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Attractions near North Kensington
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Carlyles House
(< 1 Mile)*
This Queen Anne house was the home of Thomas Carlyle, the "Sage of Chelsea" for 47 years until his death in 1881. |
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National Army Museum
(< 1 Mile)*
The National Army Museum has something for everyone. There's so much to see - famous paintings, lifelike models, glittering swords, colourful uniforms. |
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The Victoria and Albert Museum
(1 Mile)*
The V & A has long been established as a leading advocate of contemporary art and design. Born out of the Great Exhibition of 1851, the Museum has evolved into one of the World's most comprehensive and diverse collections of the decorative arts. |
 Natural History Museum
(1 Mile)*
Ever stared into the gaping jaws of a Tyrannosaurus rex, felt the devastating power of an earthquake or come face to face with a giant, moving scorpion ? You will when you enter the amazing world of The Natural History Museum. |
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Science Museum
(1 Mile)*
Situated in Exhibition Road, South Kensington, the Science Museum contains all the wonders of our industrial and technological age. |
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Royal Mews
(1 Mile)*
The Royal Mews was built by Nash in the 1820's as the Mews for Buckingham Palace. The entrance off Buckingham Palace Road is through a Doric archway surmounted by a clock tower. |
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Apsley House
(1 Mile)*
Apsley House, home of the first Duke of Wellington, is one of the capital's finest residences. Also known as 'Number One London', because it was the first house encountered past the toll-gate into London from the countryside. |
 Buckingham Palace
(2 Miles)*
Buckingham Palace is the official London residence of the sovereign, and was first opened to the public in 1993. |
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Princess Diana Memorial Fountain
(2 Miles)*
A ground-breaking project in many regards, The Princess Diana Memorial Fountain was opened in 2004 as a permanent, public tribute to the memory of Princess Diana. |
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Linley Sambourne House
(2 Miles)*
Linley Sambourne House was the home of Edward Linley Sambourne a leading Punch cartoonist of the late Victorian and Edwardian period. |
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Tate Britain
(2 Miles)*
Tate Britain is the national gallery of British art. It is located in London and is the world centre for the understanding and enjoyment of British art and works actively to promote interest in British art internationally. |
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Leighton House Art Gallery Museum
(2 Miles)*
Leighton House was the home of Frederic, Lord Leighton, (1830-1896), the great classical painter and President of the Royal Academy. |
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Marble Arch
(2 Miles)*
Marble Arch was designed by John Nash in 1828. Built of white Carrara marble, the design was taken from the triumphal arch of Constantine in Rome. |
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Westminster Abbey
(2 Miles)*
The Collegiate Church of St. Peter in Westminster, better known as Westminster Abbey, holds a unique place in Britain's history. |
 Houses of Parliament
(2 Miles)*
The Houses of Parliament, otherwise known as The Palace of Westminster, stands on the site where Edward the Confessor had the original palace built in the first half of the eleventh century. |
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