Queen's Gate
Ward in Kensington and Chelsea, England
| Coordinates: | 51.499, -0.186 |
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| OS grid ref: | TQ 26 79 |
| Dialling code: | 020 (London) |
Queen's Gate is an electoral ward in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, in west‑central London, centred on the long Victorian avenue of the same name that runs along the eastern edge of Kensington Gardens and borders the museum quarter around Exhibition Road. The ward takes in parts of South Kensington and is characterised by stucco fronts, Victorian terraces, garden squares and a scattering of diplomatic residences and high‑end shops.
It’s a culturally dense area: visitors and residents mix with students from Imperial College and tourists drawn to the Victoria and Albert Museum, Natural History Museum and Science Museum. Economically the ward sits among the most expensive in the country, while its 19th‑century development as part of the Albertopolis cultural estate following the Great Exhibition gives it a strong historic and civic identity.
Postcode districts covering Queen's Gate
Most populated places nearby
- Brent 5.5 miles8.9 km
- Islington 4.7 miles7.6 km
- City of Westminster 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Bexley 14.4 miles23.2 km
- Sutton 9.7 miles15.6 km
- Croydon 10.5 miles17 km
- Slough 18.1 miles29.1 km
- Harrow 9.2 miles14.8 km
- Watford 14.6 miles23.6 km
- Woking 21.5 miles34.6 km
- Harlow 22.5 miles36.2 km
- Grays 22.4 miles36.1 km
Neighbouring places
- Kensington and Chelsea Built-up area 0.3 miles0.5 km
- Abingdon Ward 0.5 miles0.8 km
- Courtfield Ward 0.5 miles0.9 km
- Campden Ward 0.6 miles0.9 km
- Earl's Court Ward 0.6 miles1 km
- Brompton & Hans Town Ward 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Lancaster Gate Ward 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Redcliffe Ward 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Stanley Ward 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Holland Ward 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Knightsbridge & Belgravia Ward 1 mile1.7 km
- Pembridge Ward 1 mile1.7 km
Example postcodes in Queen's Gate
SW7 4QR, W8 5PP, SW7 5RR, W8 5HF, SW7 5PR, W8 5HQ, SW7 5QH, SW7 4QS, SW7 4XD … See all
Transport links
- London City Airport 10.4 miles16.7 km
- London Heathrow Airport 11.8 miles19 km
- West Brompton Station 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Kensington Station 1.1 miles1.7 km
- Waterloo Bus Depot 3.3 miles5.3 km
Hotels in Queen's Gate Ad
- Milestone Hotel Kensington 5
- The Queen's Gate Hotel 4
- The Gore London - Starhotels Collezione 4
- Melia London Kensington A Melia Collection Hotel 4
- Doubletree by Hilton London Kensington 4
- The Park City Grand Plaza Kensington 4
- Gem Strathmore Hotel 4
- Holiday Inn London Kensington High St. 4
- Radisson Blu Hotel, London South Kensington - Formerly Vanderbilt 4
- Copthorne Tara Hotel London Kensington 4
Local points of interest
- Kensington Square Garden Gardens 0.2 miles0.4 km
- Royal College of Art University 0.3 miles0.6 km
- Wildlife Garden Gardens 0.4 miles0.6 km
- Royal Albert Hall Theatre 0.4 miles0.7 km
- Natural History Museum Museum 0.4 miles0.7 km
- Victoria & Albert Museum Museum 0.6 miles0.9 km
- Kensington Gardens Gardens 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Leighton House Museum 0.7 miles1.2 km
- Harrods Shopping centre 1 mile1.6 km
- Stamford Bridge, Chelsea Football Club Stadium 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Stamford Bridge Stadium 1.2 miles1.9 km
- White City Shopping centre 1.6 miles2.6 km