Kensington
in Greater London of England, United Kingdom
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RAF Northolt (10 mi) - London City Airport (11 mi)
- London Heathrow Airport (12 mi)
- London Biggin Hill Airport (15 mi)
- Fairoaks Airport (19 mi)
- Redhill Aerodrome (20 mi)
- London Gatwick Airport (24 mi)
- London Luton Airport (27 mi)
- London Stansted Airport (32 mi)
- Tower of London (Unesco heritage, 12 mi)
- Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey including Saint Margaret’s Church (Unesco heritage, 14 mi)
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Unesco heritage, 21 mi)
- Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites (Unesco heritage, 22 mi)
- Blenheim Palace (Unesco heritage, 30 mi)
- Canterbury Cathedral, St Augustine's Abbey, and St Martin's Church (Unesco heritage, 57 mi)
- City of Bath (Unesco heritage, 63 mi)
- Dorset and East Devon Coast (Unesco heritage, 65 mi)
- Derwent Valley Mills (Unesco heritage, 106 mi)
- Brent Valley Golf Course (Golf course, 5 mi)
- Hartsbourne Country Club (Golf course, 6 mi)
- Ealing Golf Club (Golf course, 6 mi)
- Hampton Court Palace Golf Club (Golf course, 10 mi)
- Ilford Golf Club (Golf course, 12 mi)
- Chingford Golf Club (Golf course, 13 mi)
- Aldenham Golf Club (Berry Grove) (Golf course, 14 mi)
- Essendon Country Club (Golf course, 18 mi)
- Brickendon Grange Golf Club (Golf course, 18 mi)
- Radlett Park Golf Club (Golf course, 21 mi)
- London Eye (observation point, (3 mi)
- Lee Valley Marina Springfield (marina, (8 mi)
- The View from the Shard (observation point, (5 mi)
- Penton Hook Marina (marina, (15 mi)
- Box Hill Hiking Area (amusement park, (18 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 51.501 and -0.192 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 51° 30' 3" and W -0° 11' 30"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Pound - GBP
- Spoken languages:
- English, Welsh, Scottish Gaelic
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 07:32 PM (Saturday)
- Timezone: Europe/London
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:35 am and 7:16 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -43.750 and 173.083 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Le Bons Bay - References
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Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to United Kingdom.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning United Kingdom. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Explore Kensington
Kensington in Greater London (England) is a city in United Kingdom a little west of London, the country's capital.
Local time in Kensington is now 07:32 PM (Saturday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 9 airports in the vicinity of Kensington, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is RAF Northolt in a distance of 10 mi (or 17 km), West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in United Kingdom is Tower of London in a distance of 12 mi (or 19 km), East. Also, if you like golfing, there are multiple options in driving distance. We found 5 points of interest in the vicinity of this place. If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Hammersmith, Wandsworth, Camden Town, London and City of Westminster. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 17°C / 63 °F
| Morning Temperature | 10°C / 49 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 19°C / 66 °F |
| Night Temperature | 14°C / 56 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 50% |
| Air Pressure | 1031 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 6 km/h (3 mph) from North-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 86% of sky |
| General Conditions | Overcast clouds |
Sunday, 15th of September 2024
18°C (64 °F)
16°C (60 °F)
Overcast clouds, gentle breeze.
Monday, 16th of September 2024
18°C (65 °F)
15°C (59 °F)
Overcast clouds, light breeze.
Tuesday, 17th of September 2024
18°C (65 °F)
15°C (59 °F)
Scattered clouds, gentle breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Baglioni Hotel London
The Milestone Hotel
Royal Garden Hotel-Worldhotel
Hotel Xenia Autograph Collection
Holiday Inn LONDON - KENSINGTON HIGH ST.
Copthorne Tara London Kensington
Hotel Moonlight
London Marriott Hotel Kensington
KNARESBOROUGH SERVICED APARTMENTS by Skyline
NH London Kensington
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Attractions and noteworthy things
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Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (often abbreviated to RBKC) is a central London borough of Royal borough status. After the City of Westminster, it is the wealthiest borough in England.
Metropolitan Borough of Kensington
The Metropolitan Borough of Kensington was a Metropolitan borough in the County of London from 1900 to 1965. It bordered Chelsea, Fulham, Hammersmith, Paddington, and Westminster It included Kensington, South Kensington, Earls Court, Notting Hill, Brompton and part of Kensal Green. In 1901 it was granted the status of a royal borough, and therefore from then was also known as the Royal Borough of Kensington.
Kensington High Street
Kensington High Street is the main shopping street in Kensington, Central London. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London. Kensington High Street is the continuation of Kensington Road and part of the A315. It starts by the entrance to Kensington Palace and runs westward through central Kensington. Near Kensington (Olympia) station, where the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea ends and Hammersmith begins, it ends and becomes Hammersmith Road.
Kensington Roof Gardens
The Roof Gardens (formerly known as Derry and Toms Roof Gardens and Kensington Roof Gardens) is a roof garden covering 6,000 m² on top of the former Derry and Toms building on Kensington High Street, in central London, in The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. They have for a long time been the largest roof garden in Europe, but was surpassed by the roof garden on the shopping mall Emporia in 2012. Facilities include a restaurant and club.
Biba
Biba was an iconic and popular London fashion store of the 1960s and 1970s. It was started and primarily run by the Polish-born Barbara Hulanicki with help of her husband Stephen Fitz-Simon.
Embassy of Israel, London
The Israeli Embassy to the United Kingdom is the site of a diplomatic mission of Israel, situated at 2 Palace Green (consular entrance at 15a Old Court Place), in the London Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. It is the only diplomatic building of Israel in the United Kingdom. The building hosts both the Embassy of Israel and the Israeli Consulate, accessible via a separate entrance. The embassy occupies a house originally built in the 1860s for William Makepeace Thackeray.
Kensington Court Gardens
Kensington Court Gardens is a large, late Victorian mansion block, completed in 1889, near to Kensington Palace and Gardens. It was most famously the residence of T. S. Eliot. It has a plain, red brick exterior.
Ashbourne College
Ashbourne College is an independent sixth form college in Kensington, London.
Derry & Toms
Derry & Toms was a London department store. The company dates back to the 1860s, when Joseph Toms, a store proprietor joined forces with his brother-in-law, Charles Derry. In 1920 John Barker & Co acquired Derry & Toms. In 1932 the store moved to large seven story building on Kensington High Street, designed in an Art Deco style popular at the time by Bernard George and featuring metalwork by Walter Gilbert. The building is most famous for its Kensington Roof Gardens which still remains today.
Kensington Market, London
Kensington Market was a three storey indoor market at 49 Kensington High Street, in the Kensington area of London, England. In the 1960s and 1970s, it catered to hippie and bohemian culture. In the 1980s to end of the 1990s it catered to punks, new romantics, metal heads, ravers, goths, trance, acid house and various sub-cultures of modern music, fashion, hair stylists, body arts, crafts and accessories, vintage rock 'n' roll wear, fetish rangers.
St Mary Abbots
St Mary Abbots is an historic church located on Kensington High Street, London at a prominent intersection with Kensington Church Street. The present church was built in 1872 by the architect Sir George Gilbert Scott in neo-Gothic Early English style. It was the latest in a succession of churches which have stood on the site since around 1100. The church has the tallest spire in London.
Kensington Square
Kensington Square is a garden square in Kensington, London. It was founded in 1685; hence it is the oldest such square in London.
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11 Oct
2025
The House Band
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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Kensington, Kensinqton, Кенсінгтон, Кенсингтън, کنزینگتون, קנזינגטון, केंसिंग्टन, ケンジントン, 켄징턴, Кенсингтон, 肯星頓, 肯辛顿
