The Capital

The Capital is an apartment in South Kensington-Chelsea, Greater London, England which is located on Basil Street. The Capital is situated nearby to the department store Harrods, as well as near the suburb Knightsbridge.

Email: reservations.capital@warwickhotels.com
Type: Apartment
Also known as: “The Capital Apartments”
Address: 26 Basil Street, London, SW3 1AS

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hyde Park and Harrods.

Hyde Park

Park

Photo: Alvesgaspar, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Hyde Park is a 350-acre, historic Grade I-listed urban park in Westminster, Greater London. A Royal Park, it is the largest of the parks and green spaces that form a chain from Kensington Palace through Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park, via Hyde Park Corner and Green Park, past Buckingham Palace to St James's Park.

Harrods

Department store

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Harrods is a luxury department store on Brompton Road in Knightsbridge, London, England. The building was designed by C. W. Stephens for Charles Digby Harrod, and opened in 1905; it replaced the first store on the grounds founded by his father Charles Henry Harrod in 1849, which burned down in 1881. Harrods is situated 380 feet southwest of The Capital.

Natural History Museum

Museum

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The Natural History Museum in London, England, is a museum that exhibits a vast range of specimens from various segments of natural history. It is one of three major museums on Exhibition Road in South Kensington, the others being the Science Museum and the Victoria and Albert Museum. Natural History Museum is situated 3,500 feet west of The Capital.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Knightsbridge and Belgravia.

Knightsbridge

Suburb

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Knightsbridge is a residential and retail district in central London, south of Hyde Park. It is identified in the London Plan as one of two international retail centres in London, alongside the West End.

Belgravia

Suburb

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Belgravia is a district in Central London, covering parts of the areas of the City of Westminster and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. Belgravia was known as the 'Five Fields' during the Tudor Period, and became a dangerous place due to highwaymen and robberies.