Historical version 1 of Gloucester Road (view current version)
Gloucester Road in Kensington runs from Palace Gate of Hyde Park in a north-south direction to [Old Brompton Road]? at its southern end. It crosses the A4 Cromwell Road and Harrington Gardens en route.
This is a very popular area for tourists with both expensive (Rydges, Citadines) and cheap hotels along its length. It is close to the museums in South Kensington and to the shops in [High Street Kensington]?, with Central London just 15-20 minutes away by [Underground]? or bus.
There are some small shops at the northern end including Boots (a chemist), a couple of sandwich shops, a large luxury grocers (Partridges), some cafes, some small restaurants, a hardware shop, a pub (the Black Widow) and a hairdresser.
The central section from Cromwell Road to Harrington Gardens has a variety of shops and also includes Gloucester Road Station on the Piccadilly, Circle and District lines. There is a supermarket (Waitrose) in the Gloucester Arcade along with another Boots, a cheap hairdresser and two restaurants. Outside, there are varioyus [banks]?, a KFC, Burger King, Starbucks, various restaurants and cafes, another hardware shop and two pubs.
The southern end of Gloucester Road is tree-lined and residential with some expensive houses - well worth a walk down.