Kensington Square

 
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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.

 
 

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Best Events 2013

Plan the perfect year in London with our pick of the capital's best events in 2013. From January through to December, every month boasts an impressive line-up of entertainment. So, take a look at our guide and be sure not to miss a thing.

 
THE BEST

Hotels near Kensington Square

Near Kensington Square
Copthorne Tara Hotel London Kensington London
Copthorne Tara Hotel London Kensington
London > Hotels > Mid-Range Chain Hotel  Double Club Rooms: 28% off from £136
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
 
 
 
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 Square
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
 
 
 
The Milestone Hotel London London
The Milestone Hotel London
London > Hotels > Luxury Chain Hotel  Double Rooms: 8% off from £285
1 Kensington Court, W8 | 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
Son Quartet London
Son Quartet
London > Events > Concerts  Dates: Sunday 19th May 2013 - 11am
Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, SW7 | 11 minutes from Kensington Square
The group performs Beethoven's String Quartet No 4 In C Minor and Debussy's String Quartet No 1 In G Minor....More
 
 
 
Florrie The Maid London
Florrie The Maid
London > Events > Kids Events  Dates: Sunday 19th May 2013 at 12.30pm-1pm and 2pm-2.30pm
Science Museum, Exhibition Road, SW7 | 13 minutes from Kensington Square
...More
 
 
 
Marvellous Moths: Talk London
Marvellous Moths: Talk
London > Events > Exhibitions  Dates: Sunday 19th May 2013 at 12.30pm and 2.30pm
Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, SW7 | 13 minutes from Kensington Square
A discussion from the museum's moth curator....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 | 11 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 | 12 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 | 13 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 | 5 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 | 5 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 | 6 minutes from Kensington Square
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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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
6397 Kensington High Street, Kensington, London W8 | 2 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 | 3 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?
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 Square
Vegetarian Cuisine...More
 
 
 
Restaurant @ Kensington Close Hotel London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Restaurant @ Kensington Close Hotel
London > Restaurants > British restaurants
Wrights Lane, Kensington, W8 | 2 minutes from Kensington Square
British Cuisine...More
 
 
 
Lounge Bar @ Kensington Close Hotel London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Lounge Bar @ Kensington Close Hotel
London > Restaurants > British restaurants
Wrights Lane, W8 | 2 minutes from Kensington Square
British Cuisine...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 | 10 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 | 11 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.
The Roof Gardens London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
The 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 | 6 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 | 10 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 | 6 minutes from Kensington Square
...More
 
 
 
The Scarsdale London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
The Scarsdale
London > Nightlife > Pubs
23A Edwards Square, Kensington, London W8 | 8 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 | 9 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
 
 
 
THE BEST

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 | 2 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
 
 
 
Ping London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Ping
London > Nightlife > Bars
180-184 Earl's Court Road, SW5 | 10 minutes from Kensington Square
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 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 Conference and Events Centre London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Kensington Conference and Events Centre
London > Business > Venue Hire
Hornton Street, Kensington, London W8 | 4 minutes from Kensington Square
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 Square
Conference facilities can accomodate for up to 1040 people....More
 
 
 
 

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Amy Dickson And Martin Cousins
Concerts | On 19th May 2013 

Royal Albert Hall 11 minutes walk from Kensington Square

A classical recital by the Australian saxophonist and her piano accompanist....More

Son Quartet
Concerts | On 19th May 2013 

Royal Albert Hall 11 minutes walk from Kensington Square

The group performs Beethoven's String Quartet No 4 In C Minor and Debussy's String Quartet No 1 In G Minor....More

Sumaya Flamenco
Dance | On 19th May 2013 

Royal Albert Hall 11 minutes walk from Kensington Square

The group offers a fusion of modern and traditional influences in Flamenco, balancing due attention to the Gypsy art form ...More

Marvellous Moths: Talk
Exhibitions | On 19th May 2013 

Natural History Museum 13 minutes walk from Kensington Square

A discussion from the museum's moth curator....More

Florrie The Maid
Kids Events | Until 19th May 2013 

Science Museum 13 minutes walk from Kensington Square

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Cutting Edge Workshop
Kids Events | Until 31st May 2013 

Natural History Museum 13 minutes walk from Kensington Square

Handle specimens and have a go at group activities....More

Pop-Up Playgrounds: Workshop
Exhibitions | On 19th May 2013 

Victoria and Albert (V & A) Museum 16 minutes walk from Kensington Square

Make slides, climbing frames, swings and roundabouts....More

Jonathon Forbes & Matt Gilmour
Concerts | On 19th May 2013 

Portobello Gold 19 minutes walk from Kensington Square

Pop covers duo....More

Back to the Musicals: 1970s
Theatre | On 19th May 2013 

The Pheasantry 1.34 miles from Kensington Square

Up and coming performers from the world of the West End explore the rich and varied catalogue of musical theatre's ...More

Yoga Workshop
Leisure | Until 26th May 2013 

Chelsea Theatre 1.39 miles from Kensington Square

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