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About Notting Hill

This area of London is known throughout the world as the scene of London's biggest annual street party. Each August Bank Holiday week-end, since the carnival first began in 1964 the streets of Notting Hill have exploded with a riot of colour, cultural music, dancing and feasting. It is such a wonderful event, hard now to believe that it evolved out of the race riots of the mid 20th century. The fact that we have the carnival today is largely due to the efforts of immigrants from Trinidad and other individuals, who sought to bring Notting Hill's diverse community together-and what a resounding success it has been, for during the two days of carnival over two million revellers pour into west London.

Two hundred years ago, this was predominantly an area of farms and wasteland where pigs were bred. It did not begin to flourish as a residential area until around 1840 when more housing developed. However, it was never the brightest of London's residential regions, and later, following World War II immigrants began arriving in Notting Hill. Eventually, it degenerated into one of London's worst slum areas.

People living in Notting Hill soon tired of the "slum" label, and many residents put in hard work and effort to bring about a change in the areas fortunes, this has not been swift but has paid huge dividends for the area is now one of the most fashionable "star studded" districts in London, with property on the market for six figure sums!

It has its quiet tree lined streets and a beautiful park to stroll in. These plus a multitude of shops, theatres, clubs and restaurants and smart hotels make it a truly "trendy" destination. Add to this the conviviality of the famous Portobello Road with its shops, galleries, arcades and more importantly its world famous traditional Saturday antiques market, attended by the public and traders from all over Europe, and you have a recipe for a thrilling weekend! The markets history stretches back over three hundred years, but it is only since the 1950's that it began to enjoy its current prestige, it now ranks in the top ten most widely visited places in London. The market featured in the film "Bed Knobs and Broomsticks" and more recently in the film entitled "Notting Hill" starring Julia Roberts and Hugh Grant.

Two of Notting Hill's outstanding features are the mid 19th century Church dedicated to St.John the Evangelist, this is in the Early English style with a spire that can be seen for miles around, and the Methodist Church of 1897 - this occupies a prominent position and has recently undergone a period of renovation and refurbishment.

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Recommended attractions near Notting Hill

Kensington Palace	(0.5 miles, 0.9 km)	Pictures
Holland Park	(0.8 miles, 1.3 km)	Pictures
Hyde Park	(1.0 miles, 1.6 km)	Pictures
Olympia	(1.2 miles, 1.9 km, direction S)	Pictures
Albert Memorial	(1.4 miles, 2.2 km, direction SE)	Pictures
The Serpentine Gallery	(1.4 miles, 2.2 km, direction E)	Pictures
Royal Albert Hall	(1.4 miles, 2.3 km, direction SE)	Pictures
Earl's Court Exhibition Centre	(1.6 miles, 2.5 km, direction S)	Pictures
The Science Museum	(1.6 miles, 2.6 km, direction SE)	Pictures
The Natural History Museum	(1.7 miles, 2.7 km, direction SE)	Pictures
Victoria and Albert Museum	(1.8 miles, 2.8 km, direction SE)	Pictures
Cricket Museum	(1.8 miles, 2.9 km, direction NE)	Pictures
Lord's Cricket Ground	(2.0 miles, 3.2 km, direction NE)	Pictures
Marble Arch	(2.1 miles, 3.3 km, direction E)	Pictures
Central London Mosque	(2.1 miles, 3.3 km, direction NE)	Pictures

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Recommended towns near Notting Hill

Kensington, in the county of Greater London (0.6 miles, 1.0 km)
The attractive Royal borough of Kensington has many special places. Most prominent is Kensington Palace, birthplace of Queen Victoria.
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Hammersmith, in the county of Greater London (1.7 miles, 2.7 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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Chelsea, in the county of Greater London (2.3 miles, 3.7 km, direction SE)
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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Mayfair, in the county of Greater London (2.4 miles, 3.9 km, direction E)
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.
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Marylebone, in the county of Greater London (2.5 miles, 3.9 km, direction E)
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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Fulham, in the county of Greater London (2.5 miles, 4.0 km, direction S)
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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Piccadilly, in the county of Greater London (2.8 miles, 4.5 km, direction E)
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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Westminster, in the county of Greater London (3.2 miles, 5.2 km, direction E)
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 (3.4 miles, 5.5 km, direction E)
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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Camden Town, in the county of Greater London (3.4 miles, 5.5 km, direction NE)
Camden town is a vibrant cosmopolitan region of London.
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St Pancras, in the county of Greater London (3.6 miles, 5.9 km, direction E)
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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Kew, in the county of Greater London (4.1 miles, 6.6 km, direction SW)
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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Ealing, in the county of Greater London (4.2 miles, 6.8 km, direction W)
Ealing is a thriving place which is now hugely cosmopolitan and has a wide range of multi-cultural offerings.
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Stoke Newington, in the county of Greater London (6.2 miles, 10.0 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 (6.6 miles, 10.6 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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Holland Park Tube Station	(0.3 miles, 0.5 km)
Ladbroke Grove Station	(0.3 miles, 0.6 km)
Latimer Road Station	(0.4 miles, 0.6 km)
Ladbroke Grove Tube Station	(0.4 miles, 0.7 km)
M4 Junction 1	(3.6 miles, 5.8 km, direction SW)
M1 Junction 1	(4.2 miles, 6.7 km, direction N)
London Heathrow Airport	(10.9 miles, 17.5 km, direction W)
London City Airport	(11.4 miles, 18.4 km, direction E)

Hotels & Accommodation in Notting Hill

Hotel Name	Approximate distance from Notting Hill center
Notting Hill Hotel	(0.4 miles, 0.6 km)
Blue Bells Hotel	(0.5 miles, 0.8 km)
Comfort Inn Notting Hill	(0.5 miles, 0.8 km)
Abbey Court Hotel	(0.5 miles, 0.8 km)
Comfort Inn Notting Hill-Bayswater	(0.6 miles, 0.9 km)
Palace Court Hotel	(0.6 miles, 0.9 km)
Bayswater Inn	(0.6 miles, 1.0 km)
New Linden Hotel	(0.6 miles, 1.0 km)
Umi	(0.6 miles, 1.0 km)
Vancouver Studios	(0.6 miles, 1.0 km)
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