Albert Memorial
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Kensington Gardens, 27 Princes Square, South Kensington, London W2 2NJ
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020 7495 0196
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FREE | Tours cost £5 (Adults) £4.50 (Concessions)
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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 at the age of 42. The Albert Memorial accurately captures a royal love story that, like the statue, has stood the test of time. The Queen's grief, and that of her public, was directed at the monument which reflected both the Prince's various public passions and Victorian achievements of the time. Designed by Sir Gilbert Scott in 1872 this tribute to the Prince Consort was unveiled by Queen Victoria in 1876. Each pillar took eight men about 20 weeks to finish and polish, and the Albert Memorial was noted at the time of its completion as being one of the most costly works in granite of the period. Now a beacon, shimmering in bronze gilt, the highly ostentatious, high-Victorian gothic statue presides over Kensington Gardens, facing the Royal Albert Hall another architectural tribute to the royal consort. Visitors can walk around the memorial for free or try and join one of the guided tours. Tours take place at 2pm and 3pm on the first Sunday of the month from March to December. There is no need to book. Best for:
Gold, gold and more gold, Kensington Gardens, Gilbert Scott and Victoriana.
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60 Hyde Park Gate, SW7 | 7 minutes from Albert Memorial
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1 Kensington Court, W85DL | 9 minutes from Albert Memorial
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1 Kensington Court, W85DL | 9 minutes from Albert Memorial
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54 Queen's Gate, SW7 | 10 minutes from Albert Memorial
Located at 54 Queen's Gate, this traditional Edwardian townhouse hotel is well positioned, within five minutes' walk of both Gloucester Road and South Kensington Tube stations ...More
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54 Queen's Gate, SW7 | 10 minutes from Albert Memorial
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BBC Broadcasting House
London > Attractions > Sights
2-22 Portland Place, Fitzrovia, London W1A | 1.8 miles from Albert Memorial
BBC HQ and home, in particular, to the BBC's famous Radio Theatre, Broadcasting House is an iconic building in Portland Place. This purpose-built broadcast centre, erected ...More
London > Attractions > Sights
2-22 Portland Place, Fitzrovia, London W1A | 1.8 miles from Albert Memorial
BBC HQ and home, in particular, to the BBC's famous Radio Theatre, Broadcasting House is an iconic building in Portland Place. This purpose-built broadcast centre, erected ...More
Speakers' Corner
London > Attractions > Sights
Hyde Park, Hyde Park, London W2 | 24 minutes from Albert Memorial
Not strictly classed "entertainment", this bastion of British free public speech and free assembly can prove one of the most absorbingly unique, theatrical activities the city ...More
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Hyde Park, Hyde Park, London W2 | 24 minutes from Albert Memorial
Not strictly classed "entertainment", this bastion of British free public speech and free assembly can prove one of the most absorbingly unique, theatrical activities the city ...More
Wellington Arch
London > Attractions > Sights
Hyde Park Corner, Belgravia, London W1J | 27 minutes from Albert Memorial
A landmark triumphal arch set opposite the Duke of Wellington's residence at Apsley House, Wellington Arch was built in 1830 to commemorate the victories won by ...More
London > Attractions > Sights
Hyde Park Corner, Belgravia, London W1J | 27 minutes from Albert Memorial
A landmark triumphal arch set opposite the Duke of Wellington's residence at Apsley House, Wellington Arch was built in 1830 to commemorate the victories won by ...More
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Sights and Attractions near Albert Memorial
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Royal College of Art
London > Attractions > Art Galleries
Kensington Gore, South Kensington, London SW7 | 2 minutes from Albert Memorial
The Royal College of Art has a lively programme of exhibitions featuring the work of its postgraduate students. In a further bid to promote artistic excellence ...More
London > Attractions > Art Galleries
Kensington Gore, South Kensington, London SW7 | 2 minutes from Albert Memorial
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Royal Geographical Society
London > Attractions > Historic Buildings
1 Kensington Gore, South Kensington, London SW7 | 3 minutes from Albert Memorial
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 > Attractions > Historic Buildings
1 Kensington Gore, South Kensington, London SW7 | 3 minutes from Albert Memorial
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
Serpentine Gallery
London > Attractions > Art Galleries
Kensington Gardens, South Kensington, London W2 | 5 minutes from Albert Memorial
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 > Art Galleries
Kensington Gardens, South Kensington, London W2 | 5 minutes from Albert Memorial
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
Opera Scenes
London > Events > Concerts Dates: Friday 10th February 2012 - 5.30pm
Royal College of Music, Prince Consort Road, South Kensington, London SW7 | 5 minutes from Albert Memorial
Christopher Middleton conducts Mozart's Act 1 Quartet from Don Giovanni and Donizetti's Act 1 Duet from Don Pasquale, Act 2 Finale from Don Pasquale, Act 1 ...More
London > Events > Concerts Dates: Friday 10th February 2012 - 5.30pm
Royal College of Music, Prince Consort Road, South Kensington, London SW7 | 5 minutes from Albert Memorial
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Diana Rigg: Talk
London > Events > Exhibitions Dates: Friday 10th February 2012 - 7pm-8pm
Victoria and Albert (V & A) Museum, Cromwell Road, SW7 | 10 minutes from Albert Memorial
The actress discusses her career....More
London > Events > Exhibitions Dates: Friday 10th February 2012 - 7pm-8pm
Victoria and Albert (V & A) Museum, Cromwell Road, SW7 | 10 minutes from Albert Memorial
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No Room For Giants, Siren, Benedict Gibbon
London > Events > Concerts Dates: Friday 10th February 2012 - 7pm
Archangel, 7-11 Kensington High Street, W8 | 11 minutes from Albert Memorial
Alt rock and soul five-piece from South-West London....More
London > Events > Concerts Dates: Friday 10th February 2012 - 7pm
Archangel, 7-11 Kensington High Street, W8 | 11 minutes from Albert Memorial
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Royal Albert Hall
London > Entertainment > Classical Music
Kensington Gore, South Kensington, London SW7 | 2 minutes from Albert Memorial
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
Kensington Gore, South Kensington, London SW7 | 2 minutes from Albert Memorial
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
Royal College of Music
London > Entertainment > Classical Music
Prince Consort Road, South Kensington, London SW7 | 5 minutes from Albert Memorial
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 > Classical Music
Prince Consort Road, South Kensington, London SW7 | 5 minutes from Albert Memorial
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
Science Museum IMAX
London > Entertainment > Cinemas
Exhibition Road, Knightsbridge, South Kensington, London SW7 | 8 minutes from Albert Memorial
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 > Cinemas
Exhibition Road, Knightsbridge, South Kensington, London SW7 | 8 minutes from Albert Memorial
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Little Stinkies
London > Shopping > Children's Gifts and Toys
15 Victoria Grove, Kensington, London W8 | 9 minutes from Albert Memorial
Don’t let the name put you off. It’s an incredibly pretty shop in one of the more sweet-smelling parts of London. Famous for their ...More
London > Shopping > Children's Gifts and Toys
15 Victoria Grove, Kensington, London W8 | 9 minutes from Albert Memorial
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Whole Foods Market
London > Shopping > Food and Drink Shops
The Barkers Building, 63–97 Kensington High Street, Kensington, London W8 | 12 minutes from Albert Memorial
The Barkers Building on Kensington High Street used to house an entire department store so you can imagine how much fresh, good-for-you food you can fit ...More
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The Barkers Building, 63–97 Kensington High Street, Kensington, London W8 | 12 minutes from Albert Memorial
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Few and Far
London > Shopping > House and Garden
242 Brompton Road, Knightsbridge, London SW3 | 13 minutes from Albert Memorial
A knack for knowing what people want - and retailing it in an appealing way - is clearly in the Conran blood. Priscilla Carluccio - wife ...More
London > Shopping > House and Garden
242 Brompton Road, Knightsbridge, London SW3 | 13 minutes from Albert Memorial
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Restaurants near Albert Memorial
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Ognisko Polskie
London > Restaurants > Eastern European restaurants
55 Prince's Gate, Exhibition Road, South Kensington, London SW7 | 7 minutes from Albert Memorial
Polish cuisine. Booking advised. Separate room for parties. Tables on patio. Dress smart casual. ...More
London > Restaurants > Eastern European restaurants
55 Prince's Gate, Exhibition Road, South Kensington, London SW7 | 7 minutes from Albert Memorial
Polish cuisine. Booking advised. Separate room for parties. Tables on patio. Dress smart casual. ...More
Brunello
London > Restaurants > Italian restaurants
Baglioni Hotel, 60 Hyde Park Gate, Kensington, London SW7 | 7 minutes from Albert Memorial
Head chef Andrea Vercelli brings a laid back brasserie style of cooking to Brunello, the restaurant at the five star Baglioni Hotel. Cutting his culinary ...More
London > Restaurants > Italian restaurants
Baglioni Hotel, 60 Hyde Park Gate, Kensington, London SW7 | 7 minutes from Albert Memorial
Head chef Andrea Vercelli brings a laid back brasserie style of cooking to Brunello, the restaurant at the five star Baglioni Hotel. Cutting his culinary ...More
Koi
London > Restaurants > Japanese restaurants
1E Palace Gate, Kensington, London W8 | 7 minutes from Albert Memorial
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London > Restaurants > Japanese restaurants
1E Palace Gate, Kensington, London W8 | 7 minutes from Albert Memorial
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Royal College of Art
London > Education > Universities and Colleges
Kensington Gore, South Kensington, London SW7 | 2 minutes from Albert Memorial
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 > Universities and Colleges
Kensington Gore, South Kensington, London SW7 | 2 minutes from Albert Memorial
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
Dana Centre
London > Education > Evening Classes
165 Queen's Gate, South Kensington, South Kensington, London SW7 | 9 minutes from Albert Memorial
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
165 Queen's Gate, South Kensington, South Kensington, London SW7 | 9 minutes from Albert Memorial
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The London School of Painting and Drawing
London > Education > Evening Classes
23 Kensington Square, Kensington, London W8 | 14 minutes from Albert Memorial
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 > Education > Evening Classes
23 Kensington Square, Kensington, London W8 | 14 minutes from Albert Memorial
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
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Kensington Gardens
London > Leisure > Parks and Gardens
Princes Square, Bayswater, London W2 | 11 minutes from Albert Memorial
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 > Parks and Gardens
Princes Square, Bayswater, London W2 | 11 minutes from Albert Memorial
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 Archers
London > Leisure > Activities
Perks Field, Kensington Palace, Kensington, London W8 | 11 minutes from Albert Memorial
An excellent members archery club that shoots in the grounds of Kensington Palace in summer and in Pimlico in winter. Archery is a totally satisfying sport, ...More
London > Leisure > Activities
Perks Field, Kensington Palace, Kensington, London W8 | 11 minutes from Albert Memorial
An excellent members archery club that shoots in the grounds of Kensington Palace in summer and in Pimlico in winter. Archery is a totally satisfying sport, ...More
Kensington Roof Gardens
London > Leisure > Parks and Gardens
99 Kensington High Street, Kensington, London W8 | 14 minutes from Albert Memorial
Although a restaurant, clubbing and event venue, the extraordinary Kensington Roof Gardens are still accessible to the general public during the day if there are no ...More
London > Leisure > Parks and Gardens
99 Kensington High Street, Kensington, London W8 | 14 minutes from Albert Memorial
Although a restaurant, clubbing and event venue, the extraordinary Kensington Roof Gardens are still accessible to the general public during the day if there are no ...More
The Enterprise
London > Restaurants > Gastropub
35 Walton Street, South Kensington, Knightsbridge, London SW3 | 17 minutes from Albert Memorial
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London > Restaurants > Gastropub
35 Walton Street, South Kensington, Knightsbridge, London SW3 | 17 minutes from Albert Memorial
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The Admiral Codrington
London > Restaurants > Gastropub
17 Mossop Street, Knightsbridge, London SW3 | 18 minutes from Albert Memorial
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
17 Mossop Street, Knightsbridge, London SW3 | 18 minutes from Albert Memorial
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 Churchill Arms
London > Nightlife > Pubs
119 Kensington Church Street, Kensington, London W8 | 18 minutes from Albert Memorial
Now more England's national cuisine than sausages and mash, Thai food (the perfect accompaniment to a cooling pint of lager), saw its inauguration in the small, ...More
London > Nightlife > Pubs
119 Kensington Church Street, Kensington, London W8 | 18 minutes from Albert Memorial
Now more England's national cuisine than sausages and mash, Thai food (the perfect accompaniment to a cooling pint of lager), saw its inauguration in the small, ...More
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Nightlife near Albert Memorial
Albert Memorial clubs, bars, cabaret nights, casinos and interesting nightlife.
Babylon at the Roof Gardens
London > Nightlife > Nightclubs
99 Kensington High Street, Kensington, London W8 | 14 minutes from Albert Memorial
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
London > Nightlife > Nightclubs
99 Kensington High Street, Kensington, London W8 | 14 minutes from Albert Memorial
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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Meeting venue hire near Albert Memorial
Where to have your meeting, conference, exhibition, private dining or training course near Albert Memorial.
Royal Albert Hall
London > Business > Venue Hire
Kensington Gore, South Kensington, London SW7 | 2 minutes from Albert Memorial
Can accomodate for up to 5200 people....More
London > Business > Venue Hire
Kensington Gore, South Kensington, London SW7 | 2 minutes from Albert Memorial
Can accomodate for up to 5200 people....More
Royal Geographical Society
London > Business > Venue Hire
1 Kensington Gore, South Kensington, London SW7 | 3 minutes from Albert Memorial
Conference facilities can accomodate for up to 1034 people....More
London > Business > Venue Hire
1 Kensington Gore, South Kensington, London SW7 | 3 minutes from Albert Memorial
Conference facilities can accomodate for up to 1034 people....More
The Gore Hotel
London > Business > Venue Hire
190 Queen's Gate, Kensington, South Kensington, London SW7 | 4 minutes from Albert Memorial
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London > Business > Venue Hire
190 Queen's Gate, Kensington, South Kensington, London SW7 | 4 minutes from Albert Memorial
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