The Kensington
The Kensington is a hotel in South Kensington-Chelsea, Greater London, England which is located on Queen’s Gate. The Kensington is situated nearby to the suburb Brompton, as well as near Natural History Museum.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Hotel
- Description: Luxury hotel in South Kensington, London.
- Also known as: “The Kensington Hotel” and “The Kensington Hotel Doyle Collection”
- Address: 109-113 Queen’s Gate, London
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Natural History Museum and Science Museum.
Natural History Museum
Museum
Photo: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Natural History Museum in London 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 1,500 feet north of The Kensington.
Science Museum
Museum
Photo: Shadowssettle, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Science Museum is a major museum on Exhibition Road in South Kensington, London. It was founded in 1857 and is one of the city's major tourist attractions, attracting 3.3 million visitors annually in 2019. Science Museum is situated 1,800 feet north of The Kensington.
Royal Albert Hall
Theater building
Photo: Sandpiper, Public domain.
The Royal Albert Hall is a concert hall on the northern edge of South Kensington, London, England. It has a seating capacity of 5,272. Since the hall's opening by Queen Victoria in 1871, the world's leading artists from many performance genres have appeared on its stage. Royal Albert Hall is situated 3,100 feet north of The Kensington.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Brompton and South Kensington.
Brompton
Suburb
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Brompton, sometimes called Old Brompton, is an area in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea in London. Until the latter half of the 19th century it was a scattered village made up mostly of market gardens in the county of Middlesex.
South Kensington
Suburb
Photo: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0.
South Kensington is a district at the West End of Central London in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. Historically it settled on part of the scattered Middlesex village of Brompton.
Sutton Dwellings
Neighborhood
Photo: PAUL FARMER, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sutton Dwellings, also known as the Sutton Estate, are a series of 14 residential buildings in Chelsea, London, United Kingdom.
The Kensington
- Categories: building, tourism, and accommodation
- Location: South Kensington-Chelsea, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.49258° or 51° 29′ 33″ northLongitude
-0.17801° or 0° 10′ 41″ westElevation
43 feet (13 metres)Levels
5Open location code
9C3XFRVC+2QOpenStreetMap ID
way 846618130OpenStreetMap feature
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tourism=hotel
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In Other Languages
From French to Turkish—“The Kensington” goes by many names.
- French: “The Kensington”
- German: “The Kensington”
- Turkish: “The Kensington”
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