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What to see and do in Kensington and Chelsea

See and do

So much to see and do - visit major museums and galleries, lesser known hidden gems, theatres and other entertainment venues, parks and gardens, places of interest, libraries, sports and recreation, find sculpture on public display, discover the history of the borough, commemorative blue plaques of famous former residents and notable filming locations.

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Explore - Saatchi Gallery
Saatchi Gallery

Founded in 1985 to bring contemporary art to as wide an audience as possible by providing an innovative platform for emerging artists to show their work. The Gallery has hosted 15 out of the top 20 most visited exhibitions in London over the last five years, and has more followers on social media than any other museum in the world. Entry to all Saatchi Gallery’s exhibitions is free.

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Shopping

Shopping

Our shopping centres range from international destinations to smaller, more quirky local centres and street markets.

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Eat and drink

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Portobello Fashion Market

<div class='contentField'><p>Vintage clothing market Fridays, fashion market Saturdays and Flea Market Sundays, underneath the white canopy and along Thorpe Close below the Westway flyover.</p> </div><div class='contentField'><p>Portobello Rd, London W10 5TA</p> </div><div class='contentField'><a href="http://www.portobellofashionmarket.co.uk/">Read more</a></div>

Bute Street Farmers' Market

<div class='contentField'><p>Operating on Saturdays in South Kensington</p> </div><div class='contentField'><p>Kensington, London SW7 3EX</p> </div><div class='contentField'><a href="https://www.lfm.org.uk/markets/south-kensington/">Read more</a></div>

Notting Hill Gate Famers' Market

<div class='contentField'><p>Operating on Saturdays behind Waterstones, Kensington Church Street</p> </div><div class='contentField'><p>Kensington Church St, Kensington, London W11 3LQ</p> </div><div class='contentField'><a href="https://www.lfm.org.uk/markets/notting-hill/">Read more</a></div>

Duke of York Square Fine Food Market

<div class='contentField'><p><span lang="">Curated by Partridges open on Saturdays.</span></p> </div><div class='contentField'><p>80 Duke of York Square, Chelsea, London SW3 4LY</p> </div><div class='contentField'><a href="http://www.dukeofyorksquare.com/food-and-dining/categories/fine-food-market">Read more</a></div>

Ladbroke Grove Farmers' Market

<div class='contentField'><p>Operating on Saturdays in the playground of the Spanish School 317-318 Portobello Rood.</p> </div><div class='contentField'><p>Portobello Rd, London W10 5SZ</p> </div><div class='contentField'><a href="https://www.lfm.org.uk/markets/ladbroke-grove/">Read more</a></div>

Gail's Bakery Kensington High Street

<div class='contentField'><p>Neighbourhood bakery and café</p> </div><div class='contentField'><p>240 - 242 Kensington High St, Kensington, London W8 6ND</p> </div><div class='contentField'><a href="https://gailsbread.co.uk/bakeries/high-street-kensington/">Read more</a></div>

Café Lisboa

<div class='contentField'><p>Authentic Portuguese café famous for its custard tarts</p> </div><div class='contentField'><p>57 Golborne Rd, London W10 5NR</p> </div><div class='contentField'><a href="/explore-kensington-and-chelsea/cafe-lisboa" hreflang="en">Read more</a></div>

Hummingbird Bakery

<div class='contentField'><p>American cupcake specialist.</p> </div><div class='contentField'><p>133 Portobello Rd, London W11 2DY</p> </div><div class='contentField'><a href="https://hummingbirdbakery.com/pages/our-bakeries">Read more</a></div>

Peggy Porschen

<div class='contentField'><p>Celebrity cake maker's Chelsea parlour.</p> </div><div class='contentField'><a href="https://www.peggyporschen.com/pages/the-parlour-in-chelsea">Read more</a></div>