Lancaster Gate - Kensington Gardens

Walk preview

Step 1: Start at Lancaster Gate station and head West.

Step 2: Here is The Swan, said to be where the saying ‘one for the road’ originated. This was the last stop before hanging at the Tyburn Gallows.

Step 3: Follow the route. Up this side road.

Step 4: Check out the beautiful white stucco Victorian townhouses here and keep your eyes peeled for blue plaques.

Step 5: Follow the route admiring the homes and hotels as you go.

Step 6: Here is the Columbia Hotel, Definitely Maybe popular with rock stars, Oasis even wrote a song about it.

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