This 3.5-mile stroll explores the long-lasting London neighbourhood of Notting Hill. It visits vibrant homes, Portobello market, and landmarks from the movie with a map and directions that can assist you navigate this vibrant neighborhood.
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Over the past hundred years, folks from all world wide have flocked to reside in Notting Hill. Main the way in which have been Caribbean immigrants within the Nineteen Fifties and Nineteen Sixties, who as we speak reside facet by facet with Moroccan, Spanish and Portuguese communities.
In consequence, it’s a various and multicultural neighbourhood with a lot of nice points of interest.
This stroll explores among the greatest issues to do in Notting Hill. It’s bookended by two glorious museums with a park go to within the center.
The entire route would take round 90 minutes. Nonetheless, should you discover the market, have brunch, stroll the outlets, and go to the museums, you’ll want round half a day.
ABOUT THIS NOTTING HILL WALK
This Notting Hill Stroll is cut up into two elements. The primary covers the very best Notting Hill points of interest together with Portobello Market, the colorful homes, and the Notting Hill movie areas. The second goes additional afield into Holland Park and North Kensington.
MAP | NOTTING HILL WALK
Use our map to navigate this Notting Hill Stroll and to be sure you don’t miss any of the sights.
Easy methods to use this map / Click on on the highest left of the map to show the checklist of areas, then click on on the areas to show additional info. Click on on the highest proper nook of the map to open a bigger model in a brand new tab or the star to avoid wasting to your Google Maps.
WHERE TO START?
We advocate beginning at Ladbroke Grove tube station and ending at Excessive Road Kensington tube station. Nonetheless, you would additionally do the stroll in reverse.
HOW LONG?
The stroll is 3.5 miles (5.6 kilometres) which might take about 90 minutes with out stops. Nonetheless, there’s a lot to see alongside the way in which, so permit at the very least 2 to three hours. You’ll want longer should you intend to cease for brunch or go to the museums.
If you happen to don’t need to do the second half of the stroll into Holland Park and Kensington, you may end at Notting Hill tube station (see map above) which is midway alongside the stroll.
WHEN TO DO THE WALK?
Friday or Saturday are the very best days to do that stroll as essentially the most fascinating elements of Portobello Market can be open. There are additionally a number of nice brunch spots in Notting Hill value planning forward for.
GOLBORNE ROAD
The Museum of Manufacturers is simply across the nook from the Golborne Highway tube station. It’s a nostalgic journey by way of 200 years of shopper tradition.
If you happen to skip the museum, flip disregarded the station, cross underneath the bridge, after which take the third proper down
Chesterton Highway to succeed in Golborne Highway (see strolling map above).
Golborne Highway is the guts of multi-cultural Notting Hill. It’s residence to London’s Portuguese and Moroccan communities with shops promoting bric-a-brac, furnishings, and flowers. There some great meals stalls – attempt the Moroccan fish – and don’t miss the Golborne Deli. It’s greatest to go to on Fridays and Saturdays.
PORTOBELLO MARKET
After exploring Golborne Highway flip left down Portobello Highway. This street is the guts of Notting Hill and Portobello Market runs alongside its size. The market is cut up into 4 sections, every part has its personal greatest day (most stalls) to go to.
- Classic & Bric-a-brac Market: Friday, Saturday & Sunday
- Trend Market: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday
- Fruit & Veg Market: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday
- Antiques market: Friday, Saturday
In our opinion, essentially the most fascinating are the Classic and Antiques Markets, making Friday and Saturday glorious instances to go to. Nonetheless, they’re additionally the busiest days.
Opening hours // In summer season the stalls are normally open from 8.30 am to six pm and in winter from 9.30 am to 5pm. Thursday is half day working from 9 am to 1 pm.
PORTOBELLO VINTAGE MARKET
As you stroll south down Portobello Highway the primary a part of the market you attain is the classic market.
The stalls are arrange on the sting of Portobello Inexperienced underneath the arches of the Westway Flyover. There’s a number of stalls promoting classic garments (and a few newer objects), previous second-hand books (bringing reminiscences out of your childhood), hand-made jewellery, and previous vinyl information.
ACKLAM VILLAGE
Simply throughout from the market is Acklam Village. It comes alive on Saturdays when stalls promote an eclectic mixture of road meals from world wide.
In hotter months there may be free reside music. Seize a beer from the bar and settle in for some native leisure.
PORTOBELLO FASHION MARKET
Strolling underneath the bridge and persevering with down Portobello Highway you’ll discover the Trend Market. It sells all the pieces from quirky hats to scarves, baggage and designer objects. There’s additionally a Spanish neighborhood right here with a few tapas bars and a Spanish grocery store.
Don’t miss the Pepper Tree Classic garments retailer on the nook of Portobello Highway and Lancaster Highway and the quite a few glorious charity shops.
LANCASTER ROAD
Flip left on Lancaster Highway to search out among the most vibrant homes in Notting Hill. An assortment of pastel facades line up facet by facet for a very good photograph alternative.
Regardless of the variety of vacationers snapping pictures, folks reside in these homes, so take heed to their privateness.
ALL SAINTS ROAD
Subsequent flip proper on All Saints Highway to search out two nice music outlets. Portobello Music sells all types of electrical and acoustic guitars, whereas subsequent door, Folks’s Sound Information is a treasure trove of dancehall and all issues reggae. Jamaican colors, vinyl covers, and revival reggae music is a nod to Notting Hill’s Caribbean roots.
Flip proper down fairly St Luke Mews after which a fast left, after which proper to return to Portobello Highway.
NOTTING HILL FILM SIGHTS
You are actually in Portobello’s Fruit and Veg market and dotted round its edges are a number of well-known sights from the movie Notting Hill starring Julia Roberts (Anna Scott) and Hugh Grant (William Thacker). The sights are marked on the map however right here’s a fast rundown.
- Blue Door – The blue door to William’s flat is at 280 Westbourne Park Highway. It’s straightforward to identify for the throng of individuals out entrance.
- Notting Hill Bookshop – The bookstore positioned at 13 Blenheim Crescent has been designed as a recreation of William Thackery’s bookshop from the film, nonetheless, it’s not the one which was used within the movie (regardless of the crowds out the entrance).
- 142 Portobello Highway – The situation of the particular store used for filming the bookstore scenes. Throughout filming it was an vintage store, it’s now a memento retailer with an indication saying “The Journey Guide Retailer” versus “The Journey Guide Co” which is what seems within the movie.
- Coronet Theatre – This arts venue was once a cinema and it was used when William and Spike have been watching a movie.
SHOPS TO CHECK OUT
There are a number of different outlets on this a part of Notting Hill value trying out. Tough Commerce West is the oldest and smallest of the Tough Commerce shops, promoting a collector’s array of vinyl.
The Spice Store is value coming into for the scent alone, and Books for Cooks has an enormous choice for every type of cooks.
Fan Tip // Devoted followers of the Notting Hill movie might take the detour down Elgin Crescent to Rosmead Gardens, the place William and Anna climbed over the fence. The gardens are non-public so you may’t enter however you may sneak a peak by way of the fence.
PORTOBELLO ANTIQUES MARKET
Heading additional alongside Portobello Highway the Fruit & Veg market turns into the Vintage Market. Right here you’ll discover silver plates and teapots, previous matchbox playing cards, collectibles, telescopes, binoculars and far more.
Wander by way of the arcades that line the road the place you’ll discover furnishings, work, and sculptures in a sequence of mazes.
Lining the street are an eclectic mixture of map outlets and Scottish outfitters. Don’t miss Alice’s – a nostalgic and vibrant antiques retailer.
HILLGATE
On the finish of Portobello Highway flip proper down Pembridge Highway, cross over Notting Hill Gate, after which take a fast proper after which left onto Hillgate Road.
Hillgate is a captivating little neighbourhood of slim streets and pastel-coloured homes. Lately it has change into a wonderful vacation spot for meals and low. Kuro has three areas: a bakery, café and brunch spot. Eggbreak does all day brunch in a reasonably Notting Hill Home and Akub affords fashionable Palestinian delicacies utilizing domestically sourced elements.
Examine all our favorite breakfast spots in Notting Hill and our advice for a high quality Notting Hill espresso to take a break on the stroll.
Early End // You’ll be able to end the stroll right here by leaping on the tube at Notting Hill. In any other case, proceed on to discover Holland Park and Kensington Excessive Road.
HOLLAND PARK
On the finish of Hillgate Road, flip proper onto Kensington Place after which left on Camden Hill Highway. Taking a proper on Airlie Gardens you enter Holland Park. This excellent slice of inexperienced are the lungs of Notting Hill and Kensington. It’s an ideal place for a stroll, particularly in spring when flowers are in bloom.
There are quite a few paths to comply with however we have now chosen our favorite route (comply with the Notting Hill strolling map above). Don’t miss the Japanese Kyoto Backyard and the walled gardens of the Belvedere and Orangery.
DESIGN MUSEUM
Exit Holland Park beside the Design Museum. This glorious small museum has a free everlasting exhibition and solely takes about an hour to discover. It’s dedicated to up to date design in each kind. Discover structure, trend, graphics, and industrial design.
We love this museum, largely as a result of it appears like a shrine to our analogue and digital life. From cassettes to early CD gamers, Amstrad computer systems to iMacs; rotary telephones to Samsung, it’s a stroll down reminiscence lane.
Exit the design museum, flip left on Kensington Excessive Road to Kensington Excessive Road tube station the place this Notting Hill stroll ends. We hope you loved it.
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