Royal Hospital

Royal Hospital is a locality in South Kensington-Chelsea, Greater London, England. Royal Hospital is situated nearby to the locality Chelsea Embankment, as well as near the neighborhood Sutton Dwellings.

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Places of Interest

Highlights include National Army Museum and Chelsea Physic Garden.

National Army Museum

Museum

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The National Army Museum is the British Army's central museum. It is located in the Chelsea district of central London, adjacent to the Royal Hospital Chelsea, the home of the "Chelsea Pensioners".

Chelsea Physic Garden

Garden

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The Chelsea Physic Garden was established as the Apothecaries' Garden in London, England, in 1673 by the Worshipful Society of Apothecaries to grow plants to be used as medicines.

The Royal Hospital Chelsea is an old soldiers' retirement home and nursing home for some 300 veterans of the British Army. Founded as an almshouse — the ancient sense of the word "hospital" — by King Charles II in 1682, it is a 66-acre site located on Royal Hospital Road in Chelsea, London.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chelsea and Sutton Dwellings.

Chelsea

Suburb

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Chelsea is an area in West London, England, due south-west of Charing Cross by approximately 2.5 miles. It lies on the north bank of the River Thames and for postal purposes is part of the south-western postal area.