The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra have recently announced the full listing of concerts for their 2013-2014 season at Cadogan Hall in Chelsea and the Royal Albert Hall in Kensington. There’s a wonderfully wide variety of artists performing this season, and the concerts include their usual special Christmas events in December. Read on below for details of all these concerts, including information … Read More
Seasonal Summer dishes at The Palm London, Belgravia
The Palm London have just launched their Seasonal Summer dishes, featuring an exceedingly tasty selection of options that will be offered alongside their existing menu. Available from this month through until the end of August, the Seasonal Summer options include a number of vegetable sides as well as several fish specials that wonderfully complement The Palm’s famed dishes that include … Read More
New at home nail salon service in South Ken – introducing Gloss + Polish
Word reaches The Guide to Kensington & Chelsea of a fab new beauty service that is sure to tempt all the busy ladies that live and work in the area – an at home nail salon service! Gloss + Polish aim to simplify and enhance the whole nail salon experience by providing more flexibility and convenience – and delivering this … Read More
Kensal Voices presents the Kensal Voices Magazine at North Kensington Library, Saturday 8th June
A few months ago on The Guide to Kensington & Chelsea, we wrote about an interesting local community project taking place in Kensal Rise called Kensal Voices. Started by the S.P.I.D. Theatre Company – an award winning youth organisation – this multi-strand, multimedia project aims to rediscover and share the history of Kensal House, the historic, Grade II* listed council estate designed by … Read More
Science Museum Live presents The Energy Show this summer – win tickets!
Please note: The competition is now closed! Many thanks to all those that entered. The lucky winner has been contacted – if you weren’t chosen, you can still buy tickets to the show which runs from 22nd July until 31st August! Details below. We’re sure all the parents amongst you have been very busy trying to think up suitable things … Read More
Parallax Art Fair at Chelsea Town Hall, 1st & 2nd June
We’ve covered previous editions of the Parallax Art Fair – or rather, the non-art fair – on this blog, and news reaches us that the next instalment will be returning to Chelsea Town Hall once again, taking place on Saturday 1st and Sunday 2nd June. This time round, Parallax will feature over 100 international artists – some from as far afield as … Read More
Review: Spaghetti House Kensington
I was very happy to be able to pay a visit to the Kensington branch of Spaghetti House last week to sample some of their delicious dishes. Although this was my first visit to Spaghetti House Kensington, I had been a visitor to some of their other venues in London over the years although – clearly erroneously, given my enjoyment of … Read More
Photos: May Day in Holland Park!
Londoners will know that we’ve not really been blessed with much nice weather so far this year – but could that be something that’s about to change? There’s been a spate of nice weather recently, and we even reached the high teens, temperature-wise, last week! Despite a cooler weekend, the sunny weather remained and has continued this week, with temperatures … Read More
WIN a three-course meal for two at Spaghetti House Kensington – and celebrate their first anniversary!
Please note: The competition is now closed! We’ve had a great response, and thank you to everyone for entering. We will be in touch with the winner soon. It seems the Kensington branch of Spaghetti House opened only yesterday, but in May the restaurant will already be celebrating its first anniversary! Nestled in that small parade of shops overlooking Kensington … Read More
Pop Up Market at The Hollywood Arms, Thursday 2nd May
The Hollywood Arms in Chelsea will be hosting a Pop Up Market in their Blanchard Room this coming Thursday, 2nd May from 10am to 9pm. Interior accessories, crafts, jewellery, clothing and more from a range of boutique businesses will be on offer, including items from Flossie & Bumble, Little Knickerbockers, One Green Zebra, Humphries and Begg, Davina Combe, and Flora McKillop London. … Read More