Kensington Palace - The Enchanted Palace
Royal Palace in London's Hyde Park / Kensington Gardens
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| Kensington Palace |
Kensington Palace Official Web Site
Kensington Palace in London is a working Royal residence. Of great historical importance, Kensington Palace was the favourite residence of successive sovereigns until 1760.
It was also the birthplace and childhood home of Queen Victoria.
Today Kensington Palace accommodates the offices and private apartments of a number of members of the Royal Family, but its the association with Princess Diana that has sparked most interest in Kensington Palace in recent times.
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Kensington Palace is situated at the western end of Kensington Gardens one of the royal parks. Kensington Gardens merges seamlessly with Hyde Park. Its only a 10 minute walk from Kensington Palace to the South Kensington Museums and then another 10 minutes to Harrods department store in Knightsbridge.
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We have a dedicated page for Kensington Gardens / Hyde Park which covers other places linked with Princess Diana, including the Princess Diana Memorial and Playground both sited in the park.
There is also a themed walk through the park which extends for seven miles covering for serious fans of Diana.
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| The Orangery Kensington Palace |
The Enchanted Palace
From March 2010, Kensington Palace will become the Enchanted Palace in a unique multisensory experience combining fashion, performance, and dazzling spectacle to reveal Kensington’s magnificent State Apartments in a magical new light.
The independent charity Historic Royal Palaces is undertaking a £12 million major project to transform the visitor experience at Kensington Palace by 2012. Whilst improvement works are being carried out, acclaimed UK theatre company WILDWORKS will cast a spell over the palace, creating a mysterious and atmospheric world for visitors to explore, and bringing the hidden stories of the historic royal residence dramatically to life.
In the sumptuous State Apartments, leading fashion designers Vivienne Westwood, William Tempest, Stephen Jones, Boudicca, Aminaka Wilmont and illustrator/set designer Echo Morgan will each create spectacular installations in collaboration with WILDWORKS, taking inspiration from Kensington Palace and the princesses who once lived there - Mary, Anne, Caroline, Charlotte, Victoria, Margaret and Diana. These extraordinary contemporary designs will be displayed alongside historic items from the Royal Collection and Kensington Palace’s Royal Ceremonial Dress Collection, together with two dresses worn by Diana, Princess of Wales and Princess Margaret.
The Enchanted Palace Admission & Visitor Details
As Kensington Palace / Enchanted Palace is developed things no doubt are liable to change. Please click through on the official web site link at the top of the page for latest details.
Getting to Kensington Palace 
Kensington Palace is situated in Kensington Gardens, at the west end of Kensington Gardens. The best option is probably to make for Queensway Underground, with the park gates opposite.
You walk past Princess Diana's playground on the 5 minute walk to Kensington Palace.
The very popular hop on, hop off London tour buses stop close to Kensington Palace just past the Royal Albert Hall towards Kensington High Street, its then a 5 minute walk through Kensington Gardens. Big Bus also stop at the other side of Kensington Gardens by Queensway Underground Station.
Buckingham Palace is at the western end of Hyde Park/Kensington. It is a very nice short walk to wander across Hyde Park, perhaps by the Serpentine lake and Princess Diana memorial.
| Self Guided Kensington Walk Including Kensington Palace | |
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Join us on our step by step self guided walking tour of London's Kensington district. We start with a walk in the park through Kensington Gardens visiting Kensington Palace then on past the Albert Hall to South Kensington Museums before ending in Knightsbridge for Harrods and Harvey Nichols Department Stores. Simple to follow instructions and street map and best of all its FREE! |
 Harrods Department Store Knightsbridge |
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