Cafés & Tea · Our pick in London
Bread Ahead, South Kensington
Doughnuts near the museums
About Bread Ahead, South Kensington
Bread Ahead is a London bakery and baking school, best known for its filled doughnuts and its sourdough. This café on Pelham Street is a minute from South Kensington station and a short walk from the Natural History Museum, the V&A and the Science Museum. It sells bread, pastries, doughnuts, sandwiches and coffee, with some seating. Bread Ahead also runs baking classes in London; dates and current locations are on its website.
Why it's on our list
- Filled doughnuts
- Sourdough
- Near the museums
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Bread Ahead, South Kensington before you go.
What’s nearby
Distances from Bread Ahead, South Kensington 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
- South KensingtonPiccadillyDistrictCircle0.1 mi1 min walk
- Gloucester RoadCircleDistrictPiccadilly0.4 mi8 min walk
- KnightsbridgePiccadilly0.8 mi16 min walk
Nearest taxi ranks
- Taxi rank, Harrington Road0.1 mi1 min walk
- Taxi rank0.2 mi4 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 Palace1.4 miWalk 29 minCycle 9 minCar or taxi 14 min
- Westminster Abbey2.1 miWalk 41 minCycle 13 minCar or taxi 18 min
- Leicester Square2.2 miWalk 45 minCycle 14 minCar or taxi 19 min
- Trafalgar Square2.2 miWalk 45 minCycle 14 minCar or taxi 19 min
- London Eye2.4 miCycle 16 minCar or taxi 21 min
- Covent Garden2.5 miCycle 16 minCar or taxi 22 min
- The British Museum2.7 miCycle 17 minCar or taxi 23 min
- The Shard3.8 miCycle 25 minCar or taxi 32 min
- Tower of London4.3 miCycle 28 minCar or taxi 35 min
Main rail terminals
- Victoria1.4 miWalk 27 minCycle 9 minCar or taxi 13 min
- Paddington1.5 miWalk 30 minCycle 10 minCar or taxi 14 min
- Charing Cross2.3 miCycle 15 minCar or taxi 20 min
- Waterloo2.7 miCycle 17 minCar or taxi 23 min
- Euston2.9 miCycle 19 minCar or taxi 25 min
- St Pancras International (Eurostar)3.3 miCycle 21 minCar or taxi 28 min
- King’s Cross St Pancras3.3 miCycle 21 minCar or taxi 28 min
- London Bridge3.9 miCycle 25 minCar or taxi 32 min
- Liverpool Street4.3 miCycle 28 minCar or taxi 35 min