Tuesday morning drive around Kensington. The area has some of London’s most expensive streets and garden squares. Famous residents include Elton John, Richard Branson, Rowan Atkinson, Eric Clapton, Robbie Williams, Prince William and Kate, and many more.
Filmed in Fall of November 2018.
Kensington is an affluent district in the West End of central London. Kensington is, in general, an extremely affluent area, a trait that it shares with Chelsea, its neighbour to the south. At about the turn of the 21st century the Holland Park neighbourhood became particularly high-status. In early 2007 houses sold in Upper Phillimore Gardens, immediately east of Holland Park, for over £20 million.
The focus of the area is Kensington High Street, a busy commercial centre with many shops, typically upmarket. The street was declared London’s second best shopping street in February 2005 due to its wide range and number of shops. However, since October 2008 the street has faced competition from the Westfield shopping centre in nearby White City.
Notable attractions and institutions in Kensington include: Kensington Palace in Kensington Gardens; the Royal Albert Hall opposite the Albert Memorial in Hyde Park; the Royal College of Music; the Natural History Museum; the Science Museum; the Victoria and Albert Museum; Heythrop College; Imperial College; the Royal College of Art and Kensington and Chelsea College. The Olympia Exhibition Hall is just over the western border in West Kensington.
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