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Leighton House Museum, Kensington, London. Open Saturday and Sunday. Admission Charge.

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Details

Accessibility

There is no step-free, or wheelchair access to any part of the house.
There are two flights of internal steps. The lower part of the staircase does not have a handrail. Prams and pushchairs are not permitted

Two parking spaces for Blue Badge holders near the house. Metered car parking is limited in Holland Park Road and surrounding streets. The Holland Park car park off Abbotsbury Road is about a ten minute walk away.

Limited seating in the house but portable folding stools and benches in the studio are available.

Brief description

Leighton House Museum is the former studio and home of the Victorian artist Frederic, Lord Leighton (1830-1896). It contains a collection of paintings and sculptures by Leighton and his contemporaries. Please see their website to read more about Frederic Leighton and the house: https://www.rbkc.gov.uk/subsites/museums/leightonhousemuseum/aboutthehouse/aboutleightonhouse.aspx
Leighton House is surrounded by other studio houses all part of The Holland Park Circle:
https://www.rbkc.gov.uk/subsites/museums/leightonhousemuseum/lordleighton/hollandparkcircle.aspx

Address

12 Holland Park Road, London. W14 8LZ

Email

museums@rbkc.gov.uk

Phone

020 7602 3316 Monday to Friday

020 7471 9160 Saturday and Sunday

Website

https://www.rbkc.gov.uk/subsites/museums/leightonhousemuseum1.aspx

Directions

Holland Park Road adjoins the A2330 in Kensington and runs parallel to Kensington High Street. OS TQ 247 792

Opening Times and Admission Charge

Saturday and Sunday: 10am to 5.30pm. The garden is closed at present.

Adults: £9
Concessions: £7

Free entry to Art Fund Members (with National Art Pass), Friends of Leighton House, under 18s, Museums Association Members, ICOM Members, Accredited Press.

Always check with the venue directly for up-to-date information including opening times and admission charges as they may be subject to change

Transport

Nearest Stations:
Underground: High Street Kensington (Circle and District line) about a 10 min walk west.
Kensington Olympia (District Line) about a 10 min walk east.

Overground: Kensington Olympia (London Overground) about a 10 min walk east.
Bus: 9, 10, 27, 28, 49, 328 stop on Kensington High Street/Earls Court Road. http://content.tfl.gov.uk/bus-route-maps/kensington-high-street-a4.pdf

For more information on buses, trains, tube, cycle hire, airports and river traffic please contact Transport For London on 0343 222 1234 (Textphone 0800 112 3456). For further details on accessible services please see the website: https://tfl.gov.uk/

For more travel information go to: www.traveline.info/

Amenities

Small shop. Toilets. No wheelchair accessible toilets. A few cafes and shops scattered along Kensington High Street towards Kensington Palace.

Travel Information

For further travel information please see: www.traveline.info

Or call Traveline on 0871 200 22 33
(Calls cost 12p per minute plus your phone company's access charge)

NB London ULTRA-LOW EMISSION ZONE

This started on 8 April 2019 in the Central London Congestion Charge Zone, and will extend to the whole of the London area within the M25 Motorway from 25 October 2021.
For more details please see: https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/driving/check-your-vehicle-35896

Vehicles registered with a 'disabled' or 'disabled passenger vehicles' tax class will benefit from a grace period after the ULEZ starts until 26 October 2025 as long as their vehicle doesn't change tax class, and this also applies to a 'disabled' vehicle registered outside the UK.