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South Kensington
Introducing South Kensington
South Kensington – or ‘South Ken’ – is London’s museum quarter. You’ll find moon rocks at the Science Museum and rock oysters at the Bibendum Bar within a five minute stroll. Outside the museums, the streets of South Kensington are a prime destination for high-end shopping. Try the Brompton Design District for retail therapy, before ducking into Draycott Avenue for a glass of prosecco.
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Best known for
A certain je ne sais quois
Being home to many French Londoners, housing the consulate, the Lycée Français Charles de Gaulle and the French Institute within its borders.
Winter at the Natural History Museum
The über-romantic ice rink outside the Natural History Museum at Christmas time, fast becoming as iconic as the Rockefeller Center rink in New York.
South Ken packs in moon rocks at the Science Museum and rock oysters at the Bibendum bar in an effortless swoop, providing that London punch of essential things to do and see only streets apart.
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