Linley Sambourne House, Kensington & Chelsea, London. See listing and web site for opening dates / times. Charges apply. Booking may apply for tours.

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Accessibility:

There is very limited metered on-street parking in the surrounding streets with the nearest car park available around ten minutes away (on foot) in Abbotsbury Road (W8 6LU), where there are three disability spaces available, and their are 2 on-street. Disability blue badge parking bays on Phillmore Walk by its junction with Argyle Road, but these are heavily used.

There are five stone steps to negotiate to reach the main front door and, if the entrance is via the basement - as can happen when the house is closed for refurbishment, there are at least eight stone steps to negotiate downwards.

There are no toilets within the venue. The nearest public toilets are at Kensington Town Hall, Hornton Street, which are wheelchair-accessible.

There is a Shopmobility service in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea; for further details please see the following website: http://nfsuk.org/listings/kensington-and-chelsea-shopmobility/

Sadly, there is no Shopmobility motorised scooter hire West of the the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, in central London, however, all of the latest-built taxes and buses must be disability-accessible.  The one exception to this is the No.15 London heritage route which runs with the iconic old AEC Routemaster double-decker bus (built between the 1950s and 1960s) which has a rear open entrance to enable passengers to get on and off quickly. 

Brief Description:

18 Stafford Terrace was the home of Edward Linley Sambourne, the Punch cartoonist, and his family and servants. As well as offering an insight into their personal lives it is an example of a late 19th century 'Aesthetic interior' style house that used many exotic influences for its decoration. This can be seen by the various Japanese, Middle-Eastern and Chinese objects throughout the Sambournes' home. The house has remained preserved by the family and, in 1980, it was opened to the public by the Victorian Society with ownership passing to the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea in 1989.

Further Information:

Address:

Linley Sambourne House, 18 Stafford Terrace, London, W8 7BH

Telephone:

Monday to Friday: 020 7602 3316

Saturday and Sunday: 020 7938 1295

Email:

museums@rbkc.gov.uk

Website:

https://www.rbkc.gov.uk/subsites/museums/18staffordterrace1.aspx

Opening Hours:

Open access:

Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays, 2 - 5:30pm

Adults £7 (Concessions* £5)

Conventional tours:

Wednesdays and Sundays, 11am - 12:15pm

Adults £10 (Concessions* £8)

Costumed tours:

Saturdays, 11am - 12:15pm

Adults £10 (Concessions* £8)

Half-term family costumed tours:

Monday 23 October, 11am - 12:15pm and 2pm - 3:15pm

Adults £10 (Concessions* £8)

Twilight tours: Museum late

Every third Wednesday of the month, 7pm

£12 (no concessions)

* Concessions: Senior Citizen (over 60s), 5 -17yrs, full-time student, disabled, unwaged, carer, Blue Badge Guide.

Directions:

On foot from Kensington High Street, head north on either Argyl Road or Phillmore Gardens. Stafford Terrace is the second road you will reach and number 18 is approximately half way along.

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Transport:

Tube: High Street Kensington, Olympia or Holland Park.

Bus: 9, 10, 27, 28, 49, 328 stop near High Street Kensington station

Car: Metered car parking is extremely limited in the surrounding streets. The Holland Park car park off Abbotsbury Road (W8 6LU) is approximately ten minutes' walk away and has three disability spaces.

The London Congestion Charge Zone runs from Monday to Friday and motorists have ample signage to alert them to the entry points; only vehicles that are registered by the DVLA as ‘Disabled Tax-Exempt’ are NOT liable to the Charge.  Disabled Tax-Exempt drivers can also use the Dartford Crossing without charge. The tunnel is a river crossing to the east of London which links the north and south of the M25 orbital motorway.  Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) automatically identifies the registration number plate of these vehicles so that their owners do not need to take any additional action.

 If travelling by car, for specific directions it is best to use a satnav, but please be aware that the route may take you in and out of the Central London Congestion Charge zone. It is best to approach Central London using public transport.

 There is an excellent public transport system throughout London and Greater London. For more information on buses, trains (including the Tube), 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/

Amenities:

There are no amenities on site, but you can find plenty of places for food and drink in Kensington High Street.