The Goat, Kensington

The Goat is a public house in Kensington, London, at 3a Kensington High Street, which dates back to 1695. It is where the English serial killer John George Haigh, the "Acid Bath Murderer", met his first victim.

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Opening hours:
Monday—Thursday: noon—11:00 PM
Friday and Saturday: noon—midnight
Sunday: noon—10:00 PM
Type: Pub
Description: pub in Kensington High Street, London, England
Address: 3 Kensington High Street, London, W8 5NP

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Royal Albert Hall and Natural History Museum.

Royal Albert Hall

Theater building

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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 2,400 feet east of The Goat, Kensington.

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 3,400 feet southeast of The Goat, Kensington.

Science Museum

Museum

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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 2,817,852 visitors in 2025. Science Museum is situated 3,100 feet southeast of The Goat, Kensington.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include South Kensington and Kensington.

South Kensington

Suburb

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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.

Kensington

Suburb

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Kensington is an area of London in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, centred around 2.9 miles west of Charing Cross. The district's commercial heart is Kensington High Street, which runs east–west.