Location: Kensington and Hyde Park
Top Things to do in Kensington and Hyde Park
The 10 Best Things to do in Kensington and Hyde Park, England
The crown jewels, Buckingham Palace, Camden Market…in London, history collides with art, fashion, food, and good British ale. A perfect day is different for everyone: culture aficionados shouldn't miss the Tate Modern and the Royal Opera House. If you love fashion, Oxford Street has shopping galore. For foodies, cream tea at Harrod’s or crispy fish from a proper chippy offers classic London flavor. Music and book buffs will love seeing Abbey Road and the Sherlock Holmes Museum (at 221B Baker Street, of course).
Restaurants in London
1. Oddbins Fine Wine Shops
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5.0 based on 1 reviews
Established chain of wine retail shops that offer excellent quality wines from around the world, port and rare whiskeys.
2. Kingdom Private Tours
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5.0 based on 93 reviews
At Kingdom Private Tours we are passionate about sharing the many wonderful and fascinating historical sights of Great Britain. We ensure all our guests enjoy a very pleasurable and memorable experience, customised to their personal interests. Our expert driver tour guides are friendly, polite and knowledgeable and look forward to entertaining you whilst you relax in comfort.
3. GO-tours
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5.0 based on 146 reviews
We are a small-group tour company in London offering tours that explore Britain. We visit some of Britain's highlights as well as hidden gems, travelling in 16-seat minibuses along winding country roads. Our Tour Leaders are knowledgeable and passionate, so join us to explore Cornwall, the Cotswolds, Wales, the Lake District and more!
4. Mind Calm Massage
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5.0 based on 2 reviews
Mind Calm Massage is a professional massage practice in South Kensington. Whether you need to get energised for a great day or unwind after work, Mind Calm Massage is ready when you are. We provide deep tissue massage, hot stones therapy, relaxing lomi lomi massage and sports massage. Every treatment is tailored to your requirements. A combination of different techniques for the best experience! We welcome new visitors with a FREE 15mins taster massage.
5. Ricco Lounge and Club
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5.0 based on 4 reviews
Ricco Lounge & Club is an intimate, stylish art deco space for the creative and cultured. Ricco will serve classic and signature cocktails and wines to compliment delicious world bites and focus on live music and DJ’s to bring the vibes to your evening.
6. V&A - Victoria and Albert Museum
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4.5 based on 31,918 reviews
The world's greatest museum of art and design.The V&A's collections are unrivalled in their diversity. Explore historical and contemporary art and design, including works of art from many of the world's richest cultures. Admission free.
Reviewed By TalDarkLeanMean - Staines, United Kingdom
The holy trinity of all museums. The V&A, Natural History and the Science Museum. Not in particular order but in one place. Named after the Royal love birds and power couple of arts & culture, Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. In fact the whole area is littered with their legacy. There's Royal Albert Hall, Albert Memorial, Imperial College and God knows what else. It's really a bad idea to to give yourself overdose and kill three birds with one stone (see all three in one visit) unless you're in London for a day or so otherwise you'll neither be doing justice to these wonderful places nor to yourself. Just to give you an idea in a nutshell that what this beautiful building holds inside, There are sculptures, textiles, photography, paintings, jewelry, fashion, music instruments, poetry, metalwork, woodwork, furniture, books, architecture and my personal favorite, ceramic and glass section. One lifetime is not enough to see all that.
7. Natural History Museum
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4.5 based on 36,863 reviews
A center of scientific excellence in the discovery of taxonomy and biodiversity, this world-famous museum promotes the discovery and enjoyment of the natural world through such exciting exhibits as the Life and Earth Galleries, wildlife garden and geological collections.
Reviewed By markn71 - Loughborough, United Kingdom
One of the best museums, in my opinion, in the world!!! Fun, entertaining and most importantly educational!! From the fantastic blue whale skeleton in the main entrance to the special human biology and moon sections difficult to take it all in and even harder to ensure you cover everything. All exhibits were well presented, well explained and at the correct level of complexity. Loads of interactive things for the kids and adults. I’m sure we missed loads so we will be visiting again.
8. Bonham's
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4.5 based on 9 reviews
Fine Art Auctioneers handling more than 70 categories of specialist auctions.
Reviewed By 227ianc - London, United Kingdom
Bonham's has two locations - its smaller and more specialist one in Knightsbridge and its HQ in Bond Street, with contemporary interiors created inside the old historic facades, which holds a variety of different auctions from classic cars to contemporary art, so it is always worth keeping an eye open to see what is on. In March, before the doors closed due to the current health crisis, with most immediate sales postponed, there were two major auctions, one of modern and contemporary art with a wide range of work including Wilfredo Lam from Cuba, and another of modern and contemporary African work, at quite affordable prices if you were thinking of starting to build a collection and showing the versatility of African artists as they span traditional, modern and contemporary themes. Several of the artworks were being auctioned to benefit two charities, and the whole exhibition provided a fascinating overview of recent African art, relatively unknown to London audiences.
9. Hyde Park
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4.5 based on 22,029 reviews
Once the hunting ground for Henry VIII, this large royal park is best known for its famous Speakers' Corner, where people speak their minds, Rotton Row, a famous horse-riding area and Serpentine Lake, home to waterfowl and oarsmen.
Reviewed By WorldTravla7 - Cairns, Australia
I stayed in Lancaster Gate for my holiday which was easy walking distance to both Hyde Park & Kensington Gardens. The Park is acres of green in Central London and my cousin explained to me that half of it is actually Kensington Gardens which is separated from Hyde Park by the Serpentine lake (apparently Queen Caroline ordered they be separated centuries ago). There is plenty to see including the Diana Memorial Fountain, Speakers Corner, the Pan Statue, Holocaust Memorial, Albert Memorial , Reformers Tree & the Wellington Arch (to name just a few). We came just after Anzac Day and a highlight was heading Hyde Park Corner and visiting The Australian War Memorial (dedicated to the 102,000 Australian ms who died in the First and Second World Wars). My cousin is a New Zealander and The New Zealand Memorial is close by so it was great to be able to pay our respects. It was nice seeing the handwritten note from Prince Harry too.
10. Crafts Council Gallery Shop/Victoria & Albert Museum Shop
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4.5 based on 9 reviews
British crafts shop.
