Holland Park, London

Holland Park is the name of a neighbourhood as well as public park within the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea in Inner London. The neighbourhood is one of the affluent communities noted for its large Victorian townhouses, upscale shops and restaurants. It is also close to many shopping places such as Clarendon Cross, High Street Kensington, Ledbury Road, Notting Hill, Holland Park Avenue, Portobello Market and Westbourne Grove.

The neighbourhood of Holland Park can be described as bounded by Holland Park Avenue to the north, Kensington High Street to the south, Kensington Church Street to the east and Holland Road to the west.

The public park known as Holland Park is 22 hectares (54 acres) in size. The northern section of the park is semi-woody. At the centre is the ruins of Holland house. Here the park is landscaped with garden areas. The park, as with the neighbourhood itself, got its name from Holland House, the mansion of Jacobean style architecture built in 1605 by Sir Walter Cope.

How to reach Holland Park

There are a number of station of the London Underground around Holland Park including the High Street Kensington Tube Station, Shepherd's Bush Tube Station, Holland Park Tube Station, and Notting Hill Gate Tube Station.

Location Map of Holland Park

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