Gerda’s guidebook - WEST KENSINGTON
Food scene
Elegant Victorian pub serving a refined gastropub menu in a cosy dining room and candlelit garden. $
43 locals recommend
The Pear Tree
14 Margravine RdElegant Victorian pub serving a refined gastropub menu in a cosy dining room and candlelit garden. $
Extremely popular for its fresh healthy vegan food. They offer a buffet every day from 11.30-15.00. The best is to book ahead as it's a popular restaurant.
89 locals recommend
222 Vegan Cuisine
222 North End RdExtremely popular for its fresh healthy vegan food. They offer a buffet every day from 11.30-15.00. The best is to book ahead as it's a popular restaurant.
Whether having an intimate cocktail with friends or a Grand Banquet in the Ballroom fit for Kings & Queens, BBB epitomizes the very best of Cool Britannia in an environment of sheer unadulterated decadence! Very popular Notting Hill bar.
162 locals recommend
Beach Blanket Babylon
45 Ledbury RdWhether having an intimate cocktail with friends or a Grand Banquet in the Ballroom fit for Kings & Queens, BBB epitomizes the very best of Cool Britannia in an environment of sheer unadulterated decadence! Very popular Notting Hill bar.
Drinks
Sizeable pub with multiple big screens showing live sports, plus comprehensive pub grub menu.
48 locals recommend
The Famous Three Kings
171 North End RdSizeable pub with multiple big screens showing live sports, plus comprehensive pub grub menu.
Situated equidistant between Fulham Palace Road and North End Road, and just around the corner from The Queen’s Club, The Colton Arms was always a pub for locals and luvvies. Manys the time Billy Connolly held court over in the corner, and his first road manager is still a regular of an evening.
69 locals recommend
The Colton Arms
187 Greyhound RdSituated equidistant between Fulham Palace Road and North End Road, and just around the corner from The Queen’s Club, The Colton Arms was always a pub for locals and luvvies. Manys the time Billy Connolly held court over in the corner, and his first road manager is still a regular of an evening.
A cracking local boozer which never fails to delight locals and visitors alike with its welcome blend of delicious food and tasty drinks. As if that wasn't enough there's a theatre downstairs which produces exciting and varied treats of its own! Whether you're in search of fine ales, weekly pub quizzes and live sport, or some good old-fashioned banter and a bite to eat with friends, this beautiful pub will surely be an ideal watering hole for you.
115 locals recommend
The Curtains Up
28A Comeragh RdA cracking local boozer which never fails to delight locals and visitors alike with its welcome blend of delicious food and tasty drinks. As if that wasn't enough there's a theatre downstairs which produces exciting and varied treats of its own! Whether you're in search of fine ales, weekly pub quizzes and live sport, or some good old-fashioned banter and a bite to eat with friends, this beautiful pub will surely be an ideal watering hole for you.
Sports
Grass tennis courts. Hosts the AGEON warm-up tennis tournament before Wimbledon in June
The Queens Club
Palliser RoadGrass tennis courts. Hosts the AGEON warm-up tennis tournament before Wimbledon in June
Sightseeing
All the Royals live here, and the Queen lives at Buckingham Palace. Beautifully located in Kensington Gardens, with a magnificent Orangery serving food and drink.
607 locals recommend
Kensington Palace
Kensington GardensAll the Royals live here, and the Queen lives at Buckingham Palace. Beautifully located in Kensington Gardens, with a magnificent Orangery serving food and drink.
Other
Exhibition center founded in 1886, for international trade shows, conferences, and consumer events.
Olympia Conference Center
Exhibition center founded in 1886, for international trade shows, conferences, and consumer events.
Art & Culture
Victoria and Albert Museum
Cromwell RoadThe world's greatest museum of art and design.
The Natural History Museum in London is a museum exhibiting a vast range of specimens from various segments of natural history.
7 locals recommend
The Natural History Museum Shop
Cromwell RoadThe Natural History Museum in London is a museum exhibiting a vast range of specimens from various segments of natural history.
London museum and library of science. Exhibitions cover all areas of science and technology. Includes online exhibits and a learning area.
1157 locals recommend
Science Museum
Exhibition RoadLondon museum and library of science. Exhibitions cover all areas of science and technology. Includes online exhibits and a learning area.
An art institution on Piccadilly, led by eminent artists and architects; its purpose is to promote the creation, and appreciation of the visual arts through exhibitions, education and debate.
161 locals recommend
Royal Academy of Arts
PiccadillyAn art institution on Piccadilly, led by eminent artists and architects; its purpose is to promote the creation, and appreciation of the visual arts through exhibitions, education and debate.
In the middle of Hyde Park - Contemporary Art free entry as with most state-funded museums. A temporary structure/installation is erected outside the gallery each year by an Artist / Architect incorporating space where you can enjoy a coffee or snack
240 locals recommend
Serpentine Galleries
In the middle of Hyde Park - Contemporary Art free entry as with most state-funded museums. A temporary structure/installation is erected outside the gallery each year by an Artist / Architect incorporating space where you can enjoy a coffee or snack
Extraordinary home built for Sir Frederick Leighton RA, with the most beautiful use of Islamic tiles and interesting architectural details. The entrance is £9, £7 concession.
105 locals recommend
Leighton House Museum
12 Holland Park RdExtraordinary home built for Sir Frederick Leighton RA, with the most beautiful use of Islamic tiles and interesting architectural details. The entrance is £9, £7 concession.
Shopping
One of the biggest shopping centres in Europe with Bond Street style shops and luxury brands and with several bars and restaurants. Open until late 9pm or 10pm depending on the day and season.
737 locals recommend
Westfield Shopping Centre
One of the biggest shopping centres in Europe with Bond Street style shops and luxury brands and with several bars and restaurants. Open until late 9pm or 10pm depending on the day and season.