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The Serpentine lake gets its name from its curved shape which snakes around to the west of Hyde park. It's fed by a pure underground spring which makes it ideal for swimming and has a lido area cornered off for just such activity. There's an active swimming club who regularly dive in - even braving the waters every freezing New Year's Day. It's a superb feature which divides one of London's largest Royal Park's, Hyde Park, in two. There's also a regular running club which takes its name from the Serpentine who make use of the park's tracks, as does one of the city's most popular modern art galleries. It's a great spot to take time out from the city's bustle and has two cafes where you can take respite: The Dell to the east and the Lido cafe to the south of the lake, next to the Diana Princess of Wales Memorial Fountain.Serpentine images
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1-7 Lancaster Gate London, W2 | 11 minutes from Serpentine
The glorious expanses of Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens form the backdrop for this tastefully decorated, modern, comfortable hotel. Located just down the road from Paddington ...More
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12 Lancaster Gate, W2 | 11 minutes from Serpentine
This hotel enjoys a location near the leafiest and largest of London's parks. Situated on an unusually quiet residential street opposite Hyde Park, the Mornington hotel ...More
London > Attractions > Parks and Gardens
Primrose Hill Road, Primrose Hill, London NW3 | 2.5 miles from Serpentine
This small, grassy, hilly park, boasting fantastic views over London, has become increasingly popular with the young, the trendy and the famous – particularly from the ...More
London > Attractions > Parks and Gardens
The Boat House, Serpentine Road, Hyde Park, London W2 | 10 minutes from Serpentine
Fed by a pure underground spring, and set in the heart of London's gorgeous Hyde Park, the Serpentine Boating Lake is one of the most pleasant ...More
London > Attractions > Parks and Gardens
Holland Park Avenue / Kensington High Street, Holland Park, London W8 | 29 minutes from Serpentine
Small, pretty park in west London. Pretty, petit Holland Park is the ideal location for those wanting to escape the clamour of the city but who don’t ...More
Sights and Attractions near Serpentine
London > Attractions > Art Galleries
Kensington Gardens, South Kensington, London W2 | At Serpentine
Found in the middle of leafy Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park, The Serpentine provides a platform for contemporary artists, both British and international, with frequent changing ...More
London > Attractions > Sights
Kensington Gardens, 27 Princes Square, South Kensington, London W2 | 5 minutes from Serpentine
This 180ft Victorian bronze gilt statue in Kensington Gardens is a tribute to Queen Victoria's husband, Prince Albert, and was erected following his death through typhoid ...More
London > Attractions > Historic Buildings
1 Kensington Gore, South Kensington, London SW7 | 5 minutes from Serpentine
For the past two centuries this old-fashioned 'learned society' has sent explorers and adventurers all over the world. Famous names from Mungo Park to ...More
London > Events > Exhibitions Dates: Tuesday 14th February 2012 at 12.30pm-1pm and 2pm-2.30pm
Science Museum, Exhibition Road, SW7 | 12 minutes from Serpentine
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London > Events > Exhibitions Dates: 12th February, 13th February and 14th February 2012 - 10am-7pm
Science Museum, Exhibition Road, SW7 | 12 minutes from Serpentine
Interactive multimedia installations exploring themes of consumerism, capitalism, art production, media control and the progress of technology....More
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Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, SW7 | 13 minutes from Serpentine
A talk about love in the wild....More
London > Entertainment > Classical Music
Kensington Gore, South Kensington, London SW7 | 6 minutes from Serpentine
Classical music, rock, pop and jazz, sporting events, galas, banquets and balls and the world-famous Proms series all take place within the Royal Albert Hall's ...More
London > Entertainment > Classical Music
Prince Consort Road, South Kensington, London SW7 | 9 minutes from Serpentine
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
Exhibition Road, Knightsbridge, South Kensington, London SW7 | 12 minutes from Serpentine
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 > Shopping > Supermarkets
102 Brompton Road, Knightsbridge, London SW3 | 13 minutes from Serpentine
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London > Shopping > Children's Gifts and Toys
15 Victoria Grove, Kensington, London W8 | 14 minutes from Serpentine
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London > Restaurants > Eastern European restaurants
55 Prince's Gate, Exhibition Road, South Kensington, London SW7 | 9 minutes from Serpentine
Polish cuisine. Booking advised. Separate room for parties. Tables on patio. Dress smart casual. ...More
London > Restaurants > Cafes and Delis
South Side of the Serpentine, Hyde Park, Hyde Park, London W2 | 10 minutes from Serpentine
Right by the lido in Hyde Park, this cafe has great views over the Serpentine lake and a stunning outdoor terrace and great facilities. It's entirely ...More
London > Restaurants > British restaurants
Serpentine Road, Hyde Park, Hyde Park, London W2 | 10 minutes from Serpentine
Formerly the Dell Cafe, the Serpentine Bar & Kitchen on the eastern edge of the Serpentine in Hyde Park has been given a facelift and is ...More
London > Education > Universities and Colleges
Kensington Gore, South Kensington, London SW7 | 7 minutes from Serpentine
This is one of London's most prestigious art colleges and the world's only wholly postgraduate university of art and design. You will need at least a ...More
London > Education > Evening Classes
165 Queen's Gate, South Kensington, South Kensington, London SW7 | 13 minutes from Serpentine
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 > Evening Classes
23 Kensington Square, Kensington, London W8 | 18 minutes from Serpentine
Evening and weekend classes in life drawing and painting, taught by tutors from the Slade School of Fine Art and the Royal Society of British Sculptors. ...More
London > Leisure > Parks and Gardens
Princes Square, Bayswater, London W2 | 10 minutes from Serpentine
Technically two different parks, Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens are in practical and historical terms one huge, merging expanse. Almost every kind of outdoor pursuit takes ...More
London > Leisure > Activities
Hyde Park Pavilion Tennis and Bowls Centre, Hyde Park, London W2 | 10 minutes from Serpentine
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London > Restaurants > Gastropub
35 Walton Street, South Kensington, Knightsbridge, London SW3 | 18 minutes from Serpentine
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Nightlife near Serpentine
London > Nightlife > Nightclubs
99 Kensington High Street, Kensington, London W8 | 18 minutes from Serpentine
Richard Branson's rooftop restaurant-come-nightclub at Kensington Roof Gardens is a favourite with the glam girls of Kensington, who can be seen at all hours sipping cocktails ...More
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London > Business > Venue Hire
1 Kensington Gore, South Kensington, London SW7 | 5 minutes from Serpentine
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Kensington Gore, South Kensington, London SW7 | 6 minutes from Serpentine
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What's On Today Near Serpentine Lygia Pape: Magnetized Space Exhibitions | Until 19th February 2012 Serpentine Gallery At Serpentine The first major exhibition in the UK of sculpture, performances, paintings, films, poems, engravings and collages by one of the ...More Daniel Broncano, Jonathan Musgrave, Pedro Gomes, Alexander Leese, Laila Barnet, Andrea Amat, Brigid Concerts | On 14th February 2012 Royal College of Music 9 minutes walk from Serpentine The musicians perform Debussy's Premiere Rapsodie For Clarinet, Dukas's Variations, Interlude And Finale On A Theme Of Rameau, Bonis's Flute ...More Push Harder, Mr Jones!: Talk Exhibitions | On 14th February 2012 Science Museum 12 minutes walk from Serpentine A costumed character talks about male pregnancy....More Ten Climate Stories Exhibitions | Until 28th September 2012 Science Museum 12 minutes walk from Serpentine Photographs, objects, audio and artefacts highlighting designs and discoveries that have affected man's relationship to the planet, featuring apparatus from ...More Golden Spider Silk Exhibitions | Until 5th June 2012 Victoria and Albert (V & A) Museum 13 minutes walk from Serpentine Contemporary textiles, featuring a brocaded shawl made from the silk of over a million female golden orb-weaver spiders collected in ...More Ai Weiwei: Dropping The Urn (Ceramic Works, 5000 BC - AD 2010) Exhibitions | Until 18th March 2012 Victoria and Albert (V & A) Museum 13 minutes walk from Serpentine Installations, films, ceramics and objects investigating the effects of rapid globalisation and capitalism on traditional Chinese production techniques and cultural ...More Beatrix Potter Country: A Legacy In Lakeland And Beyond Exhibitions | Until 10th June 2012 Victoria and Albert (V & A) Museum 13 minutes walk from Serpentine Drawings and paintings reflecting Potter's deep connections with the Lake District, exploring the role of her legacy in the preservation ...More Porcelain City: Jingdezhen Exhibitions | Until 25th March 2012 Victoria and Albert (V & A) Museum 13 minutes walk from Serpentine Contemporary ceramics made in collaboration with the factories in China's most historically important city for the production of porcelain, by ...More Japanese Enamels: The Seven Treasures Exhibitions | Until 19th August 2012 Victoria and Albert (V & A) Museum 13 minutes walk from Serpentine More than 120 cloisonne-enamelled objects and vases from the late-17th century to the 20th century by artists and designers including ...More Rabindranath Tagore: Poet And Painter Exhibitions | Until 4th March 2012 Victoria and Albert (V & A) Museum 13 minutes walk from Serpentine Paintings from the early-20th century by the Indian poet best known for being the first non-European writer to be awarded ...More 
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