Hoop & Toy

Hoop & Toy is a pub in South Kensington-Chelsea, Greater London, England which is located on Thurloe Place. Hoop & Toy is situated nearby to the community center Institut français du Royaume-Uni (Language Centre), as well as near The Pelham London - Starhotels Collezione.

Opening hours:
Monday—Saturday: 11:00 AM—midnight
Sunday: noon—11:00 PM
Type: Pub
Address: 34 Thurloe Place, London
Roof shape: saltbox
Wheelchair access: limited

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, 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 740 feet northwest of Hoop & Toy.

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 2,817,852 visitors in 2025. Science Museum is situated 1,100 feet northwest of Hoop & Toy.

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 2,400 feet north of Hoop & Toy.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Brompton and Sutton Dwellings.

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.