Kensington & Hyde Park

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Why visit Kensington & Hyde Park

Splendidly well groomed, Kensington is one of London’s most handsome neighbourhoods. You’ll find three fine museums here – the V&A, the Natural History Museum and the Science Museum – as well as excellent dining and shopping, graceful parklands and elegant streets of grand period architecture.

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