Compton Avenue / Kenwood House

Compton Avenue / Kenwood House is a bus stop in Camden, Greater London, England. Compton Avenue / Kenwood House is situated nearby to the apartment building Park Flats, as well as near the scenic viewpoint Kenwood Viewpoint.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kenwood House and Hampstead Heath.

Kenwood House

Photo: Jim Osley, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Kenwood House is a stately home in Hampstead, London, on the northern boundary of Hampstead Heath. The present house, built in the late 17th century, was remodelled in the 18th century for William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield by Scottish architect Robert Adam, serving as a residence for the Earls of Mansfield until the 20th century. Kenwood House is situated 640 feet southwest of Compton Avenue / Kenwood House.

Hampstead Heath

Park

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Hampstead Heath is an ancient heath in London, spanning 320 hectares. This grassy public space sits astride a sandy ridge, one of the highest points in London, running from Hampstead to Highgate, which rests on a band of London Clay.

Highgate Private Hospital

Hospital

Photo: David Howard, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Highgate Private Hospital, in View Road, Highgate Private Hospital is run by Nuffield Health. Highgate Private Hospital is situated 2,400 feet northeast of Compton Avenue / Kenwood House.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Highgate and North End.

Highgate

Suburb

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Highgate is a suburban area of north London, which is divided among three London boroughs: Haringey in the north and east, Camden in the south and west, and Islington in the south and east.

North End

Quarter

North End is located on the northern edge of Hampstead, just south of Golders Green. For much of its existence it was a rural hamlet but is now part of suburban London. Hampstead Heath lies both east and west of the settlement, while Hampstead Garden Suburb is to its northeast connected by Hampstead Way.