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Kensington Attractions
Listed below are attractions in Kensington:
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The rather self explanatory title of the British Association for the Advancement of Science is a very accurate one. The centre is at the forefront of a great deal of schemes that are designed to help scientists and potential scientists...
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The grandest of all London monuments, this enormous homage to Prince Albert stands proudly opposite the Royal Albert Hall. Designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott under the close supervision of Queen Victoria, this statue cost in the region of...
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My wife, who is a super shopper, will tell anyone who wants to listen that whilst Kensington High Street has surrendered to the chain stores, the back streets are where you'll find the bargains and the rare antiques, particularly on Kensington Church Street. 
- Liam Michaels
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Andrew Burton is one of the foremost living sculptors in the British Isles. This fascinating work stands directly outside South Kensington Underground station in the heart of ‘museum-land’. Burton concentrates primarily on large-scale sculptures for the public domain....
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This cultural association has been based in the heart of London since 1956. The purpose of the organisation is to promote the growth of contacts and integration between the people and cultures of the United Kingdom and Austria....
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Baden Powell House was opened by Queen Elizabeth II in 1962, and is one of the most important buildings associated with the Boy Scout movement. Although originally the building was designed as a place where members of the society...
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This arcade of shops is far too exclusive and exciting to be called a ‘shopping centre’ in the traditional sense. Housed in the magnificent old ‘Barkers’ department store building on Kensington High Street the arcade has a great selection...
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In 1823 this fine building was constructed by the builders of Kensington Palace and know as the ‘Labourers Chapel’. In 1866 the church officially became the Bethesda Baptist Church and since that time has grown in size and strength...
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Cadogan Hall is located within a 2 minute walk from Sloan Square underground station. Formerly built as a church, Cadogan Hall has now been transformed into a modern concert venue. Concert amateurs can relax comfortably in the 900 seat auditorium...
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This centre was opened at the Royal College of Music as part of a major restructuring programme in 2003 and 2004. It brings together two well-known collections held by the college, the Museum of Instruments and the Department of...
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Christ Church is a beautiful example of ecclesiastical architecture set in the leafy residential suburbs of South Kensington. Just a few minutes walk from Gloucester Road, one of the busiest streets in Kensington, the church attracts an eclectic ethnic...
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This magnificent building served as the British headquarters of the Mormon Church in the 1960s and ’70s. An architectural jewel of the period the church was a symbol of the new found acceptance the religious movement enjoyed in the...
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This prestigious casino offers some of the finest entertainment facilities in London. The fine establishment is located adjacent to Kensington Gardens and Kensington High Street one of the trendiest shopping streets in London. The casino has a great...
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Cornwall Gardens is one of the most tranquil, beautiful and picturesque city parks in the capital. Located just a few yards off Gloucester Road, one of the busiest shopping streets in Kensington, a visitor to the gardens could be...
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Benjamin Thompson or Count Rumford was one of the great minds to live in London in the 18th and 19th Century. He was an Anglo-American physicist who helped to develop the field of study of Thermodynamics. He lived...
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These delightful gardens are situated close to Courthold Square on the edge of Kensington and Chelsea. The area is surrounded by large residential properties that make up the homes of some of London's most rich and famous residents....
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The Dana Centre is an innovative live science forum where people can actively come and take part in debates and discussions, question leading scientists and academics on important scientific developments and issues that affect the world we live in, and...
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Edward Frederick Benson was an influential writer of the late Victorian age and early 20th Century. He lived in this beautiful house in the fantastic garden square of Brompton Square at the heart of Kensington. Benson was known by...
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Edward Henry Corbould was one of the finest English painters, illustrators and sculptors of the Victorian age. He lived most of his life in Kensington where he also painted a great deal of his most famous works. He...
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This beautifully crafted Edwardian style town house has enjoyed a long association with some of the nations most prominent artists, most notably the incredibly talented and celebrated Francis Bacon. Bacon lived a great deal of his adult life in...
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Born in Brighton in 1876, Bridge grew up on the south coast before entering the Royal College of Music in 1896 at the age of seventeen. It was here that his talent for composing became clear and he began...
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This fine old house stands just off Gloucester Road in South Kensington, an area that has always been synonymous with writers and artists. Borrow spent a lot of his time out of London writing his travel stories and logs....
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Situated next to Gloucester Road tube station, Gloucester Arcade is one of the premier shopping areas in South Kensington. The arcade is home to a great selection of boutique style shops selling an eclectic mix of items from clothing...
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Gloucester Road is one of the arterial roads running through the busiest area of South Kensington. The road is well known across the capital as one of the most interesting and eclectic shopping streets outside of central London....
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This casino is one of the best facilities of its type outside the west end of London. The facility has a great selection of gaming available to visitors including blackjack, roulette, poker and craps. As well as the...
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Hereford Square is situated in one of the oldest parts of Kensington, close to Brompton Road. The fine old town houses tower above the gardens in the centre of the square. The gardens are extremely well kept...
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High Street Kensington is one of the trendiest and most popular shopping streets outside of the centre of London. The area is flanked by some of the most charming Victorian and Edwardian buildings. Central to the London Borough...
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This church has always suffered from its position, tucked away behind its much larger and grander Catholic counterpart, The London Oratory. The Anglican community in Brompton built holy Trinity in 1826 at a cost of nearly £11,000. Designed...
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The discovery of the tomb of Tutunkhamun was without doubt the greatest step forward in archaeology and Egyptology ever made. Whether discovered by luck or judgement this find made Howard Carter one of the most famous men in the...
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Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine is an independent constituent college of the University of London. Although the college was not formally made a part of London University until 1907, many of the smaller medical and scientific colleges...
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The Italian fountains are some of the most beautiful monumental structures in any of the London parks. They don’t tower above the park like the nearby Marble Arch or Albert Memorial, but the beautiful fountains attract thousands of visitors...
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James Anthony Froude lived much of his adult life in this fine old town house in the secluded location of Onslow Gardens at the heart of South Kensington. One of the great academics of the 19th Century, Froude was...
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It was from the window of this fine old Kensington home that Joseph Hansom observed the streets of London. A great architect, Hansom will be best remembered for the street going invention that changed the face of London forever,...
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The North Kensington Community Archive is made up of a fascinating collection of documents that relate to the long and illustrious history of the area. Of particular interest to those researching the area and its people, the archive contains...
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William III bought this park in 1689 and annexed it from the adjacent Hyde Park. An asthma sufferer, he wanted to create an area in central London where he could relax and smell fresh air amongst grass and trees....
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Kensington Palace has seen such momentous events as the death of George II and birth of Queen Victoria. Multi-language sound guides lead the way through the magnificent State Apartments. The stunning Royal Ceremonial Dress collection dating from the 18th century...
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This address has been consistently voted the best address in London by the British Association of Estate Agents. The area is so exclusive that it is under permanent guard and photography is not permitted within the street. The street...
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Kensington Town Hall is a relatively modern complex that was built to house the administrative centre of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Council. As wella s being the place that the council make descisions and the administration...
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This shopping square makes a nice change from the nearby busy streets of Kensington. It is fully pedestrianised and therefore is far more quiet and tranquil to partake in retail therapy. The shops and cafes of the square...
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Frederic, Lord Leighton, is one of the best known names in the Victorian London art scene, and this beautiful house was his home and his studio when he operated in this area of the country. Visitors are invited to...
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This beautiful terraced house in the heart of Kensington is regarded as one of the best examples of a Victorian property, both inside and out, that exists in the capital. Once the home of Edward Linley Sambourne, and a...
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The famous Catholic church of the Immaculate Heart of Mary was built between 1880 and 1884 and forms the centrepiece of the Oratory. Often incorrectly referred to as ‘Brompton Oratory’ this is the second largest Catholic church in London...
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This gallery is dedicated to showing prints of fine art works and new digital media. The collections are kept in place on a temporary basis and are replaced and changed regularly, meaning there is often something new to see...
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The Lyndons Arts Trust is a gallery and organisation that is based in West London and is intended to offer a forum to young and talented artists from this area of the capital. The organisation puts on a variety...
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The Making Place invites visitors to come with their ideas and leave with a product that has developed a little further. There are a series of multi-purpose workspaces within the centre that are designed to be easily used by...
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Radclyffe Hall was a well-known and controversial writer throughout her life in living in Kensington. ‘The Well of Loneliness’, her best-known work was banned shortly after its publication because it was thought that the subject matter about a relationship...
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This museum is home to one of the finest collections of historic musical instruments that can be found anywhere on the planet. The collection is made up of over eight hundred instruments and accessories that date from around the...
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Born in Rome in 1752, Clementi grew up in Italy but moved to England in his teen years to study music in London. He quickly became friends with some of Europe’s most influential young composers, Mozart included. He...
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Possibly the UK’s greatest museum covering all you could ask for from the natural world - plants, insects, rocks, fossils and more animals than you can fit into one day. One of the largest museums in Europe, it’s worth planning...
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North Kensington Library is housed within a beautiful Victorian public building, purpose built for the people of the affluent suburb. The facility offers normal library lending services of books, compact discs and DVD’s. The library is also used...
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This large church is one of Kensington’s largest Roman Catholic places of worship. Located equidistant between High Street Kensington and Notting Hill Gate the church straddles the suburban border and attracts a n eclectic congregation from both areas....
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Sculpted by the world famous Sir George Frampton, this is one of the most famous statues in London. J.M. Barrie, creator of the book Peter Pan worked closely with Frampton in the creation of this masterpiece. He was...
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George F. Watts is singularly the most enigmatic character in Victorian art and almost impossible to pigeonhole. A Londoner born and bred, it wasn’t until late in Watts’ life that he took up sculpture, but when he did he...
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Queen's Gate Gardens stand at the centre of one of the most grand and remarkably well preserved Kensington Squares. The gardens are surrounded by a huge selection of well groomed mature trees which provide privacy and soundproofing for those...
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Designed by Thomas Colcutt, this tower is the last remaining part of the Imperial Institute built in 1887. The rest of the building was demolished in the 1950s to make way for the expansion of Imperial College, but the...
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Redcliffe Square Gardens are situated at the heart of the beautiful and affluent Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. The gardens represent a typical example of a Georgian inner city communal green area, surrounded by an iron fence and within...
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Admiral Robert Fitzroy achieved fame as the captain of HMS Beagle. He lived in London, but spent a great deal of his adult life at sea on missions of scientific importance and geographical discovery. His interest in botany...
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Following the success of the Great Exhibition of 1851, the Royal Albert Hall was conceived by Albert, the Prince Consort, as the centrepiece of the proposed development of a range of national institutions - cultural, scientific and academic - that...
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The Royal College of Art is the worlds only exclusive postgraduate college dedicate to Art. The alumni list is impressive, including David Hockney and Tracy Emin to name but a few. The college is committed to breaking down...
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The Royal College of Music is the most prestigious musical college in the world, providing training primarily in classical disciplines and conducting. Housed in a beautiful building opposite the Royal Albert Hall, the college has a vast auditorium of...
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Recently returned from India, Lieutenant H.H. Cole had had little in the way of formal architectural training when his father, the legendary patron of the arts Henry, commissioned him to design this unique building in 1873. The exquisite sgrafitto plasterwork...
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The Science Museum welcomes over a million visitors a year. Our collections form an enduring record of scientific, technological and medical change since the 18th Century. Though rich in British material, they result from worldwide acquisition. Vigorous collecting keeps them...
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Founded in 1970 by the Arts Council of Great Britain the Serpentine Gallery is housed in a 1903 teahouse on the edge of one of London’s most beautiful parks. The gallery attracts over 600,000 visitors a year and is...
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Established at the end of the Second World War, the Sirkorski Museum is the product of the labours of many exiled Polish people who came to London and then did not wish to return to their Soviet controlled homeland....
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Charles Stanford was an Irish born composer who came to England to study music at Queen’s College Cambridge. He decided to stay in England and moved to London where he made a significant mark in the classical music scene...
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Henry Newbolt was born in Staffordshire in 1862 and after being educated at Oxford University moved to London to begin a career as a lawyer and barrister. Although a good lawman he found his calling with the pen, becoming...
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Born in Belfast and a student in Glasgow John Lavery had a massive impact on the British art world very early in his career. His pieces were noted for lacking narrative but having an abundance of energy. It...
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Malcolm Sergeant was without any doubt the most influential conductor in modern classical music. His association with the Henry Wood Promenade Concerts made him a household name in the first half of the twentieth century. The apartment that...
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This house was used as a place of refuge and safety for Slobodan Jovanovitch during his time in exile in the United Kingdom between 1942 and 1943. As Prime Minister of Yugoslavia he was forced to flee to a...
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The Science and Society Picture Library carries one of the most extensive collections of photographic material anywhere in the United Kingdom. The collection is divided into several sections of interest, covering different areas of society and time periods....
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John Hanning Speke was born in Somerset in 1827, but soon made a life for himself in Kensington. One of the Royal Borough’s most famous sons, Speke became one of the greatest explorers of his time. He achieved...
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The present building that stands at the junction between High Street Kensington and Kensington Church Street was designed in the 19th Century by legendary architect Sir Giles Gilbert Scott and was constructed in 1873. There has been a place...
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This fine church stands close to the junction of Queen’s Gate and Old Brompton Road at the heart of the affluent South Kensington district of south west central London. Surrounded by busy shopping streets, schools and embassies of nations...
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This church is located at the heart of Kensington and Chelsea and is surrounded by beautiful Georgian housing and leafy well maintained streets. The congregation benefits from a large number of young parishioners, making it a lively and fun...
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St George’s is a small but beautiful church at the top of a hill overlooking the residential streets of Kensington. The church has been beautifully crafted from the finest stone and no expense has been spared on the charming...
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One of the finest churches in the area, this building was constructed by public conscription between 1872 and 1889 to serve the western edge of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. Typical of the wealth of the area,...
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St. Philip’s is located on the corner of Earls Court Road on the edge of Kensington close to Earls Court. The church is late 19th Century design that suits the area. This being one of the wealthiest areas...
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The church was built in the 1860s to accommodate the ever growing population of the Kensington area. Much of the stonework is elaborately put together and the attention to detail on both the exterior and interior gives us a...
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Stanhope Gardens are a large set of gardens close to the centre of South Kensington. Within walking distance of the best shops and bars in the area in one direction and Exhibition Road which is home to the major...
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Bela Bartok is without doubt one of the most famous names in 20th Century classical music. His influence was far reaching and he was responsible for the founding of the discipline of Ethnomusicology, which he studied, taught and practiced...
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Edward Jenner is one of British science’s most famous sons and this is why he has been immortalised I this statue on the edge of Kensington Gardens. Jenner was the man to first successfully create the vaccination for smallpox,...
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Stephanie Mallarme was one of the forefront poets in the Surrealist movement in British poetry and writing. Her influence was extremely important in taking the writing movement out of itself and challenging the traditional prose that had held together...
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The Long Water is as its name suggests, a long thin body of water that flows through Kensington Gardens into Hyde Park, where it becomes known as the Serpentine. The lake is one of the most visited central features...
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The Victoria and Albert Museum of Childhood is a branch of the main Victoria and Albert Museum, but dedicated entirely to childhood experiences. The museum has a permanent exhibition of toys and games from various periods, plus regularly changing exhibitions....
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The Victoria and Albert Museum in London is the world’s largest museum of the decorative arts and is home to 145 galleries, including national collections of sculpture, furniture, fashion and photographs. Education lies at the heart of the V and...
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A writer, dramatists and musician, Gilbert loved living in Kensington because historically it has always been a place for the creative. In the 19th Century the houses around Gilbert's were all full of aspiring writer's and artists trying to...
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Born in Liverpool the son of a moderately successful artist, Walter Crane moved to London to practice art in his early twenties. He became well known because of his unusual style, but also because of the political messages he...
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