Guidebook for London
Food Scene
Parlour Kensal
5 Regent StPub and restaurant with great food and atmosphere.
Taste of Chamberlyne
63 Chamberlayne RdDelicious breakfast at any time.
Rullo’s
43 Chamberlayne RdDelicious Italian food and atmosphere.
Drinks & Nightlife
Paradise by way of Kensal Green
19 Kilburn LnGlamorous bar and restaurant.
The Masons Arms
665 Harrow RdBig, lively pub.
Sightseeing
Portobello Market is good to wander around and soak up the sights as well as providing an array of goods, food and bars.
417 locals recommend
Portobello Road
Portobello RoadPortobello Market is good to wander around and soak up the sights as well as providing an array of goods, food and bars.
Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament are stunning up close, you can get out at Westminster and see the sights, head along the river to Westminster Pier and jump on a boat (use an Oyster Card if you have one) that takes you down the River all the way to Greenwich.
1337 locals recommend
Big Ben
Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament are stunning up close, you can get out at Westminster and see the sights, head along the river to Westminster Pier and jump on a boat (use an Oyster Card if you have one) that takes you down the River all the way to Greenwich.
From Kensal Rise you can get the overground 20 minutes to Richmond with its high street and shops and secret side lanes and alley ways, discover the old town and Richmond Green, step back in time as you walk along the River towards Richmond Park, past pubs and lovely houses, walk through a field complete with cows and head to Petersham Nurseries - a wonderfully hidden gem of a place, where you can dine in the romantic undergrowth of the glasshouse or have coffee and cake by the old stables.
147 locals recommend
Richmond
53/54 George StFrom Kensal Rise you can get the overground 20 minutes to Richmond with its high street and shops and secret side lanes and alley ways, discover the old town and Richmond Green, step back in time as you walk along the River towards Richmond Park, past pubs and lovely houses, walk through a field complete with cows and head to Petersham Nurseries - a wonderfully hidden gem of a place, where you can dine in the romantic undergrowth of the glasshouse or have coffee and cake by the old stables.
Lovely neighbourhood, great area with Grand Union Canal as its central focus. You can get a canal boat to or from Camden and see a private view of London suburbs.
395 locals recommend
Little Venice
6 Warwick AveLovely neighbourhood, great area with Grand Union Canal as its central focus. You can get a canal boat to or from Camden and see a private view of London suburbs.
Parks & Nature
Spacious green area to exhale in, with cafe, kids play area and mini farm, less than 10 minutes from the house.
201 locals recommend
Queen's Park
Spacious green area to exhale in, with cafe, kids play area and mini farm, less than 10 minutes from the house.
Large park that is a bus ride away and touches Hyde Park on one side, Kensington High Street on another and Queensway/Notting Hill Gate on the the other.
664 locals recommend
Kensington Gardens
Large park that is a bus ride away and touches Hyde Park on one side, Kensington High Street on another and Queensway/Notting Hill Gate on the the other.
Interactive Fountain that winds its way around and you paddle in it! Kids and adults adore it, great place to go to with a picnic on a sunny day.
65 locals recommend
Princess Diana Memorial Fountain
West Carriage DriveInteractive Fountain that winds its way around and you paddle in it! Kids and adults adore it, great place to go to with a picnic on a sunny day.
A special park, with amazing plants, information, projects, kids area and treetop walk, nice cafes in and around the park, although we take a picnic and find a hidden spot, you need to pay to get in but it is worth the peace and relative calm. There are small palaces in the grounds which are open at different times of the year, but just wandering around them is quite magical.
637 locals recommend
Royal Botanic Gardens Car Park
A special park, with amazing plants, information, projects, kids area and treetop walk, nice cafes in and around the park, although we take a picnic and find a hidden spot, you need to pay to get in but it is worth the peace and relative calm. There are small palaces in the grounds which are open at different times of the year, but just wandering around them is quite magical.
Lovely wild open space with great views of London, local cafes and dog sight seeing.
1215 locals recommend
Hampstead Heath
Lovely wild open space with great views of London, local cafes and dog sight seeing.
Shopping
Westfield London
1081 Ariel WayEndless shops!
Iconic Oxford Street, get the 6 bus from Kensal Rise and jump off after Edgware Road at Marble Arch. Sneak a peak at the comings and goings outside the Savoy Hotel, continue down Oxford Street, past Selfridges to Oxford Circus, Bond Street and Regents Street. Shopping, red buses people everywhere!
1427 locals recommend
Oxford Street
Oxford StreetIconic Oxford Street, get the 6 bus from Kensal Rise and jump off after Edgware Road at Marble Arch. Sneak a peak at the comings and goings outside the Savoy Hotel, continue down Oxford Street, past Selfridges to Oxford Circus, Bond Street and Regents Street. Shopping, red buses people everywhere!
15 minute walk, 5 minute bus ride to the area of Portobello, Ladbroke Grove and Notting Hill. Great market with everything from antiques to cheap goods.
860 locals recommend
Portobello Market
73a Lewisham High St15 minute walk, 5 minute bus ride to the area of Portobello, Ladbroke Grove and Notting Hill. Great market with everything from antiques to cheap goods.
A bus ride away, Knightsbridge and Harrods and well worth the visit, truly iconic!
1522 locals recommend
Harrods
87-135 Brompton RdA bus ride away, Knightsbridge and Harrods and well worth the visit, truly iconic!
Take a canal trip, wander round the market - special and individual part of London
1028 locals recommend
Camden Market
54-56 Camden Lock PlTake a canal trip, wander round the market - special and individual part of London
East End market with great designers and hidden gems. Wander around and find places to eat and drink along the way.
825 locals recommend
Brick Lane Sunday Market
Brick LaneEast End market with great designers and hidden gems. Wander around and find places to eat and drink along the way.
Great market, great food, situated in a very old part of London, full of character and history.
696 locals recommend
Old Spitalfields Market
16 Commercial StGreat market, great food, situated in a very old part of London, full of character and history.
Essentials
Local small supermarket, chemists and shops, five minutes away.
32 locals recommend
Kensal Rise station
Local small supermarket, chemists and shops, five minutes away.
Entertainment & Activities
Lexi Cinema
194b Chamberlayne RdLocal cinema whose proceeds go to charity.
Wonderful old and glamour movie theatre where you can sit back with a glass of wine and posh popcorn and get lost in a film, very comfy seats!
90 locals recommend
Gate Picturehouse
87 Notting Hill GateWonderful old and glamour movie theatre where you can sit back with a glass of wine and posh popcorn and get lost in a film, very comfy seats!
Wembley Stadium
For Sport and Concerts, 20 mins away from us on the tube.
Strange and wonderful and well worth a visit, book online and get a speedy entry ticket if possible - the queue is long!
951 locals recommend
Madame Tussauds London
Marylebone RoadStrange and wonderful and well worth a visit, book online and get a speedy entry ticket if possible - the queue is long!
Quite scary if you are 12 or under - well done and interesting in terms of what horror London has been capable of...
234 locals recommend
The London Dungeon
Westminster Bridge RoadQuite scary if you are 12 or under - well done and interesting in terms of what horror London has been capable of...
Magical Harry Potter Experience for all the fans out there! Jump on the train at the top of the road straight to Watford Junction.
190 locals recommend
Warner Bros. Studio Tour London
Studio Tour DriveMagical Harry Potter Experience for all the fans out there! Jump on the train at the top of the road straight to Watford Junction.