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The Darwin Building, Kensington Gore. Open to students and staff.

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Accessibility:

Ramp at front entrance. For further details, contact the venue. Blue badge parking spaces are available on the road near to the building with 4-hour time restrictions. The nearest NCP car park is off Kensington High Street at the London Royal Garden Hotel (W8 4PT) which has disability parking bays. There is no nearby Shopmobility centre for use in the area where the building is located.

Brief description:

The Darwin Building, built in the 1960's, part of The Royal College of Art (RCA), a public research university in London offering postgraduate degrees in art and design. Please also see this website's entry for The Royal College of Art, Kensington Gore.

Address:

The Darwin Building, Kensington Gore, London SW7 2EU

Email:

info@rca.ac.uk

Phone:

020 7590 4444

Website:

https://www.rca.ac.uk/

Directions:

The Darwin Building is situated to the south west of corner of Hyde Park at the foot of Kensington Gardens. Follow the A315 from Kensington or Knightsbridge along the south side of Hyde Park towards the Royal Albert Hall. The Darwin Buildingwill become visible on Kensington Gore, facing Hyde Park and next to the Royal Albert Hall. However finding a parking space is very difficult, and there is a very limited number of disability blue badge parking bays also. The nearest NCP car park is off Kensington High Street at the London Royal Garden Hotel (W8 4PT) which has disability parking bays.

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Opening Times:

The Darwin Building is open to students and staff at the following times:

Term-time: 8:30am – midnight (no re-entry after 10:00pm)

Weekends & Bank Holidays: 10:00am – 6:00pm

Summer holiday: 10:00am – 6:00pm (no weekends or Bank Holidays)

Transport:

Journey planning information is available at 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/

The Darwin Building, Kensington Campus of the Royal College of Art, is outside of the London Congestion Charge zone.
https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/driving/congestion-charge/congestion-charge-zone

Amenities:

During term times the college campus provides facilities to eat and drink. The RCAfé serves coffee, drinks, sandwiches and snacks. The Art Bar serves alcoholic drinks, refreshments and has its own café. The college Canteen offers a salad bar with a wide range of hot meals a desserts including vegetarian options.

Nearby Queensgate and Exhibition Road have a limited number of bars, restaurants and cafés. The Darwin Building is not located in a shopping area. Visit Kensington High Street which has a wide variety of branded shops and independents. The area has many places to eat including cafés restaurants and bars. Other amenities include high street banks, opticians, food shops and pharmacies.

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.

The Darwin Building, Kensington Gore. Open to students and staff.

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