London area

South Kensington & Chelsea

Museums and the Royal Albert Hall

South Kensington · Zone 1
Best for: Families and culture

Why stay here

Three of London's big free museums — the V&A, the Natural History Museum and the Science Museum — stand within a few minutes of each other on Exhibition Road, with the Royal Albert Hall at the top of it.

It is quieter and greener than the West End, which makes it an easy base with children, and Hyde Park starts just to the north.

Getting around

South Kensington station is on the District, Circle and Piccadilly lines.
The Piccadilly line runs straight to Heathrow in about 50 minutes without changing.
Knightsbridge, Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens are all within a 20 minute walk.