Notting Hill

Photo of a terrace of large Georgian houses Photo of a terrace of large Georgian houses
Photo by me, on a rare sunny day.

Famous for the Portobello Road Market, carnival and a fictional second-hand bookshop.

Notting Hill was once the centre of the Caribbean immigrant community in London but its streets of stuccoed Georgian terraces have returned to being a playground for the extremely wealthy.

It is outside the city centre but well placed for the royal residences of Kensington Palace and Buckingham Palace, which can be reached through Hyde Park.

Things to do

Photo of a mural outside the museum with slightly edited brand names Photo of a mural outside the museum with slightly edited brand names
Photo by me. Yum, N&Ns.

Museum of Brands

A small but dense museum exhibiting a large range of everyday branded items, showing how they developed between the Victorian era and present day.

£10.00 - u16s £5.50, families £26

museumofbrands.com
A colourful market stall on Portobello Road selling headbands A colourful market stall on Portobello Road selling headbands
Photo by me.

Portobello Road Market

Famous antique market linking Notting Hill to Ladbroke Grove.

The Notting Hill end was a bit too kitsch and touristy for me but it becomes more varied and interesting as you get towards Ladbroke Grove.

www.portobelloroad.co.uk

Speciality Coffee

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Photo by me, horribly out of focus

Amoret

Coffee shop and roastery located near Portobello Road. It is in an old building so there are steep steps to get into the shop and to most of the seating.

amoret.co.uk