Notting Hill
Notting Hill is a district of West London, England, in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.
Notting Hill is known for being a cosmopolitan and multicultural neighbourhood, hosting the annual Notting Hill Carnival and the Portobello Road Market. From around 1870, Notting Hill had an association with artists.
Getting to Notting Hill
The district is serviced by the following stations, in Zones 1 and 2: Holland Park (Zone 2) – (Central line) Notting Hill Gate (Zones 1 & 2) – (Central, District and Circle lines) Queensway (Zone 1) – (Central line) Ladbroke Grove (Zone 2) – (Hammersmith & City and Circle line) Westbourne Park (Zone 2) – (Hammersmith & City line) Bayswater (Zone 1) – (District and Circle lines) 94 bus (Acton Green–Piccadilly…
- 01Shepherd's Bush
Things to do
- 01Electric Cinema
191 Portobello Rd (tube: Notting Hill Gate CEN DIS CIR or Ladbroke Grove H&C CIR ).
- 02Notting Hill Carnival
Two-day carnival which takes place every year on the August Bank Holiday weekend.
Where to eat
There is so much food to choose from, and something to suit all budgets. If you are budgeting then there is great Malay food, bangers & mash, falafel and German sausages. For those with a bit more money to burn there are some seriously swanky bars and restaurants including E&O and 192. Some of the most popular dishes sold along the route of the carnival are jerk chicken and goat curry.
- 01Cockneys Pie & Mash Shop
314 Portobello Rd, W10 5RU (Tube: Ladbroke Grove CIR H&C ),.
- 02Ritto’s
149 Ladbroke Grove.
- 03Fez Mangal
104 Ladbroke Grove.
- 04Brown Rice
207-209 Portobello Rd.
- 05Portobello Health Foods
Opened in 1971 - Still using the same Original Recipe.
Getting around Notting Hill the local way
- Get inMore entertainment than transport really, rickshaws run in Soho and the surrounding areas.
From Wikivoyage: London/Soho, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.
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