Entertainment > Cinemas
Exhibition Road, Knightsbridge, SW7, London SW7
The huge IMAX screen - ten times bigger than the average screen - at the Science Museum is one of the few places in London where ... More

London > Entertainment > Classical Music
Prince Consort Road, SW7, London SW7
The Royal College of Music is the school where Gustav Hoilst, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Benjamin Britten, James Galway, Joan Sutherland and Ralph Vaughan Williams learnt their ... More

London > Entertainment > Cinemas
Institut Francais Cultural Centre, 17 Queensberry Place, SW7, London SW7
The Cine Lumiere is a shining beacon for all fans of European and World cinema. Attached to the Institut Francais, its programme is varied and intelligent, ... More
SW7 Sights and Attractions

London > Attractions > Museums
Exhibition Road, SW7, London SW7
The Science Museum in South Kensington houses one of the most comprehensive collections looking at the development of science and industry, and it is all done ... More

London > Attractions > Museums
Science Museum, Exhibition Road, SW7, London SW7
A major permanent gallery on the second floor of the Science Museum, open on 25th October 2014, Information Age: Six Networks That Changed Our World is ... More

London > Attractions > Museums
Cromwell Road, SW7, London SW7
The Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) was originally founded in 1852 to inspire and educate British designers and manufacturers. Today it houses ... More
SW7 Shopping

London > Shopping > Delicatessens
24-25 Cromwell Place, SW7, London SW7
In true French style, this chic cheese shop piles its wares high and stinking, with no fridges, or glass barriers to stop customers getting in for ... More


SW7 Restaurants

London > Restaurants > British restaurants
3 Cromwell Road, SW7, London SW7
British Cuisine... More

London > Restaurants > Eastern European restaurants
55 Prince's Gate, Exhibition Road, SW7, London SW7
Polish cuisine. Booking advised. Separate room for parties. Tables on patio. Dress smart casual. ... More

London > Restaurants > Modern European restaurants
55 Exhibition Road, SW7, London SW7
The terrace at Ognisko Restaurant is "tented and lanterned" and overlooks a small park, making Guardian ... More
SW7 Pubs

London > Restaurants > Gastropub
35 Walton Street, South Kensington, SW7, London SW3
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London > Restaurants > Gastropub
17 Mossop Street, SW7, London SW3
Affectionately referred to as "the Cod", this Knightsbridge boozer-come-gastropub has acquired a reputation for serving high quality, modern food in no-fuss, sleek surroundings. If you do ... More

London > Restaurants > Gastropub
148 Old Brompton Road, South Kensington, SW7, London SW5
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SW7 Nightlife

SW7 Leisure



London > Leisure > Parks and Gardens
Cadogan Place, SW7, London SW1X
A private space a short walk from Sloane Square and Knightsbridge, Cadogan Place Gardens is a long rectangular site with Pont Street dividing a smaller north ... More
SW7 Education

London > Education > Evening Classes
165 Queen's Gate, South Kensington, SW7, London SW7
There are plenty of initiatives trying to get kids involved in science, but the Dana Centre, an extension of the Science Museum, is the first one ... More
London > Education > Universities and Colleges
58 Princes Gate, Exhibition Road, SW7, London SW7
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London > Education > Universities and Colleges
Beit Quadrangle, Prince Consort Road, SW7, London SW7
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SW7 Meeting Venues

London > Business > Venue Hire
Cromwell Road, SW7, London SW7
Conference facilities can accommodate for up to 2450 people.... More

London > Business > Venue Hire
Cromwell Road, SW7, London SW7
The Natural History Museum is sure to impress even the most jaded of children. This ornate museum is home to more than 70 million specimens from ... More

London > Business > Venue Hire
South Kensington Campus, SW7, London SW7
One of London's largest academic venues, the Imperial College London has a portfolio of more than 200 meeting and seminar rooms. Its largest conference room, The ... More
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