Gloucester Road Tube Station
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This Underground station gives access to the District, Circle and Piccadilly lines. Gloucester Road is also home to Platform for Art - an exhibition you can examine whilst you wait for your train (it's found on the east bound District Line platform).
The area around the station is made up of quiet residential streets and leafy squares which are great for a stroll to admire the picturesque Victorian architecture. Nearby are many hotels and a fair few restaurants. Head south to Old Brompton Road where you can find some fantastic antiques shops.
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Gloucester Road Tube Station

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London > Hotels > Mid-Range Chain Hotel Double Rooms: 82% off from £81
140 Gloucester Road, SW7 | 1 minute from Gloucester Road Tube Station
The sweeping staircase is the first thing you notice when you walk into this historic hotel. Elegant, old fashioned décor including stained glass windows and real ...More
London > Hotels > Mid-Range Chain Hotel Double Rooms: 81% off from £77
4-18 Harrington Gardens, SW7 | 2 minutes from Gloucester Road Tube Station
This modern hotel in the fashionable Kensington area is ideal for exploring the nearby attractions of Hyde Park, the Royal Albert Hall or Kensington Palace & ...More
London > Hotels > Mid-Range Chain Hotel Double Rooms: 80% off from £76
68-86 Cromwell Road, SW7 | 2 minutes from Gloucester Road Tube Station
Formerly home to the Vanderbilt family, this grand Victorian townhouse with an imposing frontage is now part of the Radisson brand. Located on the bustling Cromwell ...More
Alternative Underground Stations nearest Gloucester Road Tube Station
London > Travel > Underground Stations
Pelham Street, South Kensington, London SW7 | 9 minutes from Gloucester Road Tube Station
South Kensington Underground station connects to the District, Circle and Piccadilly lines. Nearby attractions include the Victoria and Albert Museum, the Natural History Museum, the Science Museum, ...More
London > Travel > Underground Stations
Earls Court Road, Earls Court, London SW5 | 11 minutes from Gloucester Road Tube Station
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London > Travel > Underground Stations
Kensington High Street, Kensington, London W8 | 14 minutes from Gloucester Road Tube Station
High Street Kensington Underground station gives access to the District and Circle lines. The high street itself is packed with upmarket shops. Once upon a time ...More
London > Travel > Railway Stations
Praed Street, Paddington, London W2 | 1.6 miles from Gloucester Road Tube Station
The most striking feature of this historic station is the glazed domed roof over the main train shed, dating back to 1854. It consists of three ...More
London > Travel > Boats
Regent's Canal, Primrose Hill, London N1 | 3.1 miles from Gloucester Road Tube Station
Danny Gillard, Niamh Walsh and their team of fully qualified instructors at Thames River Adventures offer kayak tours of the Thames and London's Regent's Canal. Early ...More
London > Travel > Boats
The Boat House, Serpentine Road, Hyde Park, Hyde Park, London W2 | 27 minutes from Gloucester Road Tube Station
Gliding noiselessly across the Serpentine in Hyde Park, the Solar Shuttle is an eco-friendly way to get from one end of the lake to the other. ...More
London > Events > Exhibitions Dates: Saturday 4th February 2012 at 12.30pm-1pm and 2.30pm-3pm
Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, SW7 | 7 minutes from Gloucester Road Tube Station
A talk on the nocturnal wildlife of the island....More
London > Events > Exhibitions Dates: Saturday 4th February 2012 at 12.30pm-1pm and 2pm-2.30pm
Science Museum, Exhibition Road, SW7 | 8 minutes from Gloucester Road Tube Station
A costumed character performance about cleaning technologies....More
London > Events > Tours Dates: Saturday 4th February 2012 - 1.30pm-2pm
Science Museum, Exhibition Road, SW7 | 8 minutes from Gloucester Road Tube Station
A tour of the Exploring Space gallery....More
London > Entertainment > Cinemas
Institut Francais Cultural Centre, 17 Queensberry Place, South Kensington, London SW7 | 6 minutes from Gloucester Road Tube Station
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
London > Entertainment > Cinemas
Exhibition Road, Knightsbridge, South Kensington, London SW7 | 8 minutes from Gloucester Road Tube Station
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, South Kensington, London SW7 | 10 minutes from Gloucester Road Tube Station
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
Sights and Attractions near Gloucester Road Tube Station
London > Attractions > Museums
Cromwell Road, South Kensington, London SW7 | 7 minutes from Gloucester Road Tube Station
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 > Attractions > Museums
Exhibition Road, South Kensington, London SW7 | 8 minutes from Gloucester Road Tube Station
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
Royal College of Music Prince Consort Road, South Kensington, London SW7 | 10 minutes from Gloucester Road Tube Station
The RCM Museum of Instruments was started in 1894 with a donation from Sir George Donaldson. Today it features over six hundred instruments, some of which ...More
Shopping near Gloucester Road Tube Station
London > Shopping > Food and Drink Shops
17 Bute Street, South Kensington, London SW7 | 6 minutes from Gloucester Road Tube Station
Fishmonger Robin Moxon is regarded as one of the best suppliers of fish in London and is all too familiar with early morning trips to Billingsgate ...More
London > Shopping > Children's Gifts and Toys
15 Victoria Grove, Kensington, London W8 | 7 minutes from Gloucester Road Tube Station
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 > Delicatessens
24-25 Cromwell Place, South Kensington, London SW7 | 9 minutes from Gloucester Road Tube Station
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
Restaurants near Gloucester Road Tube Station
London > Restaurants > Indian/South Asian restaurants
Courtfield Close, Courtfield Road, South Kensington, London SW7 | 1 minute from Gloucester Road Tube Station
First opened in London back in 1982, the Bombay Brasserie reopened on 5th January 2009 after extensive refurbishment. Serving North Indian cuisine in a colonial setting ...More
London > Restaurants > American restaurants
105 Gloucester Road, South Kensington, London SW7 | 1 minute from Gloucester Road Tube Station
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London > Restaurants > American restaurants
75 Gloucester Road, South Kensington, London SW7 | 1 minute from Gloucester Road Tube Station
Of all the many burger chains in London, Byron is the least gimmicky and could well be the best. Byron claims to source its beef from ...More
London > Education > Evening Classes
165 Queen's Gate, South Kensington, South Kensington, London SW7 | 6 minutes from Gloucester Road Tube Station
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
Kensington Gore, South Kensington, London SW7 | 12 minutes from Gloucester Road Tube Station
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
23 Kensington Square, Kensington, London W8 | 12 minutes from Gloucester Road Tube Station
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
Leisure near Gloucester Road Tube Station
London > Leisure > Health and Beauty
63-81 Pelham Street, South Kensington, London SW7 | 12 minutes from Gloucester Road Tube Station
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
London > Leisure > Parks and Gardens
99 Kensington High Street, Kensington, London W8 | 14 minutes from Gloucester Road Tube Station
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 > Activities
Perks Field, Kensington Palace, Kensington, London W8 | 18 minutes from Gloucester Road Tube Station
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
Pubs near Gloucester Road Tube Station
London > Restaurants > Gastropub
54 Abingdon Road, Kensington, Kensington, London W8 | 14 minutes from Gloucester Road Tube Station
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London > Restaurants > Gastropub
17 Mossop Street, Knightsbridge, London SW3 | 17 minutes from Gloucester Road Tube Station
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
Nightlife near Gloucester Road Tube Station
London > Nightlife > Bars
86 Fulham Road, South Kensington, London SW3 | 10 minutes from Gloucester Road Tube Station
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
London > Nightlife > Nightclubs
99 Kensington High Street, Kensington, London W8 | 14 minutes from Gloucester Road Tube Station
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
Meeting venue hire near Gloucester Road Tube Station
London > Business > Venue Hire
Cromwell Road, South Kensington, London SW7 | 7 minutes from Gloucester Road Tube Station
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
190 Queen's Gate, Kensington, South Kensington, London SW7 | 10 minutes from Gloucester Road Tube Station
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London > Business > Venue Hire
Cromwell Road, South Kensington, London SW7 | 11 minutes from Gloucester Road Tube Station
Conference facilities can accommodate for up to 2450 people....More
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What's On Today Near Gloucester Road Tube Station Night Watch: Mammals of Borneo: Talk Exhibitions | On 4th February 2012 Natural History Museum 7 minutes walk from Gloucester Road Tube Station A talk on the nocturnal wildlife of the island....More ![]() Veolia Environnement Wildlife Photographer of the Year Exhibitions | Until 11th March 2012 Natural History Museum 7 minutes walk from Gloucester Road Tube Station Some photographers wait for weeks in order to catch that one great action shot, some set up elaborate timing systems, ...More Spaced Out Tour Tours | Until 4th February 2012 Science Museum 8 minutes walk from Gloucester Road Tube Station A tour of the Exploring Space gallery....More Florrie The Maid: Talk Exhibitions | On 4th February 2012 Science Museum 8 minutes walk from Gloucester Road Tube Station A costumed character performance about cleaning technologies....More Ten Climate Stories Exhibitions | Until 28th September 2012 Science Museum 8 minutes walk from Gloucester Road Tube Station Photographs, objects, audio and artefacts highlighting designs and discoveries that have affected man's relationship to the planet, featuring apparatus from ...More Watercolour & Works On Paper Art Fair Exhibitions | Until 5th February 2012 Science Museum 8 minutes walk from Gloucester Road Tube Station An opportunity to see works from the 16th century to the present day, including original drawings, prints, watercolours, photographs and ...More Beatrix Potter Country: A Legacy In Lakeland And Beyond Exhibitions | Until 10th June 2012 Victoria and Albert (V & A) Museum 11 minutes walk from Gloucester Road Tube Station Drawings and paintings reflecting Potter's deep connections with the Lake District, exploring the role of her legacy in the preservation ...More Ai Weiwei: Dropping The Urn (Ceramic Works, 5000 BC - AD 2010) Exhibitions | Until 18th March 2012 Victoria and Albert (V & A) Museum 11 minutes walk from Gloucester Road Tube Station Installations, films, ceramics and objects investigating the effects of rapid globalisation and capitalism on traditional Chinese production techniques and cultural ...More Porcelain City: Jingdezhen Exhibitions | Until 25th March 2012 Victoria and Albert (V & A) Museum 11 minutes walk from Gloucester Road Tube Station 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 11 minutes walk from Gloucester Road Tube Station More than 120 cloisonne-enamelled objects and vases from the late-17th century to the 20th century by artists and designers including ...More
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