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How to get to Kensington Central Library by bus?

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Bus stations near Kensington Central Library

  • Phillimore Gardens (T),1 min walk,
  • Phillimore Gardens (U),2 min walk,
  • The Design Museum (X),3 min walk,
  • High Street Kensington (B),4 min walk,
  • Kensington Church Street / Holland St (H),6 min walk,

Tube stations near Kensington Central Library

  • Gloucester Road,12 min walk,
  • Notting Hill Gate,15 min walk,

Bus routes to Kensington Central Library

  • 9,Hammersmith - Aldwych,
  • 27,Chalk Farm - Hammersmith Grove,
  • N27,Chalk Farm - Hammersmith,
  • 28,Wandsworth - Kensal Rise,
  • N28,Wandsworth - Camden Town,
  • N31,Clapham Junction - Camden Town,
  • 49,White City - Clapham Junction,
  • 328,Chelsea, World's End - Golders Green,
  • N9,Heathrow Terminal 5,
  • C1,White City,
  • 702,Windsor,
  • 52,Victoria,
  • 70,Chiswick, Business Park,
  • 452,Vauxhall,
Questions & Answers
  • What are the nearest stations to Kensington Central Library?

    The nearest stations to Kensington Central Library are:

    • Phillimore Gardens (U) is 48 meters away, 2 min walk.
    • Phillimore Gardens (T) is 55 meters away, 1 min walk.
    • The Design Museum (X) is 152 meters away, 3 min walk.
    • High Street Kensington (B) is 238 meters away, 4 min walk.
    • Kensington Church Street / Holland St (H) is 413 meters away, 6 min walk.
    • Gloucester Road is 923 meters away, 12 min walk.
    • Notting Hill Gate is 1090 meters away, 15 min walk.
  • Which bus lines stop near Kensington Central Library?

    These bus lines stop near Kensington Central Library: 27, 28, 328, 49, 52, 9.

  • Which train lines stop near Kensington Central Library?

    These train lines stop near Kensington Central Library: ELIZABETH, OVERGROUND.

  • Which Tube lines stop near Kensington Central Library?

    These Tube lines stop near Kensington Central Library: CIRCLE, DISTRICT.

  • What’s the nearest Tube station to Kensington Central Library?

    The nearest Tube station to Kensington Central Library is Gloucester Road. It’s a 12 min walk away.

  • What’s the nearest bus stop to Kensington Central Library?

    The nearest bus stop to Kensington Central Library is Phillimore Gardens (U). It’s a 2 min walk away.

  • What time is the first Tube to Kensington Central Library?

    The CIRCLE is the first Tube that goes to Kensington Central Library. It stops nearby at 05:06.

  • What time is the last Tube to Kensington Central Library?

    The DISTRICT is the last Tube that goes to Kensington Central Library. It stops nearby at 01:14.

  • What time is the first bus to Kensington Central Library?

    The N31 is the first bus that goes to Kensington Central Library. It stops nearby at 03:00.

  • What time is the last bus to Kensington Central Library?

    The N9 is the last bus that goes to Kensington Central Library. It stops nearby at 03:56.

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Public Transportation to Kensington Central Library

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Looking for the nearest stop or station to Kensington Central Library? Check out this list of stops closest to your destination: Phillimore Gardens (U); Phillimore Gardens (T); The Design Museum (X); High Street Kensington (B); Kensington Church Street / Holland St (H); Gloucester Road; Notting Hill Gate.

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Kensington Central Library Address: 12 Phillimore Walk street in Kensington

Kensington Central Library
Kensington Central LibraryKensington Central Library is a Grade II* listed building on Hornton Street and Phillimore Walk, Kensington, London. It was built in 1958–60 by the architect E. Vincent Harris on the site of The Abbey, a Gothic house which had been constructed for a Mr Abbot in 1880 and destroyed by bombing in 1944. It was opened by the Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother on 13 July 1960. The building was designed in a traditional, English, renaissance-style. There were demonstrations against the project by those who advocated for the building to be in a modern style.The public library is within the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and is managed as part of a tri-borough integrated library and archive service, alongside those of Westminster and Hammersmith and Fulham.On the south side of the library, facing Phillimore Walk, are two statues of a lion and a unicorn, both holding the Royal Arms of the United Kingdom. They were sculpted by William McMillan in order to reflect the "Royal" status of the Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.
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