Washington House

Washington House is an apartment building in South Kensington-Chelsea, Greater London, England which is located on Basil Street. Washington House is situated nearby to Capital Hotel, as well as near the health club Core Collective.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hyde Park and Knightsbridge tube station.

Hyde Park

Park

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Hyde Park is a 350-acre, historic Grade I-listed urban park in Westminster, Greater London. A Royal Park, it is the largest of the parks and green spaces that form a chain from Kensington Palace through Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park, via Hyde Park Corner and Green Park, past Buckingham Palace to St James's Park.

Knightsbridge tube station

Metro station

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Knightsbridge is a London Underground station. It is located in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. The station is on the Piccadilly line, between South Kensington and Hyde Park Corner stations. Knightsbridge tube station is situated 510 feet north of Washington House.

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 3,600 feet southwest of Washington House.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Knightsbridge and Belgravia.

Knightsbridge

Suburb

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Knightsbridge is a residential and retail district in central London, south of Hyde Park. It is identified in the London Plan as one of two international retail centres in London, alongside the West End.

Belgravia

Suburb

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Belgravia is a district in Central London, covering parts of the areas of the City of Westminster and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. Belgravia was known as the 'Five Fields' during the Tudor Period, and became a dangerous place due to highwaymen and robberies.