Guidebook for West Kensington

Your nearest station is West Kensington 5 min walk, but you can also use Barons Court on Picadilly line or Old Brompton Station (10 min). You can use an Oyster card to travel, which you can get in most metro stations, but even easier way is to use your contactless bank card. Daily cap is £8.10 for zones 1-2 and its valid for metro, London trains or busses. WK is in zone 2.

Lovely city views for free, you just need to book 3 weeks in advance-tickets are released on Mondays. The Garden 120 is nearby and also worth seeing, no need to book.

Holland Park with a Japanese garden, Battersea park, Kensington Gardens & Hyde Park, Regents park Hampstead heath offers stunning city views, so does Greenwich park Kew gardens offers largest collection of living plants 🌵 (for an entry fee)

Most museums (Nature history, V&A, Science, British museum) and also National Gallery on Trafalgar Square are amazing and for free !

Top Markets To Visit In London Leadenhall Market. Historic | Unusual Architecture | Harry Potter Movie. Berwick Street Market. Specialist Record Shops | Boutiques | Soho! Borough Market. Oldest in town, delicious food. Harry Potter movie. Camden Lock Market. (quirky!) Southbank Book Market. Portobello Road Market. Covent Garden Market. Petticoat Lane Market.

Planning a trip to London for Christmas By mid-November, all the Christmas lights in London have been switched on except the Christmas Tree in Trafalgar Square. All the ice rinks are open too, and many Christmas markets too 🌟 Most shops will also have their Christmas shopfronts installed. Harrods, Selfridges and Fortnum and Mason´s are well worth visiting. Every single shop in the most famous shopping areas, such as Oxford Street, Regent Street, New Bond street, Carnaby str & Covent Garden will also have amazing installation. Go to Winter Wonderland in Hyde park!

From HEATHROW it takes about 50 min 1) take metro/underground Piccadilly line to Barons Court, change for District line to West Kensington station 1 stop.. Take Exit via North End Road 2) Take Elizabeth line to Ealing Broadway, change for District line to West Kensington/exit via North End Road From GATWICK - take the South train to Victoria station, change for the underground District line to West Kensington, exit via North End Road (travel time 1 hour) From STANSTED take bus National express to Victoria, then underground District line to West Kensington (1hr 50 min)

Theatreland Triumphs: The West End beckons with dazzling musicals (Lion King, Mamma Mia, Tina, Matylda, Les Miserables , The Phantom of the opera..etc),thought-provoking dramas, and side-splitting comedies. Catch a blockbuster revival, discover a hidden gem at a fringe venue, or be mesmerized by Shakespeare's words at the Globe. London's stages truly have something for everyone.

The best App to use is TFL Go