A B C D E Portobello CULTURAL PLACES OF INTEREST BLUE PLAQUES THE KENSINGKENSINGTONTON MAP MAP Road Market WELCOMEWELCOME toto KENSINGTONKENSINGTON in in the the Royal Royal Borough Borough of of Kensington Kensington & & Chelsea, Chelsea, the the home home of of culture, cultur eart,, 1 The Design Museum B4 1 Lansdowne House A1 design,art, design, food f andood greenand g rspaces.een space s. 2 Underhill, Evelyn A2 2 Holland House C3 3 Aubrey House B2 EXPLORE all that Kensington has on offer; the heart is tree lined Kensington High Street from where 3 Japan House D3 4 Sassoon, Siegfried B2 youcan canweav weavee up and up and down down and and DIS CDISCOVEROVER Kensing Kensington’ston’s independent independent shop shops,s, blue blue plaque plaques,s, beautiful beautiful ² 5 Morgan, Charles B2 green spaces and wonderful museums. The area is packed with places to eat and from the tube ATE 100 m 4 Kensington Palace D2 1 green spaces and wonderful museums. The area is packed with places to eat and from the tube ILL G 1 6 Stuart, John McDougal B2 station everything is within a short walk. Enjoy Kensington and come back soon! ING H 5 Kyoto Gardens A3 station everything is within a short walk. Enjoy Kensington and come back soon! NOTT 7 Rambert, Dame Marie B2 H 6 Leighton House Museum A4 I 8 Brant, Bill B2 S LL T R G 6. EE A 7 C3 9 Ford, Ford Madox C2 T T E Diana, Princess of Wales 10 Christie, Dame Agatha C2 10. 8 Town Hall / Library C3 K Adventure Playground 11 Carlile, Prebendary Wilson C2 E 12 Henry, Sir Edward C2 3. N VILLAGES OFF THE HIGH STREET S 13 Bridge, Frank C2 1 Kensington Church Walk C3 14 Clementi, Muzio C2 2 Holland Street D3 15 Beerbohm, Sir Max C1 3 Kensington Church Street C1-D3 16 Lewis, Percy Wyndham C1 4 Stratford Road C5 17 Maxwell, James Clerk D1 5 Thackeray Street D4 18 Haakon VII, King D1 6 Hillgate VIllage C1 19 Joyce, JamesC2 Round Pond 7 Gloucester Road E4 20 Sibelius, Jean C2 8 Launceston Place E4 21 Grahame, Kenneth C3 2 2 22 Stanford, Sir Charles C3 HOTELS 23 C3 1 Baglioni E3 24 Crane, Walter C3 2 EasyHotel D5 25 Thackeray, William Makepeace D3 3 Hilton A5 26 Pound, Ezra C3 Holland Park 4 Holiday Inn D4 27 Newbolt, Sir Henry C3 Kensington Palace 5 Kensington House Hotel E3 28 Crompton, Colonel R E D3 6 Lexham Gardens Hotel D5 29 Thackeray, William Makepeace D3 Kensington 7 London Lodge D5 30 Burne-Jones, Sir Edward D4 31 Simon, Sir John D4 Gardens 8 The Milestone E3 9 Park City Grand Plaza D5 32 Parry, Sir Hubert D4 2. 10 Royal Garden D3 33 Mill, Sir John Stuart D4 11 Seraphine D3, C4 34 Elliot, T S, D4 Royal Albert 12 Copthorne Tara D4 35 Palmer, Samuel E4 1. Hall 36 James, Henry E4 3 South Kensington PUBS AND GASTROPUBS 37 Millais, Sir John Everett PRA E4 Kyoto Gardens Museums 3 BS1 1 Abingdon C5 38 Compton-Burnett, Dame Ivy D5 2 Britannia C4 39 Ratigan, Sir Terrance D5 3 Builders Arms D4 40 Rothenstein, Sir William B5 Holland House 4 Churchill Arms C2 41 Foscolo, Ugo B5 5 Devonshire Arms D5 42 Dickinson, Goldsworthy Lowes B5 Town Hall / Library 6 Elephant & Castle C3 43 Low, Sir David B4 ET 44 Pater, Walter B4 RE 7 Goat D3 ST Japan House 45 Daniel, Thomas B5 H 8 Greyhound D3 IG THACKERAY H 9 Hansom Cab C5 46 Holman-Hunt, William, OM B4 ON STREET 47 Getshwayo, ka Mpande, King of the Zulus B4 GT 10 Hillgate B1 IN 48 Fildes, Sir Luke B4 NS 11 Mall Tavern C1 KE 12 Old Swan C1 49 Stone, Marcus A4 13 Prince of Wales D3 50 Thorneycroft, Sir Hamo A4 51 Leighton, Lord A4 VI 14 Princess Victoria B4 Leighton The Design Museum CTORIA 52 May, Sir Phil A4 AD 15 Scarsdale Tavern B5 4 House GROVE 4 M 11. O 53 Chesterton, Gilbert Keith A5 E 8. R 16 Uxbridge Arms B1 L B R 54 Constantine, Sir Learie C5 U E 17 Windsor Castle B2 R T Y S 55 Lang, Andrew D5 RO E C A 7. U PLACES OF WORSHIP D O GREEN SPACES L G 1 Bethesda Baptist Church C1 G 1 Adventure Playground (Holland Park) A3 L 2 Chapel Convent Assumption D4 O R U 2 Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Playground D1 O 3 Christ Church E5 C AD E 3 Holland Park A3 S 4 Essex Unitarian Church C1 T E 4 St. Mary Abbots Gardens C3 R 5 First Church of Christ Scientist C4 6 Our Lady of Mount Carmel & St Simon Stock C3 5 Kensington Gardens E2 Shopping Areas Kensington 7 Our Lady of Victories C4 S T 8 Second Church of Christ Scientist C1 Underground Station Olympia R EE 9 St Marks Coptic Orthodox Church C5 4. T Park 10 St Mary Abbots D3 Park Entrance 11 St George’s Church B2 5 5 12 St Philips Church C5 wc Public Toilet B4, C3 13 St Sarkis Armenian Church C4 £ Bureau De Change C4 14 United Reformed Church C4 PO 54. 55. FREE WIFI BS1 FS Fire Station D3 © Crown copyright and database rights 2019 OS 100021668 your smartphone. A B C D E BLUE PLAQUES CULTURAL PLACES OF INTEREST London’s famous blue plaques link the people of the past with the buildings of the present. Run by English Heritage the scheme was started in 1866 and is thought to be the oldest of its kind in the world. The Design Museum B4 - inspiring exhibitions exploring contemporary design and architecture. www.english.heritage.org.uk/visit/blue-plaques: to download an app with illustrations and biographies www.designmuseum.org Holland House C3 – built by Sir Walter Cope in 1607, passing through several families until it was bombed RESTAURANTS and places to eat Ref Yo Sushi C4 in World War ll. The remaining part of the house is a fine example of Jacobean architecture. AMERICAN (North) Ref Ref www.rbkc.gov.uk/subsites/museums/hollandhouse Dirty Bones, Whole Foods Market D3 FRENCH MEXICAN / LATIN AMERICAN Leighton House Museum A4 – Private Palace of Art was the former home and studio of the leading Five Guys C4 Aubaine D3 Lupita West D3 Victorian artist Frederic, Lord Leighton (1830-1896). McDonalds D3 Café Nouvelle B4 Zuaya D3 www.rbkc.gov.uk/subsites/museums/leightonhousemuseum Roadster California Burger D3 Cote D3 Sticky Fingers B3 Le Pain Quotien D3 MIDDLE EASTERN 18 Stafford Terrace C3 – is a unique example of a late Victorian townhouse. Home to the Sambourne Le Petit Sud E3 Alexandrie D2 family it survives with almost all its furniture and fittings intact. ASIAN / THAI Montparnasse D4 Apadana A5 www.rbkc.gov.uk/subsites/museums/18staffordterrace Burgis Street at Copthorne Tara Hotel D4 Orée C4 Jacobs E4 London Thai Terrace D4 Manoush D3 Japan House D3 – housed in a grade II*, Art Deco building is a cultural centre offering visitors an Papaya Tree C4 GREEK Melabes C4 experience of the best and latest from Japan. Pufferfish, Mahiki D3 Mazi C1 Sama Al Iraqui B4 www.japanhouselondon.uk Romulo A5 Menoo Ecletic Foods D3 Simit Sarayi D3 Kensington Palace D2 – explore the birthplace and intimate childhood home of Queen Victoria and home Tem Tep Vietnamese C1 Randa by Maroush D3 to young royals for over 300 years. INDIAN Ranoush C3 www.hrp.org.uk/kensington-palace BRITISH Chakra C3 Black & Blue C1 Dishoom D3 RUSSIAN Kyoto Gardens A3 – is an oasis of tranquility within Holland Park. This Japanese Garden was created by the Candella Tea Room D3 Little India E4 Mimino Georgian Restaurant C4 Kyoto Chamber of Commerce, has bubbling waterfall and pond with colourful Koi carp. Café de Fred B4 Memories of India E4 www.rbkc.gov.uk/subsites/museums/kyotogardens Design Museum Kitchen B4 Raj of Kensington C4 SCANDINAVIAN Ffionas C3 Zaika D3 Hjem E4 Town Hall / Library C3 – The Borough’s civic and administrative centre and the Central Library. Gails Bakery B4 Ole & Steen C3 www.rbkc.gov.uk Geales B1 ITALIAN Holland Park Café A3 Brunello Bar & Restaurant, CAFÉs. TAKEAWAY and COFFEE SHOPS VILLAGES OFF THE HIGH STREET The Ivy C3 The Baglioni Hotel E3 Artisan de Chocolat B4 Kensington Palace - Cacciani’s B5 Café Concerto C3 VILLAGES OFF THE HIGH STREET are populated with small, independent shops, galleries, restaurants, cafes and Café & The Orangery D2 Café Phillies B3 Café Jumo D3 traditional pubs. With a background of Victorian architecture and blue plaques you can weave up and down around Lounge Bar at Holiday Inn D4 Da Marios E4 Café Nero (Kensington Arcade) D3 and about as you EXPLORE and DISCOVER… Maggie Jones D3 Enoteca Rosso B4 Café Le Mondo C5 KENSINGTON CHURCH WALK C3 Muffin Man D4 Fouberts D3 Café Tarte B4 Walkway from Kensington High Street to Holland Street through St Mary Abbott’s with tucked away independent Park Terrace at Royal Garden Hotel D3 Grato D3 Cafettiere C2 shops including jewellery, vintage, ladies wear with green space The Shed D3 Il Portico B4 Fait Maison E4, C5 W8 Catering C5 La Fortuna D3 Joe & the Juice D3, C4 HOLLAND STREET D3 Locanda Ottoemezzo D4 La Piccola Deli C5 Elephant & Castle Pub, cafes, specialist retailers including jewellery, ladies wear, galleries, gift shop, hair and beauty CHINESE Pizzacotto B4 Leon (Kensington Arcade) D3 Min Jiang at Royal Garden Hotel D3 Pizza Express C5 Leonidas (Kensington Arcade) D3 KENSINGTON CHURCH STREET C1-D3 Stick and Bowl D3 Prezzo D3 Marks & Spencer Café D3 Winding from the corner of St Mary Abbots on High Street Kensington to Notting Hill Gate traditionally known for its San Pietro C5 Panache chocolate café C3 art and antiques shops, pubs, restaurants, cafes and specialist shops EUROPEAN / Modern - Mediterranean Spaghetti House D3 Pret a Manger (Kensington Arcade) D3 The Belvedere A3 Starbucks D3 STRATFORD ROAD C5 Blanche Eatery D3 INTERNATIONAL/ GLOBAL Wayne’s Coffee C4 Devonshire Arms Pub, neighbourhood restaurants, cafes, small independent shops and essential services Bills (tube arcade) D4 Balans Soho Society C4 Wasabi (Kensington Arcade) D3 THACKERAY STREET D4 Clarke’s C2 Byron B4 Whole Foods Market D3 Located off Kensington Square (Kensington’s oldest square