Best spots in Kensington
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From the classic Kyoto Garden and the Design Museum, to lesser-known spots worth adding to your trip.
London · 🌳 Nature
Kyoto Garden
25 min
London · 🎨 Museum
the Design Museum
1h15
Leighton House
50 min
Sambourne House
London · 🏛️ Landmark
Kensington Palace Sightseeing Entrance Tickets
2h
★ 4.7 · 13,977 reviews
Step into the Kyoto Garden, a tranquil slice of Japan hidden inside Holland Park. Stroll past stone lanterns and maples, watch koi glide beneath the waterfall, and spot peacocks roaming freely along the paths.
★ 4.4 · 14,181 reviews
Explore the Design Museum in Kensington, set beneath its striking hyperbolic paraboloid roof. Browse the free permanent collection of industrial design classics, then catch a buzzy ticketed exhibition on subjects like Wes Anderson's film work.
★ 4.6 · 1,912 reviews
Step into Leighton House, the Holland Park studio-home of Victorian painter Frederic Leighton. Wander through the gilded, tile-covered Arab Hall and explore an interior unlike anything else in London during a rich 50-minute visit.
★ 4.6 · 404 reviews
Step into Sambourne House, the untouched Kensington home of Punch cartoonist Linley Sambourne. Wander through richly layered, dark, ornate rooms decorated in the Victorian 'House Beautiful' style for an immersive 75-minute glimpse into an artist's real life.
★ 4.4 · 4,693 reviews
Step into Kensington Palace, still a working royal residence tucked inside its own gardens. Wander the King's and Queen's State Apartments, explore exhibitions on royal fashion and Queen Victoria's early life, then unwind in the surrounding grounds.
