Places of Interest & Entertainment Paddington
What is worthwhile on your doorstep for those staying in Paddington
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To be brutally honest, there isn't too much to do in Paddington itself. Its very much a place where your accommodation is just a base to travel from. There are no classic must see tourist sites in the immediate vicinity of Paddington.
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There are no classic must see tourist sites in the immediate vicinity of Paddington. The one big amenity in the area is Hyde Park, just 5 minutes walk from Paddington Station.
If you wander down to Lancaster Gate Underground Station, Hyde Park/Kensington Gardens are directly opposite. Kensington Gardens seamlessly merges with Hyde Park at about this point . This royal park, a former hunting ground is the largest royal park in Central London.
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On a Sunday on the park boundary railings of Kensington Gardens there is a tradition of paintings being displayed. This stretches all the way from opposite Lancaster Gate Underground along the Bayswater Road to Queensway Underground.
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| Paintings On The Railings At Kensington Gardens |
At this western end of the park is Kensington Palace. At the north west corner of Kensington Gardens is the Princess Diana Memorial Playground, this is just inside the park gates opposite Queensway Underground. Opened in June 2000, in memory of the late Princess, near to her Kensington Palace home just 5 minutes walk south. There is a sensory trail, teepees, a beach around the pirate ship and various toys and play sculptures.
The Diana Playground Café serves fresh salads, sandwiches and drinks, as well as offering a children's menu.
The playgrounds is also the north west point of the Princess Diana Memorial Walk. The seven-mile-long walk crosses St James's Park, Green Park, Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens. From the walk visitors can see three palaces and two mansions which figured in the life of the Princess: Kensington Palace, Buckingham Palace, Clarence House, St James's Palace, and Spencer House, the one time London house of the Spencer family.
On a Saturday you can easily walk from the playground onto Portobello Market, one of the best markets in London.
Self Guided Kensington Walk Starting From Bayswater / Kensington Gardens
This short walk crams a lot into a short distance. The distance is well under 2 miles and non-stop you could do it in 40 minutes or less. However, many people will be hard put to complete the walk within one long day - there is so much to tempt along the way.
The walk starts in Bayswater and crosses Kensington Gardens, visiting among others on the way Kensington Palace, Royal Albert Hall, South Kensington Museums before concluding at Harrod's department store.
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Oxford Street & Marble Arch
Walking the other way, going east you come to Marble Arch in about 10 minutes. On a Sunday there is speakers corner, where anyone can stand up on a box and say what they want without the fear of arrest. It tends to be religious and politic biased, but its an off beat way to spend a while on a Sunday. It can be good fun if you're brave enough to heckle.
In terms of numbers shopping, the mainstream shopping street is Oxford Street. The main shopping strip on Oxford Street is between Oxford Circus and Marble Arch Underground Stations where most of the the flagship stores of the UK multiples are found.
Selfridges is arguably the single biggest draw here.
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