Kensington Central Library

Kensington Central Library is a Grade II* listed building on Hornton Street and Phillimore Walk, Kensington, London. It is adjacent to Kensington Town Hall.

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Opening hours:
Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday: 9:30 AM—8:00 PM
Wednesday: 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
Friday and Saturday: 9:30 AM—5:00 PM
Type: Library
Description: public library in London
Address: 12 Phillimore Walk, London

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Design Museum and High Street Kensington tube station.

Design Museum

Museum

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The Design Museum in Kensington, London, England, exhibits product, industrial, graphic, fashion, and architectural design. In 2018, the museum won the European Museum of the Year Award. Design Museum is situated 1,400 feet southwest of Kensington Central Library.

High Street Kensington tube station

Metro station

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High Street Kensington is a London Underground station on Kensington High Street, Kensington. It is served by the Circle and District lines, and is in London fare zone 1. High Street Kensington tube station is situated 670 feet southeast of Kensington Central Library.

Kensington Arcade

Shopping center

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The Kensington Arcade is a shopping centre in Kensington, London, England. It is located on Kensington High Street. The entrance to High Street Kensington tube station is inside The Kensington Arcade. Kensington Arcade is situated 470 feet southeast of Kensington Central Library.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kensington and South Kensington.

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.

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.

Earls Court

Suburb

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Earl's Court is a district of Kensington in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea in West London, bordering the rail tracks of the West London line and District line that separate it from the ancient borough of Fulham to the west, the sub-districts of South Kensington to the east, Chelsea to the south and Kensington to the northeast.

Kensington Central Library

Categories: library building, public library, building, and education
Location: South Kensington-Chelsea, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.50143° or 51° 30′ 5″ north

Longitude

-0.19442° or 0° 11′ 40″ west

Wheelchair access

yes

Open location code

9C3XGR24+H6

OpenStreetMap ID

way 75110977

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=library

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

Wikidata ID

Q15979028

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“Kensington Central Library” goes by many names.

Portuguese: “Kensington Central Library”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include High Street Kensington Farmers‘ Market and St Mary Abbots Gardens.

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