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Kensington Square

 
 
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Kensington Square, Kensington and Chelsea, Kensington, London W8 
 

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Welcome to our guide for the area around Kensington Square in Kensington and Chelsea. Below we present a selection of upcoming events, local attractions and great places to eat and shop.

The nearest station to Kensington Square is High Street Kensington Tube Station which is about 1 minutes to the West.

Kensington Square is in the London area of Kensington.
 
 

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Hotels near Kensington Square

Near Kensington Square
Kensington Close Hotel & Spa London
Kensington Close Hotel & Spa
London > Hotels > Budget Chain Hotel  Double Rooms: 85% off from £62
Wrights Lane, W8 | 2 minutes from Kensington Square
Kensington is a lovely part of town to wander around and this hotel is well-placed to explore the cafes, shops and restaurants scattered along Kensington High ...More
 
 
 
Copthorne Tara Hotel London Kensington London
Copthorne Tara Hotel London Kensington
London > Hotels > Mid-Range Chain Hotel  Deluxe Double Rooms: 82% off from £75
Scarsdale Place, W8 | 2 minutes from Kensington Square
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
 
 
 
The Milestone Hotel and Apartments London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
The Milestone Hotel and Apartments
London > Hotels > Luxury Chain Hotel  Double Rooms: 39% off from £250
1 Kensington Court, W85DL | 4 minutes from Kensington Square
‘Luxury’ best sums up these rooms and apartments overlooking Kensington Palace and Gardens in one of London’s most coveted positions. Apartments come with fireplaces, en-suite marble ...More
 
 
 
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Events near Kensington Square

Near Kensington Square
Love In The Natural World: Talk London
Love In The Natural World: Talk
London > Events > Exhibitions  Dates: Tuesday 14th February 2012 at 12.30pm-1pm and 2.30pm-3pm
Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, SW7 | 15 minutes from Kensington Square
A talk about love in the wild....More
 
 
 
Push Harder, Mr Jones!: Talk London
Push Harder, Mr Jones!: Talk
London > Events > Exhibitions  Dates: Tuesday 14th February 2012 at 12.30pm-1pm and 2pm-2.30pm
Science Museum, Exhibition Road, SW7 | 15 minutes from Kensington Square
A costumed character talks about male pregnancy....More
 
 
 
Electroboutique Pop-Up London
Electroboutique Pop-Up
London > Events > Exhibitions  Dates: 12th February, 13th February and 14th February 2012 - 10am-7pm
Science Museum, Exhibition Road, SW7 | 15 minutes from Kensington Square
Interactive multimedia installations exploring themes of consumerism, capitalism, art production, media control and the progress of technology....More
 
 
 
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Entertainment near Kensington Square

Near Kensington Square
Royal Albert Hall London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Royal Albert Hall
London > Entertainment > Classical Music
Kensington Gore, South Kensington, London SW7 | 13 minutes from Kensington Square
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
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Royal College of Music
London > Entertainment > Classical Music
Prince Consort Road, South Kensington, London SW7 | 14 minutes from Kensington Square
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
 
 
 
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Science Museum IMAX
London > Entertainment > Cinemas
Exhibition Road, Knightsbridge, South Kensington, London SW7 | 15 minutes from Kensington Square
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
 
 
 
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Sights and Attractions near Kensington Square

The best museums, galleries, attractions near Kensington Square
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 | 6 minutes from Kensington Square
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 | 6 minutes from Kensington Square
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 | 8 minutes from Kensington Square
NOTE: Kensington Palace is undergoing a £12 million renovation project. The palace will be closed completely to the public from 4th January 2012 and re-open on ...More
 
 
 
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Shopping near Kensington Square

The best shops and markets near Kensington Square
Whole Foods Market London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Whole Foods Market
London > Shopping > Food and Drink Shops
The Barkers Building, 63–97 Kensington High Street, Kensington, London W8 | 3 minutes from Kensington Square
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
 
 
 
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Hotel Chocolat
London > Shopping > Food and Drink Shops
163 Kensington High Street, Kensington, London W8 | 3 minutes from Kensington Square
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
 
 
 
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
MAC Cosmetics
London > Shopping > Perfume and Cosmetics
28a Kensington Church Street, Kensington, London W8 | 4 minutes from Kensington Square
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 Square

What are the best dining options near Kensington Square London?
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Pret A Manger
London > Restaurants > Cafes and Delis
14 Kensington Arcade, Kensington, London W8 | 2 minutes from Kensington Square
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
 
 
 
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Le Pain Quotidien
London > Restaurants > Cafes and Delis
9 Young Street, Kensington, London W8 | 2 minutes from Kensington Square
...More
 
 
 
Buttercup Cake Shop London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Buttercup Cake Shop
London > Restaurants > Cafes and Delis
16 St Albans Grove, Kensington, London W8 | 3 minutes from Kensington Square
American import Donna Egan has brought her addictive brand of baking from California to London, sharing her love of sweet things and American ingredients. Best eaten ...More
 
 
 
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Education near Kensington Square

Near Kensington Square
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 Square
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 | 12 minutes from Kensington Square
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 | 13 minutes from Kensington Square
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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Leisure near Kensington Square

Kensington Square gyms, sporting activities, health & beauty and fitness.
Kensington Roof Gardens London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Kensington Roof Gardens
London > Leisure > Parks and Gardens
99 Kensington High Street, Kensington, London W8 | 1 minute from Kensington Square
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 | 8 minutes from Kensington Square
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 | 12 minutes from Kensington Square
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 Square

The best pubs near London Kensington Square.
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
The Abingdon
London > Restaurants > Gastropub
54 Abingdon Road, Kensington, Kensington, London W8 | 7 minutes from Kensington Square
...More
 
 
 
The Scarsdale London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
The Scarsdale
London > Nightlife > Pubs
23A Edwards Square, Kensington, London W8 | 10 minutes from Kensington Square
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 | 11 minutes from Kensington Square
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 Square

Kensington Square clubs, bars, cabaret nights, casinos and interesting nightlife.
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 | 1 minute from Kensington Square
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 | 3 minutes from Kensington Square
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
 
 
 
Notting Hill Arts Club London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Notting Hill Arts Club
London > Nightlife > Nightclubs
221 Notting Hill Gate, Notting Hill, London W11 | 15 minutes from Kensington Square
Pricey but always fun, this subterranean dive in the heart of trendy West London enjoys a steady crowd and on big nights it gets absolutely packed ...More
 
 
 
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Meeting venue hire near Kensington Square

Where to have your meeting, conference, exhibition, private dining or training course near Kensington Square.
Kensington Roof Gardens London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Kensington Roof Gardens
London > Business > Venue Hire
99 Kensington High Street, Kensington, London W8 | 1 minute from Kensington Square
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 Palace London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Kensington Palace
London > Business > Venue Hire
Kensington Gardens, Kensington, London W8 | 8 minutes from Kensington Square
Conference facilities can accomodate for up to 1040 people....More
 
 
 
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
The Gore Hotel
London > Business > Venue Hire
190 Queen's Gate, Kensington, South Kensington, London SW7 | 11 minutes from Kensington Square
...More
 
 
 
 

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Storytime
Kids Events | Until 28th February 2012 

Kensington Central Library 4 minutes walk from Kensington Square

Stories for children....More

The Enchanted Palace
The Enchanted Palace
Exhibitions | Until 31st December 2012 

Kensington Palace State Apartments 8 minutes walk from Kensington Square

As Kensington Palace undergoes a £12 million renovation project, due for completion in 2012, there's a magical exhibition revealing the ...More

 
Leighton House Museum Tours
Tours | Until 31st December 2012 

Leighton House Museum 13 minutes walk from Kensington Square

Explore the former home of classical painter and President of the Royal Academy, Frederic, Lord Leighton, with a tour of ...More

Daniel Broncano, Jonathan Musgrave, Pedro Gomes, Alexander Leese, Laila Barnet, Andrea Amat, Brigid
Concerts | On 14th February 2012 

Royal College of Music 14 minutes walk from Kensington Square

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 15 minutes walk from Kensington Square

A costumed character talks about male pregnancy....More

Love In The Natural World: Talk
Exhibitions | On 14th February 2012 

Natural History Museum 15 minutes walk from Kensington Square

A talk about love in the wild....More

Ten Climate Stories
Exhibitions | Until 28th September 2012 

Science Museum 15 minutes walk from Kensington Square

Photographs, objects, audio and artefacts highlighting designs and discoveries that have affected man's relationship to the planet, featuring apparatus from ...More

Veolia Environnement Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Veolia Environnement Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Exhibitions | Until 11th March 2012 

Natural History Museum 15 minutes walk from Kensington Square

Some photographers wait for weeks in order to catch that one great action shot, some set up elaborate timing systems, ...More

 
Book Break
Exhibitions | Until 28th February 2012 

Brompton Library 17 minutes walk from Kensington Square

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Lygia Pape: Magnetized Space
Exhibitions | Until 19th February 2012 

Serpentine Gallery 17 minutes walk from Kensington Square

The first major exhibition in the UK of sculpture, performances, paintings, films, poems, engravings and collages by one of the ...More

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