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Essentials
Sainsbury's
2 Canal WaySwanky Portobello
335 Portobello RdGreat place for a manicure or pedicure
AK Foods
373 Portobello RdA great corner shop with newspapers, milk etc - open early
St Charles has a minor accident and emergency walk in centre open from 8am to 9pm daily. If you need to see a doctor but its not am emergency you can be see quickly and efficiently here!
St Charles Centre for Health and Wellbeing
Exmoor StreetSt Charles has a minor accident and emergency walk in centre open from 8am to 9pm daily. If you need to see a doctor but its not am emergency you can be see quickly and efficiently here!
Great supermarket for the essentials. Good quality supermarket food
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Waitrose & Partners
38 Porchester RdGreat supermarket for the essentials. Good quality supermarket food
Great for picking things up on the way home. Good quality supermarket food
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little Waitrose & Partners
Tottenham Court RoadGreat for picking things up on the way home. Good quality supermarket food
Borno
Exmoor StreetThere is a chemist just across the road that is open most days from 9am-8pm
Food Scene
Dock Kitchen
Ladbroke GroveDelicious food!
Bluebelles of Portobello
320 Portobello RdDelicious bread and coffee
Pearl and Groove
341 Portobello RdBeautiful and delicious cakes, juices and coffee
Delicious pizza and so much more! can get very busy at weekends so go early or be prepared to wait.
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Pizza East Portobello
310 Portobello RdDelicious pizza and so much more! can get very busy at weekends so go early or be prepared to wait.
Great looking cafe stuffed full of cakes, salads and sausage rolls to take away or eat in and good for a coffee to take to the park. Food can be quite expensive for what it is.
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St. Helens Café & Deli
55 Saint Helens GardensGreat looking cafe stuffed full of cakes, salads and sausage rolls to take away or eat in and good for a coffee to take to the park. Food can be quite expensive for what it is.
Delicious eggs, Monmouth coffee and a beautiful mish mash of crockery
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Lowry & Baker
339 Portobello RdDelicious eggs, Monmouth coffee and a beautiful mish mash of crockery
Delicious from farm to fork (most food sourced from their family farm in West Sussex), quick and slow cooked food, beautiful mouthfuls.
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The Shed
122 Palace Gardens TerraceDelicious from farm to fork (most food sourced from their family farm in West Sussex), quick and slow cooked food, beautiful mouthfuls.
A smallish but great fun place to go for lunch at the weekend. They often have live music and there is a bar with lots of places to sit whilst you eat from the different stalls.
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Acklam Village Market
5 Acklam RdA smallish but great fun place to go for lunch at the weekend. They often have live music and there is a bar with lots of places to sit whilst you eat from the different stalls.
The most delicious bread and Danish pastries in the area. Plus awesome coffee
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Fabrique Bakery Cafe
212 Portobello RdThe most delicious bread and Danish pastries in the area. Plus awesome coffee
This rather undiscerning coffee shop regularly has queues out the door filled with locals waiting for the daily caffeine hit!
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Coffee
214 Portobello RdThis rather undiscerning coffee shop regularly has queues out the door filled with locals waiting for the daily caffeine hit!
Mr Christian's
11 Elgin CresA lovely deli filled with everything you could wish for
The best cheese shop - for a cheese lover it is a hard place to escape
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La Cave a Fromage
24-25 Cromwell PlThe best cheese shop - for a cheese lover it is a hard place to escape
Best Falafel in town, £6 for a massive pita stuffed with everything and fresh lemonade
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Falafel King
95 Golborne RoadBest Falafel in town, £6 for a massive pita stuffed with everything and fresh lemonade
Absolutely delicious old school relaxed Viennese cafe / restaurant.
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Kipferl Kneipe & Kitchen
95 Golborne RdAbsolutely delicious old school relaxed Viennese cafe / restaurant.
Danish cafe serving everything from smorgasbord open sandwiches to delicious dinners. Great cocktails.
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SNAPS + RYE
93 Golborne RdDanish cafe serving everything from smorgasbord open sandwiches to delicious dinners. Great cocktails.
Drinks & Nightlife
The Eagle
15 Clifton RdGood for a quick pint
This restaurant come bar is owned by Soho House. its a good place for cocktails and to watch the young and not so young and beautiful of Notting Hill. We have not eaten there but hear the food is good
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West Thirty Six
36 Golborne RoadThis restaurant come bar is owned by Soho House. its a good place for cocktails and to watch the young and not so young and beautiful of Notting Hill. We have not eaten there but hear the food is good
A great secret spot, google before going because its hidden behind a little yellow door. Many fun nights, astonishing cocktails, very relaxed atmosphere.
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The Little Yellow Door
6-8 All Saints RoadA great secret spot, google before going because its hidden behind a little yellow door. Many fun nights, astonishing cocktails, very relaxed atmosphere.
This bar come restaurant is a fun lively place to spend an evening. It is open late and serve good food. Mid week they sometimes have live music. Check the website to find out what is happening.
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Paradise by way of Kensal Green
19 Kilburn LnThis bar come restaurant is a fun lively place to spend an evening. It is open late and serve good food. Mid week they sometimes have live music. Check the website to find out what is happening.
Parks & Nature
GREAT park for kids with lots of climbing frames, swings and a great water park in the summer. There are also tennis courts that can be hired by the hour and a large green space to play football or relax in. There is also a small by lovely flower garden.
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Kensington Memorial Park
Saint Mark's RoadGREAT park for kids with lots of climbing frames, swings and a great water park in the summer. There are also tennis courts that can be hired by the hour and a large green space to play football or relax in. There is also a small by lovely flower garden.
Fun smallish park to walk around with a great wooded area at the back, ideal for making dens. There are LOTs of dog walkers but it can be very peaceful
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Little Wormwood Scrubs Recreation Ground
Fun smallish park to walk around with a great wooded area at the back, ideal for making dens. There are LOTs of dog walkers but it can be very peaceful
A large wild park to walk around (as wild as you are going to get in London!). There is a small play area at the far end and often there are people flying remote controlled planes.
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Wormwood Scrubs
A large wild park to walk around (as wild as you are going to get in London!). There is a small play area at the far end and often there are people flying remote controlled planes.
This large playground set in the grounds of Kensington Gardens is wonderful for children of all ages. Its free to get in. It is based on a Peter Pan and has a full scale pirate ship, wigwams, and lots more to swing, climb, slide and make music on. It is certainly a good morning or afternoons activity. It opens at 10am and shuts at different times depending on the time of year. (This can be quite early in mid winter). There is a cafe but it's quite expensive and the food average.
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Diana Memorial Playground
Broad WalkThis large playground set in the grounds of Kensington Gardens is wonderful for children of all ages. Its free to get in. It is based on a Peter Pan and has a full scale pirate ship, wigwams, and lots more to swing, climb, slide and make music on. It is certainly a good morning or afternoons activity. It opens at 10am and shuts at different times depending on the time of year. (This can be quite early in mid winter). There is a cafe but it's quite expensive and the food average.
Another great park with a fun playground for children of all ages. There is also a very very small area with a few animals you can go and look at (a few chickens, rabbits and goats) and a lovely rose garden.
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Queens Park
Another great park with a fun playground for children of all ages. There is also a very very small area with a few animals you can go and look at (a few chickens, rabbits and goats) and a lovely rose garden.
Entertainment & Activities
Great swimming pools for little kids and grownups doing lengths...
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Kensington Leisure Centre
Silchester RoadGreat swimming pools for little kids and grownups doing lengths...
Soft play - because sometimes it rains and little children need to have a good run around albeit inside. Excellent for small children.
Bramley's Big Adventure
Soft play - because sometimes it rains and little children need to have a good run around albeit inside. Excellent for small children.
Ten Health & Fitness Notting Hill
2-4 Exmoor StAmazing Pilates studio on the same street.
A very small independent cinema with sofas rather than seats in rows. enjoy any film with a glass of wine and posh popcorn
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Lexi Cinema
194b Chamberlayne RdA very small independent cinema with sofas rather than seats in rows. enjoy any film with a glass of wine and posh popcorn
Another independent cinema (Picturehouse), set in an old theatre, its a beautiful place to watch a movie. They have a kids club movie on Saturday morning.
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Gate Picturehouse
87 Notting Hill GateAnother independent cinema (Picturehouse), set in an old theatre, its a beautiful place to watch a movie. They have a kids club movie on Saturday morning.
Shopping
The best butcher for miles! It is quite expensive but really good quality. highly recommend the flat iron chicken!
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Provenance Village Butcher
33 Kensington Park RdThe best butcher for miles! It is quite expensive but really good quality. highly recommend the flat iron chicken!
Delicious varied selection of Fruit and Veg every day except Thursday and Sunday. Super street food on Friday and Saturdays.
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Portobello Markt
73a Lewisham High StDelicious varied selection of Fruit and Veg every day except Thursday and Sunday. Super street food on Friday and Saturdays.
Rellik
8 Golborne RdTreasure trove of Vintage clothes
A beautiful shop that sells fabric mostly from India. They have a collection of haberdashery as well as throws, blankets, scarves and other bits and bobs. A must for a material lover.
The Cloth Shop
290 Portobello RdA beautiful shop that sells fabric mostly from India. They have a collection of haberdashery as well as throws, blankets, scarves and other bits and bobs. A must for a material lover.
Along this street and the north end of Portobello on Fridays and Saturdays runs small bric a brac market and shops second-hand and vintage wares, architectural antiques, niche designer and vintage fashion boutiques. There are plenty of great cafes to eat at and most days award winning street food.
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Golborne Road
Golborne RoadAlong this street and the north end of Portobello on Fridays and Saturdays runs small bric a brac market and shops second-hand and vintage wares, architectural antiques, niche designer and vintage fashion boutiques. There are plenty of great cafes to eat at and most days award winning street food.
Getting Around
London Overland Links to Clapham, Richmond and Kew through to Islington and Stratford. a Very quick way to get around London.
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Kensal Rise Station (Stop KH)
London Overland Links to Clapham, Richmond and Kew through to Islington and Stratford. a Very quick way to get around London.
Circle and Hammersmith line - quick to Paddington, Kings Cross and the City
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Ladbroke Grove Station
Ladbroke GroveCircle and Hammersmith line - quick to Paddington, Kings Cross and the City