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Launceston Place

 
 
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Launceston Place, Kensington and Chelsea, Kensington, London W8 
 

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Welcome to our guide for the area around Launceston Place 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 Launceston Place is Gloucester Road Tube Station which is about 6 minutes to the South East.

Launceston Place is in the London area of Kensington.
 
 

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June in London 2012

Taste of London Regent's Park, NW1 4NR 21st June 2012 - 25th June 2012 Direct your rumbling stomach to Regent's Park for four days of al fresco gluttony...

 
 
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Launceston Place 1a Launceston Place, W8 5RL Tucked away in the back streets of Kensington, Launceston Place is a real hidden gem in our book...

 
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Hotels near Launceston Place

Near Launceston Place
Rydges Kensington London London
Rydges Kensington London
London > Hotels > Mid-Range Chain Hotel  Deluxe Double Rooms: 87% off from £105
61 Gloucester Road, SW7 | 4 minutes from Launceston Place
A clean and bright boutique, Victorian hotel, the Rydges Kensington London offers excellent proximity to London’s celebrated museums and the Royal Albert Hall. Only 75 metres ...More
 
 
 
Grange Strathmore Hotel London London
Grange Strathmore Hotel London
London > Hotels > Mid-Range Chain Hotel  Double Rooms: 39% off from £145
41 Queen's Gate Gardens, SW7 | 5 minutes from Launceston Place
Ideally located in London's affluent and fashionable Kensington area, the Grange Strathmore Hotel is an elegantly restored London townhouse, combining Victorian splendour with modern day luxury. ...More
 
 
 
Radisson Edwardian Vanderbilt Hotel London
Radisson Edwardian Vanderbilt Hotel
London > Hotels > Mid-Range Chain Hotel  Double Rooms: 80% off from £76
68-86 Cromwell Road, SW7 | 5 minutes from Launceston Place
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
 
 
 
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Events near Launceston Place

Near Launceston Place
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 | 9 minutes from Launceston Place
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 | 9 minutes from Launceston Place
A costumed character talks about male pregnancy....More
 
 
 
Electroboutique Pop-Up London
Electroboutique Pop-Up
London > Events > Exhibitions  Dates: Monday 13th February and Tuesday 14th February 2012 - 10am-7pm
Science Museum, Exhibition Road, SW7 | 9 minutes from Launceston Place
Interactive multimedia installations exploring themes of consumerism, capitalism, art production, media control and the progress of technology....More
 
 
 
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Entertainment near Launceston Place

Near Launceston Place
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 | 9 minutes from Launceston Place
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 | 9 minutes from Launceston Place
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
 
 
 
Royal Albert Hall London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Royal Albert Hall
London > Entertainment > Classical Music
Kensington Gore, South Kensington, London SW7 | 9 minutes from Launceston Place
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
 
 
 
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Sights and Attractions near Launceston Place

The best museums, galleries, attractions near Launceston Place
Natural History Museum London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Natural History Museum
London > Attractions > Museums
Cromwell Road, South Kensington, London SW7 | 9 minutes from Launceston Place
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
 
 
 
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Museum of Instruments
London > Attractions > Museums
Royal College of Music Prince Consort Road, South Kensington, London SW7 | 9 minutes from Launceston Place
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
 
 
 
Science Museum London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Science Museum
London > Attractions > Museums
Exhibition Road, South Kensington, London SW7 | 9 minutes from Launceston Place
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
 
 
 
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Shopping near Launceston Place

The best shops and markets near Launceston Place
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Little Stinkies
London > Shopping > Children's Gifts and Toys
15 Victoria Grove, Kensington, London W8 | 2 minutes from Launceston Place
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
 
 
 
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 | 8 minutes from Launceston Place
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
MAC Cosmetics
London > Shopping > Perfume and Cosmetics
28a Kensington Church Street, Kensington, London W8 | 10 minutes from Launceston Place
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 Launceston Place

What are the best dining options near Launceston Place London?
Launceston Place London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Launceston Place
London > Restaurants > British restaurants
1a Launceston Place, Kensington, London W8 | 1 minute from Launceston Place
Part of the D & D group of restaurants (formerly Conran's empire), Launceston Place has been given a new impetus thanks to the appointment of Tristan ...More
 
 
 
L'Etranger London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
L'Etranger
London > Restaurants > French restaurants
36 Gloucester Road, Kensington, London SW7 | 1 minute from Launceston Place
Marrying the French traditions acquired whilst studying under triple Michelin-starred Pierre Gagnaire with the best elements of Indochinese cooking, L'Etranger's Executive Chef, Jerome Tauvron, has succeeded ...More
 
 
 
Memories of India London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Memories of India
London > Restaurants > Indian/South Asian restaurants
18 Gloucester Road, Gloucester Road, SW7 | 2 minutes from Launceston Place
Indian cuisine ...More
 
 
 
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Education near Launceston Place

Near Launceston Place
Dana Centre London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Dana Centre
London > Education > Evening Classes
165 Queen's Gate, South Kensington, South Kensington, London SW7 | 6 minutes from Launceston Place
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
 
 
 
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 | 7 minutes from Launceston Place
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 | 9 minutes from Launceston Place
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
 
 
 
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Leisure near Launceston Place

Launceston Place 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 | 8 minutes from Launceston Place
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 | 12 minutes from Launceston Place
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
 
 
 
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
G-Spa
London > Leisure > Health and Beauty
63-81 Pelham Street, South Kensington, London SW7 | 16 minutes from Launceston Place
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
 
 
 
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Pubs near Launceston Place

The best pubs near London Launceston Place.
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
The Abingdon
London > Restaurants > Gastropub
54 Abingdon Road, Kensington, Kensington, London W8 | 11 minutes from Launceston Place
...More
 
 
 
The Scarsdale London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
The Scarsdale
London > Nightlife > Pubs
23A Edwards Square, Kensington, London W8 | 14 minutes from Launceston Place
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 | 17 minutes from Launceston Place
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 Launceston Place

Launceston Place 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 | 8 minutes from Launceston Place
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 | 10 minutes from Launceston Place
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
 
 
 
Eighty Six London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Eighty Six
London > Nightlife > Bars
86 Fulham Road, South Kensington, London SW3 | 16 minutes from Launceston Place
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
 
 
 
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Meeting venue hire near Launceston Place

Where to have your meeting, conference, exhibition, private dining or training course near Launceston Place.
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
The Gore Hotel
London > Business > Venue Hire
190 Queen's Gate, Kensington, South Kensington, London SW7 | 7 minutes from Launceston Place
...More
 
 
 
Kensington Roof Gardens London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Kensington Roof Gardens
London > Business > Venue Hire
99 Kensington High Street, Kensington, London W8 | 8 minutes from Launceston Place
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
 
 
 
Natural History Museum London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Natural History Museum
London > Business > Venue Hire
Cromwell Road, South Kensington, London SW7 | 9 minutes from Launceston Place
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
 
 
 
 
 

What's On Today

Near Launceston Place

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

Royal College of Music 9 minutes walk from Launceston Place

The musicians perform Debussy's Premiere Rapsodie For Clarinet, Dukas's Variations, Interlude And Finale On A Theme Of Rameau, Bonis's Flute ...More

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

Natural History Museum 9 minutes walk from Launceston Place

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

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

Natural History Museum 9 minutes walk from Launceston Place

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

 
Push Harder, Mr Jones!: Talk
Exhibitions | On 14th February 2012 

Science Museum 9 minutes walk from Launceston Place

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

Electroboutique Pop-Up
Exhibitions | Until 14th February 2012 

Science Museum 9 minutes walk from Launceston Place

Interactive multimedia installations exploring themes of consumerism, capitalism, art production, media control and the progress of technology....More

Ten Climate Stories
Exhibitions | Until 28th September 2012 

Science Museum 9 minutes walk from Launceston Place

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

Hidden Heroes: The Genius Of Everyday Things
Exhibitions | Until 5th June 2012 

Science Museum 9 minutes walk from Launceston Place

Simple and significant inventions, including clothes pegs and tea bags, shown alongside plans and drawings by the people who designed ...More

Storytime
Kids Events | Until 28th February 2012 

Kensington Central Library 11 minutes walk from Launceston Place

Stories for children....More

Louise Bobbe: Behind Closed Doors
Exhibitions | Until 17th March 2012 

Richard Young Gallery 12 minutes walk from Launceston Place

A solo exhibition by the London-based artist, presenting a display of large-scale images of the female form, in both colour ...More

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

Kensington Palace State Apartments 12 minutes walk from Launceston Place

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

 
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