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SOUTH KENSINGTON

AND KNIGHTSBRIDGE

Packed with embassies and upmarket as Victorian temples to learning that are
emporia, these are among London’s most the major draw. With Kensington Palace, the
desirable and expensive areas. For visitors, Royal Albert Hall and the Albert Memorial,
however, it is the three great museums – the there are some royal connections here too,
Natural History Museum, the Science Museum while Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens are
and the Victoria and Albert – founded among the city’s prime green spaces.
Sights at a Glance
Historic Streets and Buildings Monuments Restaurants see pp299–301
5 Royal College of Music 8 Albert Memorial 1 Bar Boulud
7 Royal College of Art r Marble Arch 2 Dinner
0 Kensington Palace Concert Halls 3 One-0-One
e Speakers’ Corner 6 Royal Albert Hall 4 Zuma
Churches Shops
4 Brompton Oratory t Harrods
Museums and Galleries
1 Natural History Museum pp206–7
2 Science Museum pp210–11
3 Victoria and Albert Museum pp214–17
9 Serpentine Gallery
Parks and Gardens
q Kensington Gardens
w Hyde Park
Street Finder maps 10, 11, 19
Marble
Arch
B AY S W AT E R R O A D CUMB E R LAND GATE
Lancaster T H E R I N G PA RK LAN E
B AY S W A T E R R O A D
Gate
Queensway
HYDE P AR K
KENSINGTON The Long Water
T H E R I N G
T
H
E
PARK LANE
B S E R P E N T I N E R O A D
Round
R
Pond T h e S e r p e n t i n e
O
A
D
GARDENS
THE RING Diana, Princess of Wales S E R P E N T I N E R O A D
Memorial Fountain
R O T T E N R O W
THE FLOWER WALK S O U T H CA R R I A G E D R I V E K N I G H T S B R I D G E Hyde Park
W A
L
K
KENSINGTON ROAD K N I G H T S B R I D G E Knightsbridge Corner
ENNISMORE EN NI SM O R
GARDENS TREVOR PLACE Knightsbridge
JAY
GATE
ALBERT COURT
PRINCE CONSORT RD WALK MONTPELIER ST MONTPELIER
QUEENS
MEWS
PALACE GATE
CHEVAL PL
HYDE PARK GATE
QUEEN'S GATE TER ROAD CALLENDAR E X H I B I T I O N R O A D B R O M P T O N R O A D
IMPERIAL COLLEGE RD COTTAGE PL
Q U
S Q U A R E
PRINCE'S GARDENS E G D NS B R O M P T O N
QUEEN'S GATE PLACE MEWS QUEEN'S GATE South
GARDENS
Kensington
CROMWELL GARDENS 150 metres / 165 yards 0 metres 500
ELVASTON PLACE E E N ' S G AT E
GLO U CESTER ROAD
Gloucester 0 yards 500
Road
The Royal Albert Hall and the Albert Memorial For keys to symbols see back flap
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