Kensington Rood Gardens

 
 
ADDRESS
99 Kensington High Street, Kensington, London W8 5SA 
 
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  • Visitor Information

1.5 acre rooftop oasis with Spanish, Tudor and English themed gardens. Phone first to check admission.

 
 

Location map of Kensington Rood Gardens

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Car Parks

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Young Street NCP
 
2 minutes walk
 
Hornton Street Car Park
 
3 minutes walk
 
 
 
 

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Hotels near Kensington Rood Gardens

Near Kensington Rood Gardens
Kensington Close Hotel & Spa London
Kensington Close Hotel & Spa
London > Hotels > Budget Chain Hotel  Executive Double Rooms: 81% off from £98
Wrights Lane, W8 | 1 minute from Kensington Rood Gardens
in 2012 Kensington Close Hotel & Spa completed a £40m renovation and extension project in celebration of their Golden 50th Birthday. This includes over ...More
 
 
 
Copthorne Tara Hotel London Kensington London
Copthorne Tara Hotel London Kensington
London > Hotels > Mid-Range Chain Hotel  Double Club Rooms: 31% off from £144
Scarsdale Place, W8 | 2 minutes from Kensington Rood Gardens
Just off High Street Kensington this high rise hotel benefits from a wealth of shops, restaurants and bars outside its door. Kensington Palace and Gardens are ...More
 
 
 
Seraphine Hotel, Kensington Gardens London
Seraphine Hotel, Kensington Gardens
London > Hotels > Mid-Range Chain Hotel  Double Rooms: 0% off from £121
7-9 Kensington High Street, W8 | 3 minutes from Kensington Rood Gardens
The small, quiet and friendly Seraphine Hotel, Kensington Gardens occupies a prime spot overlooking Kensington Gardens and is ideally located for the Royal Albert Hall. Situated ...More
 
 
 
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Alternative Parks and Gardens nearest Kensington Rood Gardens

Nearest to Kensington Rood Gardens
WWT London Wetland Centre London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
WWT London Wetland Centre
London > Attractions > Parks and Gardens
Queen Elizabeth Walk, Barnes, SW13 | 2.5 miles from Kensington Rood Gardens
A mosaic of created wetland habitats spread over 43 hectares, developed on the site of a disused Victorian reservoir, forms the site of the London Wetland ...More
 
 
 
Holland Park London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Holland Park
London > Attractions > Parks and Gardens
Holland Park Avenue / Kensington High Street, Holland Park, London W8 | 9 minutes from Kensington Rood Gardens
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
 
 
 
Serpentine Boating Lake London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Serpentine Boating Lake
London > Attractions > Parks and Gardens
The Boat House, Serpentine Road, Hyde Park, London W2 | 23 minutes from Kensington Rood Gardens
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
 
 
 
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Sights and Attractions near Kensington Rood Gardens

The best museums, galleries, attractions near Kensington Rood Gardens
Linley Sambourne House (18 Stafford Terrace) London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Linley Sambourne House (18 Stafford Terrace)
London > Attractions > Historic Buildings
18 Stafford Terrace, Kensington, London W8 | 4 minutes from Kensington Rood Gardens
For a virtually untouched and immaculately preserved slice of Victorian living, visit this delightful building. One of the only genuine Victorian townhouses remaining and virtually unchanged ...More
 
 
 
Linley Sambourne House (18 Stafford Terrace) London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Linley Sambourne House (18 Stafford Terrace)
London > Attractions > Historic Buildings
18 Stafford Terrace, Kensington, London W8 | 4 minutes from Kensington Rood Gardens
For a virtually untouched and immaculately preserved slice of Victorian living, visit Edward Linley Sambourne a delightful museum and one of the few genuine Victorian townhouses ...More
 
 
 
Kensington Palace State Apartments London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Kensington Palace State Apartments
London > Attractions > Historic Buildings
Kensington Gardens, Kensington, London W8 | 6 minutes from Kensington Rood Gardens
Originally a private country house, public visitors are now warmly welcomed into Kensington Palace, the birthplace of Queen Victoria and home to Princess Diana between 1981 ...More
 
 
 
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Events near Kensington Rood Gardens

Near Kensington Rood Gardens
Russell Howard: Wonderbox London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Russell Howard: Wonderbox
London > Events > Comedy  Dates: 14th, 15th, 16th and 17th Apr 2014
Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, South Kensington, London SW7 | 12 minutes from Kensington Rood Gardens
Having been busy informing the nation of his Good News, Russell Howard hasn't been on a tour for three years. However, he's now ...More
 
 
 
Roger Hodgson London
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Roger Hodgson
London > Events > Concerts  Dates: Saturday 25th May 2013
Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, South Kensington, London SW7 | 12 minutes from Kensington Rood Gardens
The legendary songwriter and vocalist Roger Hodgson - the former frontman of 80s progressive rock outfit Supertramp - performs both solo work and some classic Supertramp ...More
 
 
 
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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 | 13 minutes from Kensington Rood Gardens
A forensic anthropologist discusses how they identify unknown bodies....More
 
 
 
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Near Kensington Rood Gardens
Royal Albert Hall London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Royal Albert Hall
London > Entertainment > Classical Music
Kensington Gore, South Kensington, London SW7 | 12 minutes from Kensington Rood Gardens
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
 
 
 
The Coronet London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
The Coronet
London > Entertainment > Cinemas
103 Notting Hill Gate, Kensington, London W11 | 12 minutes from Kensington Rood Gardens
Originally built in 1898 as a theatre, Notting Hill's Coronet is now the place to go for a good, old-fashioned cinema experience. The dcor harks back ...More
 
 
 
Royal College of Music London
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Royal College of Music
London > Entertainment > Classical Music
Prince Consort Road, South Kensington, London SW7 | 12 minutes from Kensington Rood Gardens
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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Shopping near Kensington Rood Gardens

The best shops and markets near Kensington Rood Gardens
Hotel Chocolat London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Hotel Chocolat
London > Shopping > Food and Drink Shops
163 Kensington High Street, Kensington, London W8 | 2 minutes from Kensington Rood Gardens
The High Street Kensington branch of Hotel Chocolat has an in-store cafe where weary shoppers can re-charge their batteries with a mug of Liquid Chocolat - ...More
 
 
 
Whole Foods Market London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Whole Foods Market
London > Shopping > Food and Drink Shops
6397 Kensington High Street, Kensington, London W8 | 3 minutes from Kensington Rood Gardens
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
 
 
 
MAC Cosmetics London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
MAC Cosmetics
London > Shopping > Perfume and Cosmetics
28a Kensington Church Street, Kensington, London W8 | 3 minutes from Kensington Rood Gardens
Ultra-chic, ultra-hip cosmetics with colours to die for, all imported from Canada. A must-have for the cosmetics connoisseur. For a treat you can book a session ...More
 
 
 
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Restaurants near Kensington Rood Gardens

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Pret A Manger London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Pret A Manger
London > Restaurants > Cafes and Delis
14 Kensington Arcade, Kensington, London W8 | 1 minute from Kensington Rood Gardens
Pret sells up market fast food, hand made from natural ingredients, to take away or eat on site, in its trademark no nonsense chrome interiors. The ...More
 
 
 
Saf Kensington London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Saf Kensington
London > Restaurants > Vegetarian restaurants
The Barkers Building, Whole Food market 1st Floor, W8 | 1 minute from Kensington Rood Gardens
Vegetarian Cuisine...More
 
 
 
Le Pain Quotidien London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Le Pain Quotidien
London > Restaurants > Cafes and Delis
9 Young Street, Kensington, London W8 | 2 minutes from Kensington Rood Gardens
...More
 
 
 
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Education near Kensington Rood Gardens

Near Kensington Rood Gardens
The London School of Painting and Drawing London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
The London School of Painting and Drawing
London > Education > Evening Classes
23 Kensington Square, Kensington, London W8 | 1 minute from Kensington Rood Gardens
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
 
 
 
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 | 11 minutes from Kensington Rood Gardens
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
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Dana Centre
London > Education > Evening Classes
165 Queen's Gate, South Kensington, South Kensington, London SW7 | 11 minutes from Kensington Rood Gardens
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
 
 
 
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The Roof Gardens London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
The Roof Gardens
London > Leisure > Parks and Gardens
99 Kensington High Street, Kensington, London W8 | Same location as Kensington Rood Gardens
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 Archers London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
London Archers
London > Leisure > Activities
Perks Field, Kensington Palace, Kensington, London W8 | 6 minutes from Kensington Rood Gardens
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
 
 
 
Holland Park London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Holland Park
London > Leisure > Parks and Gardens
Ilchester Place, Holland Park, London W8 | 9 minutes from Kensington Rood Gardens
Pretty, petit Holland Park is the ideal location for those wanting to escape the clamour of the city but who don't want to travel too far ...More
 
 
 
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Pubs near Kensington Rood Gardens

The best pubs near London Kensington Rood Gardens.
The Abingdon London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
The Abingdon
London > Restaurants > Gastropub
54 Abingdon Road, Kensington, Kensington, London W8 | 6 minutes from Kensington Rood Gardens
...More
 
 
 
The Scarsdale London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
The Scarsdale
London > Nightlife > Pubs
23A Edwards Square, Kensington, London W8 | 8 minutes from Kensington Rood Gardens
If pubs were judged by their location and setting, The Scardale Tavern in Kensington would top many lists for this really is quaint London at its ...More
 
 
 
The Churchill Arms London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
The Churchill Arms
London > Nightlife > Pubs
119 Kensington Church Street, Kensington, London W8 | 8 minutes from Kensington Rood Gardens
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 Kensington Rood Gardens

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Babylon at the Roof Gardens London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Babylon at the Roof Gardens
London > Nightlife > Nightclubs
99 Kensington High Street, Kensington, London W8 | Same location as Kensington Rood Gardens
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
 
 
 
Piano London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Piano
London > Nightlife > Bars
106 Kensington High Street, Kensington, London W8 | 1 minute from Kensington Rood Gardens
If you ask your friends about this place, not many will know. It's not wildly off the beaten track either, situated directly opposite High Street Ken ...More
 
 
 
Ping London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Ping
London > Nightlife > Bars
180-184 Earl's Court Road, SW5 | 11 minutes from Kensington Rood Gardens
We can't help but feel that Boris Johnson would approve of Ping, a cavernous venue which serves cocktails, pizzas and ping pong (or whiff whaff if ...More
 
 
 
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Meeting venue hire near Kensington Rood Gardens

Where to have your meeting, conference, exhibition, private dining or training course near Kensington Rood Gardens.
Kensington Roof Gardens London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Kensington Roof Gardens
London > Business > Venue Hire
99 Kensington High Street, Kensington, London W8 | Same location as Kensington Rood Gardens
An oasis high in the sky above Kensington High Street, the Roof Gardens comprises one and a half acres of themed gardens. These gardens surround an ...More
 
 
 
Kensington Conference and Events Centre London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Kensington Conference and Events Centre
London > Business > Venue Hire
Hornton Street, Kensington, London W8 | 3 minutes from Kensington Rood Gardens
Handily located just off High Street Kensington (between Holland Park and Kensington Gardens), the Kensington Conference and Events Centre can accommodate up to 1,470 people and ...More
 
 
 
Kensington Palace London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Kensington Palace
London > Business > Venue Hire
Kensington Gardens, Kensington, London W8 | 6 minutes from Kensington Rood Gardens
Conference facilities can accomodate for up to 1040 people....More
 
 
 
 

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Alternate names and popular misspellings for Kensington Rood Gardens

Kensington Rood Gardens, Kensington Rod Gardens
 
 

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Near Kensington Rood Gardens

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

Kensington Palace State Apartments 6 minutes walk from Kensington Rood Gardens

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

Roger Hodgson
Roger Hodgson
Concerts | On 25th May 2013 

Royal Albert Hall 12 minutes walk from Kensington Rood Gardens

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 16 minutes walk from Kensington Rood Gardens

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

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

Victoria and Albert (V & A) Museum 17 minutes walk from Kensington Rood Gardens

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 17 minutes walk from Kensington Rood Gardens

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

Mini Musicians
Kids Events | Until 2nd June 2013 

Victoria and Albert (V & A) Museum 17 minutes walk from Kensington Rood Gardens

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 17 minutes walk from Kensington Rood Gardens

A music making workshop....More

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

Victoria and Albert (V & A) Museum 17 minutes walk from Kensington Rood Gardens

Digital music production for youngsters....More

I Love Acid: Farewell Party
Clubbing and Nightlife | On 25th May 2013 

Ginglik 24 minutes walk from Kensington Rood Gardens

House, techno and rave courtesy of Mark Archer, AGT Rave Cru and Altern-8....More

Superluckies
Concerts | Until 25th May 2013 

The Elgin 1.32 miles from Kensington Rood Gardens

Motown and rock covers band....More

 
 

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