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A row of pastel-painted terraced houses on a Notting Hill street

Notting Hill and Portobello

West London, past the pastel front doors.

Duration
3 hours
On foot
3 miles
Starts
10:00am, Notting Hill Gate
Group size
Max 8
Price
From £45pp

Best for a relaxed morning, and anyone who has seen the film

Yes, the colourful houses. Also the Caribbean history that made this neighbourhood, the Carnival route, the antiques end of Portobello, and the streets people walk straight past to photograph a blue door.

What is included

  • The photo streets, at the hour they are quiet
  • Portobello Road end to end
  • Carnival history on the ground it happens on
  • Coffee stop mid-walk

Where we go

  1. Notting Hill Gate and the mews behind it
  2. Portobello Road, antiques end
  3. The pastel terraces
  4. All Saints Road and the Carnival route
  5. Golborne Road

Worth knowing

Saturday is the full market and the biggest crowds. Friday is the local’s version.

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