Ashbourne College

Ashbourne College is a private sixth form college located in Kensington, London, England. It was founded in 1981 by its current principal, Michael Kirby.

Type: School
Description: independent school in London
Address: 17 Old Court Place, Kensington, London, W8 4PL

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 2,900 feet east of Ashbourne College.

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 3,900 feet southeast of Ashbourne College.

Kensington Gardens

Park

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Kensington Gardens, once part of the private gardens of Kensington Palace, are now among the Royal Parks of London and largely open to the public. The gardens are shared by the City of Westminster and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and sit immediately to the west of Hyde Park, in west London.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kensington and Black Lion Gate.

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.