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About Mayfair

This is one of London's most fabulous regions. Mayfair has it all, it is the haunt of the rich and famous, with elegant houses and apartment buildings that are the sole province of the wealthy. It is also a romantic area having featured in several 20th century films such as Maytime in Mayfair, The Courtney's of Curzon Street and Spring in Park Lane, all of which starred Dame Anna Neagle.

The upper-crust image of Mayfair has prevailed for centuries, after-all the area has been owned by the illustrious Grosvenor family since 1677. Here you will find the cre'me-de-la-cre'me of hotels, The Dorchester, London Hilton and Grosvenor House, together with some of the nations finest sights and places including Marble Arch and Wellington Arch.

Mayfair is truly an area to relish, where else could you find such stately squares, for the handsome squares of Berkley, Hanover and Grosvenor are all within the boundary of Mayfair. Grosvenor Square is dominated by the U.S. Embassy with its towering statue of Franklin D. Roosevelt. And in Berkeley Square, doors do not come much more impressive than the rich blue and gold panelled entrance to Annabel's, a night club frequented by London's aristocracy and the rich from around the world.

Crammed into the heart of Mayfair are intriguing boutiques, jewellers, antique shops, galleries, all with prices at the upper end of the market. Sir Paul McCartney's designer daughter Stella has her showroom in Mayfair. Saville Row, famed for fine tailoring is here, so too is New and Old Bond Street - in recent years New Bond Street has become known throughout the world as the home of auction houses, the most famous being Sotheby's and Phillip's, whilst in Old Bond Street there is Tiffany & Co, De Beers - famous for diamonds and Agnew's Art Gallery for British and European Old Masters.

The Royal Arcade in Albemarle Street offers a feast for everyone eye's, and if you visit Burlington Arcade be prepared to spend spend spend! The streets all around Mayfair are enriched with exquisitely decorated pubs and old inns. Take a peep at Shepherds Tavern, or the black and white timber-framed Coach and Horses, both are quaint watering holes in what is considered to be "the posh part" of London.

Mayfair also has several places of worship, St.Georges was built in 1721 to a design by John James. Visitors to the church will note the magnificent work of Grinling Gibbons, a painting of "The Last Supper" by William Kent, and glorious windows containing fragments of early Flemish glass. The classic neo-American style of the almost untouched Grosvenor Chapel attracts many of our overseas cousins, this church was built during the 18th century around the time most of Mayfair was being laid out. London's American Church is known as The Whitfield Memorial Church, it is housed in a building formerly belonging to The United Reform Church - an American Church has been in London since World War II.

Property here comes with a hefty price-tag, but if you happen to have a few million to part with houses do not come more special than the picturesque Farm House in Farm Street, Mayfair - this gracious property has a half-timbered fascia with glorious mullioned and leaded casement windows, it looks just as if it had stepped right out Nell Gwynne's era!

There is much about Mayfair that is appealing, perhaps it is the pleasantness of everything that puts a spring in your step as you stroll its footpaths, look at its fabulous buildings and soak up the genteel atmosphere of a place where it really is as though the pavements were made of gold. To wander around Mayfair is an uplifting experience - one that should not be missed!

Planning a visit? Please see below for other recommended towns, attractions and recommended hotels nearby.

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Recommended attractions near Mayfair

Faraday Museum	(0.3 miles, 0.5 km)	Pictures
Royal Institution of Great Britain	(0.3 miles, 0.5 km)	Pictures
The Wellington Museum	(0.4 miles, 0.6 km)	Pictures
Wellington Arch	(0.4 miles, 0.7 km)	Pictures
Buckingham Palace	(0.5 miles, 0.8 km)	Pictures
Marble Arch	(0.5 miles, 0.8 km)	Pictures
Green Park	(0.5 miles, 0.9 km)	Pictures
St James's Palace	(0.6 miles, 0.9 km)	Pictures
Queen Victoria Memorial	(0.6 miles, 1.0 km)	Pictures
The Royal Mews	(0.7 miles, 1.1 km)	Pictures
Westminster Abbey	(0.8 miles, 1.3 km)	Pictures
Trafalgar Square	(0.9 miles, 1.4 km)	Pictures
National Gallery London	(0.9 miles, 1.5 km)	Pictures
Admiralty Arch	(0.9 miles, 1.5 km)	Pictures
Madame Tussauds	(1.0 miles, 1.6 km)	Pictures

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Recommended towns near Mayfair

Piccadilly, in the county of Greater London (0.4 miles, 0.6 km)
One of the Capital's most noted places, Piccadilly sweeps uphill with handsome houses on one side and Green Park on the other.
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Marylebone, in the county of Greater London (0.7 miles, 1.1 km)
Marylebone is one of London's more affluent area's, it is home mostly to the well to do, and yet only a couple of centuries ago a large workhouse was built here to give shelter to the poor and homeless, often foundlings were discovered on the workhouse doorstep.
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Westminster, in the county of Greater London (1.0 miles, 1.6 km)
Of all the jewels in the City of Westminster, none shines more brightly than Westminster Abbey, stunning setting for the coronation of almost every English monarch since William the Conqueror was crowned there in 1066.
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London, a Historic City in the county of Greater London (1.0 miles, 1.6 km)
London is one of the World's most exciting, cultural destinations where visitors can walk with history whilst enjoying all that...
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St Pancras, in the county of Greater London (1.7 miles, 2.7 km, direction NE)
The name of the area is taken from the boy martyred in AD 304. Pancras was the orphaned Christian son of a Phrygian nobleman who was brought up at the court of the Emperor in Rome.
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Chelsea, in the county of Greater London (2.0 miles, 3.2 km, direction SW)
Chelsea is a district in London which in recent times gained fame as the 'home' of the 'swinging sixties' . The swinging sixties was defined on the Kings Road, which runs the length of the area and both the Beatles and the Rolling Stones lived here at one time.
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Kensington, in the county of Greater London (2.0 miles, 3.3 km, direction W)
The attractive Royal borough of Kensington has many special places. Most prominent is Kensington Palace, birthplace of Queen Victoria.
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Camden Town, in the county of Greater London (2.2 miles, 3.5 km, direction N)
Camden town is a vibrant cosmopolitan region of London.
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Notting Hill, in the county of Greater London (2.4 miles, 3.9 km, direction W)
This area of London is known throughout the world as the scene of London's biggest annual street party.
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Hammersmith, in the county of Greater London (3.5 miles, 5.6 km, direction SW)
Hammersmith developed around the River Thames, which is crossed via a graceful suspension bridge designed by Sir Joseph Bazalgette.
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Fulham, in the county of Greater London (3.5 miles, 5.7 km, direction SW)
It is the home to both Fulham Football Club and Chelsea, both play at Premiership level, thus some of the football's most talented and highly paid stars can often be spotted strolling along Fulham's streets.
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Stoke Newington, in the county of Greater London (4.5 miles, 7.3 km, direction NE)
Stoke Newington offers visitors a diverse cultural experience, it has restaurants of all types of cuisine, plenty of pubs, clubs, shops and markets, and is sufficiently close to all the historic attractions at the heart of the City of London.
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Stamford Hill, in the county of Greater London (5.0 miles, 8.0 km, direction NE)
Stamford Hill lies in the north of the London Borough of Hackney. It is a popular residential area, and home to one of Europes' largest Orthodox Jewish communities.
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Kew, in the county of Greater London (6.2 miles, 10.0 km, direction W)
Kew is just downstream from the delights of Richmond, and is best known for the Royal Botanic Gardens, or as they are more popularly known 'Kew Gardens'.
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Greenwich, in the county of Greater London (6.5 miles, 10.5 km, direction E)
The might of british sea-power and the historic town of Greenwich are inseparable. Two famous English sea-faring vessels are here, one is the Cutty Sark, a famous old clipper that shipped tea from China in the 19th-century, and the other, from the 20th-century is Gypsy Moth 1V, sailed round the world by Sir Francis Chichester.
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Green Park Tube Station	(0.3 miles, 0.5 km)
Bond Street Tube Station	(0.4 miles, 0.6 km)
Charing Cross Station	(1.0 miles, 1.6 km)
Victoria Station	(1.0 miles, 1.7 km)
M1 Junction 1	(5.4 miles, 8.7 km, direction NW)
M4 Junction 1	(5.9 miles, 9.5 km, direction W)
London City Airport	(9.0 miles, 14.5 km, direction E)
London Heathrow Airport	(13.2 miles, 21.2 km, direction W)

Hotels & Accommodation in Mayfair

Hotel Name	Approximate distance from Mayfair center
The Ascott Mayfair	(0.1 miles, 0.1 km)
The Chesterfield Mayfair	(0.2 miles, 0.2 km)
Park Lane Mews Hotel	(0.2 miles, 0.4 km)
May Fair Hotel	(0.3 miles, 0.5 km)
The Park Lane Hotel	(0.3 miles, 0.5 km)
Ritz Hotel	(0.4 miles, 0.6 km)
Radisson Edwardian Berkshire Hotel	(0.4 miles, 0.7 km)
Best Western Mostyn Hotel	(0.5 miles, 0.8 km)
The Mandeville Hotel	(0.5 miles, 0.8 km)
The Cumberland - A Guoman Hotel	(0.5 miles, 0.8 km)
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