Linley Sambourne House

Tucked away behind Kensington High St, this was the home of Punch cartoonist and amateur photographer Linley Sambourne and his wife Marion from 1875 to 1914. (Sambourne was the great-grandfather of Anthony Armstrong-Jones, Lord Snowdon, former husband of the late Princess Margaret.) It’s one of those houses whose owners never redecorated or threw anything away. What you see is pretty much the typical home of a comfortable middle-class Victorian family, with dark wood, Turkish carpets and rich stained glass throughout. You can visit some nine rooms, by 90-minute guided tour only. (On the weekend, the guide on all but the first tour is in period costume.)