My guide to staying near Gloucester Road
Music and Entertainment
The Royal Albert Hall is one of the most famous music and concert venues in the world. Soak up the atmosphere, the interior and the amazing acoustics at one of more than 360 events a year, including classical music, jazz, world music, circus, rock, pop, opera, dance, comedy and tennis.
Every summer, the Royal Albert Hall hosts the famous BBC Proms series of classical music concerts.
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Royal Albert Hall
Imperial College RoadThe Royal Albert Hall is one of the most famous music and concert venues in the world. Soak up the atmosphere, the interior and the amazing acoustics at one of more than 360 events a year, including classical music, jazz, world music, circus, rock, pop, opera, dance, comedy and tennis.
Every summer, the Royal Albert Hall hosts the famous BBC Proms series of classical music concerts.
Excercise
A short walk away, Hyde Park offers both world-class events and concerts together with plenty of quiet places to relax and unwind.
Dip your toes in the Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fountain, brave an open water swim in the Serpentine, or just admire the views across the lake from a waterside café.
Have a go at tennis, horse riding, or join the many joggers, walkers and cyclists enjoying the open air.
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Hyde Park
A short walk away, Hyde Park offers both world-class events and concerts together with plenty of quiet places to relax and unwind.
Dip your toes in the Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fountain, brave an open water swim in the Serpentine, or just admire the views across the lake from a waterside café.
Have a go at tennis, horse riding, or join the many joggers, walkers and cyclists enjoying the open air.
Once part of Hyde Park, Kensington Gardens offers a mix of old and new park pastimes and green space.
Get your fix of contemporary art and architecture at the Serpentine Galleries, marvel at the history and heritage of Kensington Palace or admire the Victorian splendour of the Albert Memorial. Over in the Diana Memorial Playground , kids will enjoy the huge wooden pirate ship, sensory trail and play sculptures, inspired by the adventures of fictional park hero, Peter Pan.
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Kensington Gardens
Once part of Hyde Park, Kensington Gardens offers a mix of old and new park pastimes and green space.
Get your fix of contemporary art and architecture at the Serpentine Galleries, marvel at the history and heritage of Kensington Palace or admire the Victorian splendour of the Albert Memorial. Over in the Diana Memorial Playground , kids will enjoy the huge wooden pirate ship, sensory trail and play sculptures, inspired by the adventures of fictional park hero, Peter Pan.
Culture
10 minute walk away, the V&A is the world’s leading museum of art and design, housing a permanent collection of over 2.3 million objects that span over 5,000 years of human creativity. The Museum holds many of the UK's national collections and houses some of the greatest resources for the study of architecture, furniture, fashion, textiles, photography, sculpture, painting, jewellery, glass, ceramics, book arts, Asian art and design, theatre and performance.
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Victoria and Albert Museum
Cromwell Road10 minute walk away, the V&A is the world’s leading museum of art and design, housing a permanent collection of over 2.3 million objects that span over 5,000 years of human creativity. The Museum holds many of the UK's national collections and houses some of the greatest resources for the study of architecture, furniture, fashion, textiles, photography, sculpture, painting, jewellery, glass, ceramics, book arts, Asian art and design, theatre and performance.
The Science Museum is a major museum on Exhibition Road in South Kensington, London. It was founded in 1857 and to date is one of the city's major tourist attractions, attracting 3.3 million visitors annually.
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Science Museum
Exhibition RoadThe Science Museum is a major museum on Exhibition Road in South Kensington, London. It was founded in 1857 and to date is one of the city's major tourist attractions, attracting 3.3 million visitors annually.
The Museum is a world-class visitor attraction and leading science research centre.
We use our unique collections and unrivalled expertise to tackle the biggest challenges facing the world today.
We care for more than 80 million objects spanning billions of years and welcome more than five million visitors annually.
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Naturhistoriska museet
Cromwell RoadThe Museum is a world-class visitor attraction and leading science research centre.
We use our unique collections and unrivalled expertise to tackle the biggest challenges facing the world today.
We care for more than 80 million objects spanning billions of years and welcome more than five million visitors annually.
Neighbourhoods
Kensington High Street
Kensington High StreetThe top shopping area for west London
2 minutes from the mews house Gloucester Road supports a variety of shops from the famous Partridges food store to stationary and hardware and a wine merchant. Various cafes, restaurants, coffee shops and a pubs. 5 minutes walk near the tube station is a post office, phamarcy and national supermarkets Waitrose and Tesco.
Gloucester Road
Gloucester Road2 minutes from the mews house Gloucester Road supports a variety of shops from the famous Partridges food store to stationary and hardware and a wine merchant. Various cafes, restaurants, coffee shops and a pubs. 5 minutes walk near the tube station is a post office, phamarcy and national supermarkets Waitrose and Tesco.
Sightseeing
Explore the birthplace of Queen Victoria and home to young royals for over 300 years. Walk in the footsteps of royalty in Victoria's re-imagined childhood rooms and the magnificent King's State Apartments and Queen's State Apartments.
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Kensington Palace
Kensington GardensExplore the birthplace of Queen Victoria and home to young royals for over 300 years. Walk in the footsteps of royalty in Victoria's re-imagined childhood rooms and the magnificent King's State Apartments and Queen's State Apartments.
Albert Memorial
Opposite the Albert Hall
Imperial College London
Exhibition RoadRussian Orthodox Cathedral of the Dormition
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