Guidebook for London
Drinks & Nightlife
Terrific local pub on our corner, with great food and a fairy lit garden. Suggest booking for meals. We eat here a lot.
34 locals recommend
The Devonshire Arms
33 Kentish Town RdTerrific local pub on our corner, with great food and a fairy lit garden. Suggest booking for meals. We eat here a lot.
Another local pub. Recommend for drinks not food set in a traditional square
157 locals recommend
The Scarsdale Tavern, Kensington
23a Edwardes SquareAnother local pub. Recommend for drinks not food set in a traditional square
The Builders Arms
13 Britten StGreat local pub on the walk home from High St Kensington
Food Scene
Locanda Ottoemezzo
2-4 Thackeray StCozy local Italian
Tendido Cero
174 Old Brompton RdTerrific local spanish tapas with a great atmosphere. Can be noisy.
Essentials
Whole Foods Market
63-97 Kensington High StTerrific for picnics in Hyde Park.
Sainsbury's
31 Essex PlLarge local supermarket, 5 mins from the flat
Everything Else
Terrific for groceries, perusing antiques, bric a brad and vintage clothing. Locals tend to get out of there by 10.30/11am on a Saturday when it becomes very busy with tourists
860 locals recommend
Portobello Market
73a Lewisham High StTerrific for groceries, perusing antiques, bric a brad and vintage clothing. Locals tend to get out of there by 10.30/11am on a Saturday when it becomes very busy with tourists
Shopping
High Street Kensington station
Kensington High StreetLots of high street shopping
Sightseeing
The former home of Diana Princess of Wales. There is a tea house in the gardens that the public can use. When walking to Nottting Hill, we walk this way up Kensington Palace Gardens.
607 locals recommend
Kensington Palace
Kensington GardensThe former home of Diana Princess of Wales. There is a tea house in the gardens that the public can use. When walking to Nottting Hill, we walk this way up Kensington Palace Gardens.
Victoria and Albert Museum
Cromwell RoadFamous museum. Most exhibits are free to the public
Natural History Museum
Cromwell RoadFamous museum. Most exhibits are free to the public