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Notting Hill

Wander the pastel-painted streets of Notting Hill, London's most photogenic neighbourhood. Browse antiques, vinyl, and street food along Portobello Road Market, or time your visit for August's vibrant Caribbean-rooted Carnival.

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Reasons to go

The neighborhood's fame was cemented by the 1999 film "Notting Hill" starring Hugh Grant and Julia Roberts.
Portobello Road hosts one of the world's largest antiques markets, held every Saturday.
It's home to Notting Hill Carnival, Europe's biggest street festival, rooted in the area's Windrush-generation Caribbean community.

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Full description

Notting Hill's rows of candy-coloured Victorian houses, especially around Lancaster Road and Elgin Crescent, have made it one of the most photographed corners of London, a reputation cemented by the 1999 film of the same name. Portobello Road hosts one of the world's largest antiques markets on Saturdays, its stalls giving way to fruit, vinyl, and street food further down the hill.

The area is also home to Europe's biggest street festival, the Notting Hill Carnival, a Caribbean-rooted celebration held every August Bank Holiday that traces back to the neighbourhood's Windrush-generation community. Today it's largely affluent and quiet outside market days and carnival weekend.

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Address

Notting Hill, London, UK · Notting Hill

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Booking

Walk-in

Duration

1h15

Best time

morning or lunchtime

Intensity

Active — lots of walking

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Good to know

Visit Portobello Road on a Saturday for the full antiques market
the pastel houses cluster around Lancaster Road, Elgin Crescent, and St Luke's Mews
expect street closures during Carnival weekend in late August.

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