Great Expectations

 
 
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Hotels near Great Expectations

Near Great Expectations
Sydney House Chelsea London
Sydney House Chelsea
London > Hotels > Mid-Range Chain Hotel  Executive Double Rooms: 27% off from £154
9- 11 Sydney Street, SW3 | 1 minute from Great Expectations
The Sydney House Chelsea is a converted town house located in a Grade II listed building, just moments from the King's Road in London's fashionable Chelsea ...More
 
 
 
The Ampersand Hotel London
The Ampersand Hotel
London > Hotels > Luxury Chain Hotel  Deluxe Double Rooms: 22% off from £194
10 Harrington Road, SW7 | 4 minutes from Great Expectations
Discover The Ampersand Hotel, this newly refurbished 111 room boutique hotel combines contemporary design, service, food and technology within a building dating back to 1888. The ...More
 
 
 
The Kensington Hotel London London
The Kensington Hotel London
London > Hotels > Luxury Chain Hotel  Double Rooms: 0% off from £500
109-113 Queen's Gate, SW7 | 5 minutes from Great Expectations
Set just off from Old Brompton Road in the heart of fashionable South Kensington, The Kensington Hotel has a real history to match its stylish, understated ...More
 
 
 
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Alternative Specialists nearest Great Expectations

Nearest to Great Expectations
Tomtom Cigars London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Tomtom Cigars
London > Shopping > Specialists
63 Elizabeth Street, Victoria, London SW1W | 18 minutes from Great Expectations
This small shop is home to Tomtom Cigars one of London's leading cigar merchants and specialists in Havanas. Founded in 1997 and run by Tom Assheton, ...More
 
 
 
Non-Stop Party Shop London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Non-Stop Party Shop
London > Shopping > Specialists
214 Kensington High Street, Holland Park, London W8 | 23 minutes from Great Expectations
This is a one-stop non-stop shop for all your party needs. From decorations - streamers, banners, pinata and confetti - to luminous novelties and dressing-up ...More
 
 
 
Swaine, Adeney, Brigg Ltd London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Swaine, Adeney, Brigg Ltd
London > Shopping > Specialists
54 St James's Street, St James's, London SW1A | 34 minutes from Great Expectations
This rather exclusive establishment has been arming London folk with a seriously upper-class, posh brolly and a riding crop for centuries. An incredibly timeless store, nothing ...More
 
 
 
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Shopping near Great Expectations

The best shops and markets near Great Expectations
Papyrus London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Papyrus
London > Shopping > Gifts and Luxuries
48 Fulham Road, South Kensington, London SW3 | Same location as Great Expectations
Papyrus have their own special team of British craftsmen who design and produce their extensive range of desk ware, accessories, books and albums. A sense of ...More
 
 
 
Parfums de Nicolai London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Parfums de Nicolai
London > Shopping > Perfume and Cosmetics
101a Fulham Road, Chelsea, London SW3 | 4 minutes from Great Expectations
An unusual range of perfumes from Patricia de Nicolai, a descendant of Pierre Guerlain. As well as perfumes for the body there is a range of ...More
 
 
 
Gilding the Lily London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Gilding the Lily
London > Shopping > Florists
Old Brompton Road, South Kensington, London SW7 | 4 minutes from Great Expectations
Superior florist directly opposite South Kensington Tube Station. They sell flowers to the great and good of this area and as you might expect, this means ...More
 
 
 
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Events near Great Expectations

Near Great Expectations
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A Body Of Evidence: Talk
London > Events > Exhibitions  Dates: Friday 24th May 2013 at 2.30pm-3pm & Saturday 25th May 2013 at 12.30pm-1pm and 2.30pm-3pm
Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, SW7 | 8 minutes from Great Expectations
A forensic anthropologist discusses how they identify unknown bodies....More
 
 
 
RHS Chelsea Flower Show London
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RHS Chelsea Flower Show
London > Events > Exhibitions  Dates: 21st to 25th May 2013
Royal Hospital Chelsea, Royal Hospital Road, Chelsea, London SW3 | 13 minutes from Great Expectations
The RHS Chelsea Flower Show celebrates its centenary in 2013, and it promises to be an extraordinary event with a nostalgic look back at the past ...More
 
 
 
London Gay Men's Chorus London
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London Gay Men's Chorus
London > Events > Music  Dates: Friday 24th May 2013 at 7.30pm & Saturday 25th May 2013 at 3pm and 7.30pm
Cadogan Hall, 5 Sloane Terrace, SW1X | 13 minutes from Great Expectations
The choir performs pop covers....More
 
 
 
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Entertainment near Great Expectations

Near Great Expectations
Cine Lumiere London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Cine Lumiere
London > Entertainment > Cinemas
Institut Francais Cultural Centre, 17 Queensberry Place, South Kensington, London SW7 | 6 minutes from Great Expectations
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
 
 
 
Science Museum IMAX London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Science Museum IMAX
London > Entertainment > Cinemas
Exhibition Road, Knightsbridge, South Kensington, London SW7 | 8 minutes from Great Expectations
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
 
 
 
Royal College of Music London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Royal College of Music
London > Entertainment > Classical Music
Prince Consort Road, South Kensington, London SW7 | 11 minutes from Great Expectations
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
 
 
 
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Sights and Attractions near Great Expectations

The best museums, galleries, attractions near Great Expectations
Proud Chelsea London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Proud Chelsea
London > Attractions > Art Galleries
161 Kings Road, Chelsea, London SW3 | 6 minutes from Great Expectations
Art gallery Proud Chelsea brings top quality rock 'n' roll photography to the heart of King's Road. There are several strings to the Proud bow - ...More
 
 
 
Victoria and Albert (V & A) Museum London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Victoria and Albert (V & A) Museum
London > Attractions > Museums
Cromwell Road, South Kensington, London SW7 | 7 minutes from Great Expectations
The Victoria and Albert Museum (or V & A as everyone calls it) was originally founded in 1852 to inspire and educate British designers and manufacturers. ...More
 
 
 
Natural History Museum London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Natural History Museum
London > Attractions > Museums
Cromwell Road, South Kensington, London SW7 | 8 minutes from Great Expectations
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
 
 
 
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Education near Great Expectations

Near Great Expectations
Dana Centre London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Dana Centre
London > Education > Evening Classes
165 Queen's Gate, South Kensington, South Kensington, London SW7 | 9 minutes from Great Expectations
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
 
 
 
Royal College of Art London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Royal College of Art
London > Education > Universities and Colleges
Kensington Gore, South Kensington, London SW7 | 14 minutes from Great Expectations
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
 
 
 
Royal College of Art, Dyson Building London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Royal College of Art, Dyson Building
London > Education > Universities and Colleges
1 Hester Road, SW11 | 15 minutes from Great Expectations
The £21 million Dyson Building makes up the largest part of the purpose-built Battersea campus of the prestigious Royal College of Art. Located at 1 Hester ...More
 
 
 
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Leisure near Great Expectations

Great Expectations gyms, sporting activities, health & beauty and fitness.
G-Spa London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
G-Spa
London > Leisure > Health and Beauty
63-81 Pelham Street, South Kensington, London SW7 | 4 minutes from Great Expectations
Downstairs from LA Fitness (keep going past the people who look like they're about to die on the running machines) you'll find G-Spa. A world away ...More
 
 
 
Lush Spa London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Lush Spa
London > Leisure > Health and Beauty
123 Kings Road, Chelsea, London SW3 | 7 minutes from Great Expectations
More than just a skincare shop, this branch of Lush on the Kings Road houses the Lush Spa. An overpowering mix of perfumes assaults the nose ...More
 
 
 
Ushvani London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Ushvani
London > Leisure > Health and Beauty
1 Cadogan Garden, Knightsbridge, London SW3 | 12 minutes from Great Expectations
One of Knightsbridge's better kept secrets is the Ushvani day spa, tucked away in a Grade II listed building on Cadogan Gardens. Founded by Usha Arumugam, ...More
 
 
 
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Pubs near Great Expectations

The best pubs near London Great Expectations.
Builders Arms London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Builders Arms
London > Restaurants > Gastropub
13 Britten Street, Chelsea, London SW3 | 5 minutes from Great Expectations
This popular, basic pub serves some really great food. Everything is cooked on the premises from proper ingredients and the smell that drifts out of the ...More
 
 
 
The Admiral Codrington London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
The Admiral Codrington
London > Restaurants > Gastropub
17 Mossop Street, Knightsbridge, London SW3 | 6 minutes from Great Expectations
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
 
 
 
The Cadogan Arms London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
The Cadogan Arms
London > Nightlife > Pubs
298 Kings Road, Chelsea, Chelsea, London SW3 | 7 minutes from Great Expectations
The Cadogan Arms has been given a facelift by Tom and Ed Martin - the brothers behind The Botanist, The Gun, The Well, Hat & Tun ...More
 
 
 
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Nightlife near Great Expectations

Great Expectations clubs, bars, cabaret nights, casinos and interesting nightlife.
Eighty Six London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Eighty Six
London > Nightlife > Bars
86 Fulham Road, South Kensington, London SW3 | 3 minutes from Great Expectations
Eighty-Six is the brainchild of George Adams and Charlie Kearns, the duo behind Verbier's Coco Club. A popular place for after hours socialising for the Fulham ...More
 
 
 
Barts London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Barts
London > Nightlife > Bars
Chelsea Cloisters, Sloane Avenue, Chelsea, London SW3 | 5 minutes from Great Expectations
Taking its inspiration from the American speakeasy movement, Barts is a tiny, intimate and relaxed bar in South Kensington which promises a refreshingly fun experience - ...More
 
 
 
Evans & Peel Detective Agency London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Evans & Peel Detective Agency
London > Nightlife > Bars
310c Earls Court Road, Earls Court, London SW5 | 16 minutes from Great Expectations
Taking the speakeasy trend to another level, the Evans & Peel Detective Agency is a bar moonlighting as fully functioning detective company. The basement bar can ...More
 
 
 
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Meeting venue hire near Great Expectations

Where to have your meeting, conference, exhibition, private dining or training course near Great Expectations.
Victoria and Albert (V & A) Museum London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Victoria and Albert (V & A) Museum
London > Business > Venue Hire
Cromwell Road, South Kensington, London SW7 | 7 minutes from Great Expectations
Conference facilities can accommodate for up to 2450 people....More
 
 
 
Natural History Museum London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Natural History Museum
London > Business > Venue Hire
Cromwell Road, South Kensington, London SW7 | 8 minutes from Great Expectations
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
 
 
 
Chelsea Physic Garden London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Chelsea Physic Garden
London > Business > Venue Hire
66 Royal Hospital Road, Chelsea, Chelsea, London SW3 | 12 minutes from Great Expectations
The largest fruiting olive tree in Britain and the world's northern-most outdoor grapefruit tree call the historic Chelsea Physic Gardens home. Hidden behind towering brick walls, ...More
 
 
 
 

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Apollo5
Music | On 25th May 2013 

The Pheasantry 7 minutes walk from Great Expectations

The group performs a repertoire of retro jazz, pop and classical a cappella....More

Deception: Ceramics And Imitation
Exhibitions | Until 5th January 2014 

Victoria and Albert (V & A) Museum 7 minutes walk from Great Expectations

Deceptive ceramics from the V&A's extensive collections....More

The Imagination Station: May Half-Term
Kids Events | Until 2nd June 2013 

Victoria and Albert (V & A) Museum 7 minutes walk from Great Expectations

Pick up materials to create an album cover design....More

Mini Musicians
Kids Events | Until 2nd June 2013 

Victoria and Albert (V & A) Museum 7 minutes walk from Great Expectations

Use your body and musical instruments to explore rhythm and music making....More

May Half-Term Activities
Kids Events | On 25th May 2013 

Victoria and Albert (V & A) Museum 7 minutes walk from Great Expectations

A music making workshop....More

Digital Kids: Workshop (Over 5s)
Kids Events | Until 2nd June 2013 

Victoria and Albert (V & A) Museum 7 minutes walk from Great Expectations

Digital music production for youngsters....More

Southbank Sinfonia
Concerts | On 25th May 2013 

Cadogan Hall 13 minutes walk from Great Expectations

Rebecca Miller conducts works by Beethoven, Piazzolla and others....More

Roger Hodgson
Roger Hodgson
Concerts | On 25th May 2013 

Royal Albert Hall 14 minutes walk from Great Expectations

The legendary songwriter and vocalist Roger Hodgson - the former frontman of 80s progressive rock outfit Supertramp - performs both ...More

 
BluesMix, David Midgen And The Dirty Words, Ben Jordan
Concerts | On 25th May 2013 

The Troubadour 17 minutes walk from Great Expectations

Funk-influenced blues four-piece from London....More

Fit To Rule: How Royal Illness Changed History
Kids Events | Until 27th May 2013 

Kensington Palace State Apartments 22 minutes walk from Great Expectations

Explore the palaces where Kings and Queens grew up....More

 
 

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