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Home of several [[museums]] (including the [[Science Museum]], [[Victoria and Albert Museum]] and [[Natural History Museum]]), [[Imperial College]], the [[Royal Albert Hall]] and [[Pierino's, SW7 2HP|Pierino's]]. Also home to a massive European population, particular Italians and French, with a large French college and the French embassy. Speaking of which, there are tens of other embassies throughout the area.

South Kensington is part of the [[Royal Borough of Kensington And Chelsea | Royal Borough]] of [[Locale Kensington|Kensington]] & [[Locale Chelsea|Chelsea]], so it is very clean and home to a large number of wealthy people. However, it is also immensely popular with [[tourist|tourists]] and those [[new to London]], since there are many hotels and B&Bs, and there is quick access to central London from the [[South Kensington station | tube station]] and via [[buses]].

South Kensington is a rather undefined area bounded loosely by [[Locale Brompton|Brompton]] to the east, [[Locale Chelsea|Chelsea]] to the south, [[Locale Earl's Court|Earl's Court]] to the west and [[Kensington High Street]] and [[Hyde Park]] (or more accurately, [[Kensington Gardens]] to the north.

The focal point is at [[South Kensington station]] where there are a large number of shops, restaurants and cafes, with particular usefulness for tourists. There is also a smaller centre at [[Gloucester Road]].

The main routes through South Kensingon are the [[A4]] Cromwell Road and the [[Old Brompton Road]] east-to-west. [[Fulham Road]] probably counts too although whether it's in South Ken or Chelsea is debatable.

There aren't many supermarkets in South Kensington. [[Tesco Express]] appears in South Kensington (Old Brompton Road) and [[Tesco Express, SW7 4SS|on Gloucester Road]] (24hr) but is comparatively expensive; for larger scale shopping you need [[Sainsbury's, SW7 4EJ|Sainsbury's]] (24hr exc. weekends) on the Cromwell Road, a few hundred metres west from [[Gloucester Road]] (where there is a more expensive but higher quality [[Waitrose]]).

==== [[Tube]] ====

Travel into or out of London is easy with the [[Circle Line | Circle]], [[District Line | District]] and [[Piccadilly Line | Piccadilly]] lines serving South Kensington and Gloucester Road stations. [[Heathrow Airport | Heathrow]] is about an hour away direct on the Piccadilly line, and [[Piccadilly Circus]] is only about 15 minutes away. [[King's Cross St. Pancras Station | King's Cross]] is about 30 minutes.

==== [[Buses]] ====

* <b>[[Bus Route 14]]</b> is the main route running to [[Tottenham Court Road]] via [[Shaftesbury Avenue]], [[Piccadilly Circus]], [[Hyde Park Corner]] and [[Locale Knightsbridge|Knightsbridge]]. It is an excellent way to get into the West End especially now thanks to the [[congestion charge]]. It also heads outwards to [[Locale Fulham|Fulham]] and [[Locale Putney|Putney]]. ''Runs 24 hours.''
* <b>[[Bus Route 414]]</b> mirrors Route 14 to [[Hyde Park Corner]] and then runs up [[Park Lane]] to [[Marble Arch]] and [[Edgware Road]].
* <b>[[Bus Route 74]]</b> does the same but at [[Marble Arch]] it runs to [[Baker Street]] instead. It provides an easy way of getting to the [[London Zoo]] in [[Regent's Park]] with a simple change to [[Bus Route 274]] at any stop along [[Gloucester Place]].
* <b>[[Bus Route 49]]</b> runs to [[Locale Shepherd's Bush|Shepherd's Bush]], [[Olympia]] and [[Kensington High Street]] in the north and [[Locale Chelsea|Chelsea]], [[Battersea Park]] and [[Clapham Junction Station|Clapham Junction]] in the south.
* <b>[[Bus Route 70]]</b> runs to the [[Royal Albert Hall]] and then to [[Kensington High Street]], continuing to [[Notting Hill Gate]], [[Portobello Road]] and [[Locale Ladbroke Grove|Ladbroke Grove]].
* <b>[[Bus Route C1]]</b> is a smaller minibus route serving local needs, serving [[Old Brompton Road]] and [[Locale Earl's Court|Earl's Court]] to the west and [[Locale Knightsbridge|Knightsbridge]], [[Locale Sloane Square|Sloane Square]] and [[Locale Victoria|Victoria]] to the east.
* <b>[[Bus Route 345]]</b> runs to [[Clapham Junction Station|Clapham Junction]] and then serves various destinations in [[Locale South London|South London]]. ''Runs 24 hours.''
* Last but not least, <b>[[Bus Route 360]]</b> runs from the [[Royal Albert Hall]] and South Kensington to [[Locale Pimlico|Pimlico]] (including the [[Tate Britain]]), [[Locale Vauxhall|Vauxhall]], running to the [[Locale Elephant and Castle | Elephant and Castle]].

At night, South Kensington is served by the 24-hour routes mentioned above (14 & 345) as well as the N74 (same as 74 but extended to [[Roehampton]]) and N97 ([[Trafalgar Square]] via [[Piccadilly Circus]] & [[Hyde Park Corner]] to [[Earl's Court]], [[West Brompton]] & [[Hammersmith]]).
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