Museums & Arts · Our pick in London
Saatchi Gallery
Contemporary art on the King’s Road
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Image courtesy of © Jim Linwood · CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia CommonsAbout Saatchi Gallery
The Saatchi Gallery has presented contemporary art exhibitions since 1985 and since 2008 has occupied the Duke of York’s Headquarters, a Georgian military building on the King’s Road beside Duke of York Square. Check the website for current exhibitions and tickets. Sloane Square station is a few minutes’ walk away, and the shops of Duke of York Square and the King’s Road surround it. Allow an hour or so for the galleries.
Why it's on our list
- Contemporary art
- Duke of York’s HQ
- King’s Road
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Saatchi Gallery before you go.
Hotels nearby
The closest hotels in our guide to Saatchi Gallery, as the crow flies.
- The Cadogan, A Belmond Hotel0.4 mi8 min walk
- The Goring0.8 mi15 min walk
- The Ampersand Hotel0.8 mi15 min walk
- Bulgari Hotel London0.8 mi16 min walk
- The Berkeley0.8 mi16 min walk
What’s nearby
Distances from Saatchi Gallery are approximate, measured in a straight line (as the crow flies). Times are approximate too: walking at about 80 metres a minute, cycling at about 15 km/h and driving at typical city-traffic speeds. Traffic and routes vary.
Nearest stations
- Sloane SquareDistrictCircle0.2 mi3 min walk
- South KensingtonPiccadillyDistrictCircle0.7 mi13 min walk
- KnightsbridgePiccadilly0.8 mi15 min walk
Nearest taxi ranks
- Taxi rank, Eccleston Bridge0.6 mi13 min walk
- Taxi rank0.6 mi13 min walk
Black cabs can also be hailed in the street: a lit yellow TAXI sign means the cab is available.
Key sights
- Harrods0.6 miWalk 12 minCycle 4 minCar or taxi 8 min
- Buckingham Palace1.0 miWalk 20 minCycle 6 minCar or taxi 10 min
- Westminster Abbey1.5 miWalk 30 minCycle 10 minCar or taxi 14 min
- Trafalgar Square1.8 miWalk 36 minCycle 12 minCar or taxi 16 min
- Leicester Square1.8 miWalk 37 minCycle 12 minCar or taxi 17 min
- London Eye1.9 miWalk 38 minCycle 12 minCar or taxi 17 min
- Covent Garden2.1 miWalk 43 minCycle 14 minCar or taxi 19 min
- The British Museum2.4 miCycle 16 minCar or taxi 21 min
- The Shard3.3 miCycle 21 minCar or taxi 27 min
- Tower of London3.8 miCycle 24 minCar or taxi 31 min
Main rail terminals
- Victoria0.8 miWalk 16 minCycle 5 minCar or taxi 9 min
- Charing Cross1.8 miWalk 37 minCycle 12 minCar or taxi 17 min
- Paddington1.9 miWalk 37 minCycle 12 minCar or taxi 17 min
- Waterloo2.1 miWalk 42 minCycle 14 minCar or taxi 19 min
- Euston2.8 miCycle 18 minCar or taxi 24 min
- King’s Cross St Pancras3.1 miCycle 20 minCar or taxi 26 min
- St Pancras International (Eurostar)3.2 miCycle 20 minCar or taxi 27 min
- London Bridge3.3 miCycle 21 minCar or taxi 28 min
- Liverpool Street3.8 miCycle 24 minCar or taxi 31 min