The back story
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The back story
Notting Hill and Holland Park: the back story
Pastel terraces, Portobello Road, the Carnival and the artists’ houses of Holland Park.
Neighbourhood guide · west London
Notting Hill & Holland Park: Our Favourites
Portobello Road Market, three-star dining at The Ledbury and Core, Books for Cooks, the Museum of Brands, Leighton House and Holland Park.
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What to see and do
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The Arab Hall
Leighton House
The extraordinary studio-house of the Victorian painter Frederic Leighton in Holland Park, famous for its tiled Arab Hall.
12 Holland Park Road, W14 8LZExplore View on map
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A century of packaging
Museum of Brands
A museum of packaging, advertising and everyday design in Notting Hill, with a time tunnel of brands from Victorian times to today.
111-117 Lancaster Road, W11 1QTExplore View on map
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About 2 miles
Notting Hill and Portobello Road
A walk through Notting Hill’s pastel streets, from Notting Hill Gate along Portobello Road and its market to Westbourne Park, with detours to bookshops and garden squares.
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Armchairs on Portobello Road
Electric Cinema, Portobello Road
A historic cinema on Portobello Road with armchairs, sofas and beds in the front rows.
191 Portobello Road, W11 2EDExplore View on map
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Peacocks and the Kyoto Garden
Holland Park
A wooded park in Kensington with the Japanese Kyoto Garden, peacocks and the summer season of Opera Holland Park.
Holland Park, W8Explore View on map
Where to eat
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Three MICHELIN stars
The Ledbury
Brett Graham’s restaurant on Ledbury Road in Notting Hill, holding three stars in the MICHELIN Guide Great Britain & Ireland 2026.
127 Ledbury Road, W11 2AQExplore View on map
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Three MICHELIN stars
Core by Clare Smyth
Clare Smyth’s Notting Hill restaurant, celebrating British produce, with three stars in the MICHELIN Guide Great Britain & Ireland 2026.
92 Kensington Park Road, W11 2PNExplore View on map
Bars and nightlife
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A Portobello Road tiki bar
Trailer Happiness
A rum lounge and tiki-style cocktail bar on Portobello Road.
177 Portobello Road, W11 2DYExplore View on map
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Covered in flowers
The Churchill Arms
A Fuller’s pub on Kensington Church Street famous for its spectacular flower-covered façade and its Thai kitchen.
119 Kensington Church Street, W8 7LNExplore View on map
Shopping
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A cookbook shop with a test kitchen
Books for Cooks
A specialist cookbook shop on Blenheim Crescent in Notting Hill, with a test kitchen serving lunch from its books.
4 Blenheim Crescent, W11 1NNExplore View on map
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Daunt on Holland Park Avenue
Daunt Books Holland Park
The Holland Park branch of Daunt Books, on Holland Park Avenue.
112-114 Holland Park Avenue, W11 4UAExplore View on map
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Antiques on Saturdays
Portobello Road Market
The long street market of Notting Hill, famous for antiques on Saturdays, with food, fruit and vintage stalls.
Portobello Road, W11Explore View on map
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