Holland Park, Portobello Road Market and Kensington Gardens

Turn left out of the station and left again down Lansdowne Road. Continue over a number of side streets and turn right up Lansdowne Rise (Post box on corner) and left along Lansdowne Crescent. Cross Ladbroke Grove and continue ahead along Ladbroke Gardens. Cross Kensington Park Road and ahead into Westbourne Grove. The next junction is Portobello Road and to your left is the start of the Portabello Road street market. At this point turn right along Portabello Road to its end with the junction of Pembridge Road.

Go left then turn right into Pembridge Square. Keep right as the road forks & then turn left keeping the gardens on your left. Walk the length of the square. Continue ahead along Moscow Road and after passsing St Sophia Greek Cathedral on your left, turn right along St Petersburgh Place. When you reach the Bayswater Road, turn left to cross at the lights and enter Kensington Gardens.

Once in the park, take the path half left with the Diana Memorial Playground on your left. Bear left off the main path to go past the playground entrance, with the Elfin Oak in a cage on your left and the clocktower on your right. Turn right along the Broad Walk. As you come level with the Round Pond on your left and before you reach the large white statue of Queen Victoria, take the path through the hedge on the right to walk round two sides of the sunken garden to the diagonally opposite corner and down the steps. Turn left at the bottom to walk past the entrance to Kensington Palace and turn right on the main path that takes you to the gates out of the gardens. To avoid the steps from the garden, continue on round along the short side, turn left onto a broad walk and then left down a very bendy but gentle slope between bushes.

Cross the road outside and go ahead to the next road, Kensington Palace Gardens. Go down the alley opposite to the left of the large house (Arundel House) . At its end, cross Kensington Church Street at the lights and continue almost directly ahead along Holland Street. Follow this and cross half right as it turns in to the Duchess of Bedford’s Walk. At the end of this road cross Holland Walk path to enter Holland Park.

Turn right immediately and then left at the end of the building. Turn right along the straight paved path across a lawn. When you reach the statue of Lord Holland take the path behind it, slightly to the right. Follow the tarmac path as it goes down past some grass to the Suntrap Gate. Exit the park. Cross the road, Holland Park, and turn right. Walk to the end of the road to reach Holland Park Avenue with Holland Park Station on the opposite side.