England Travel Guide

London

Restaurants and Pubs

• The Abingdon, 54 Abingdon Road, London W8, Phone: 4420 7937 3339. Love this place. Great food, great atmosophere. Well worth the trip.
  
• Tea Palace, 175 Westbourne Grove, London W11 2SB, Phone: 020 7727 2600 175. Open for breakfast, lunch, brunch, and afternoon tea. Reservations recommended. The shop sells over 160 varieties of tea and infusions from all over the world. Great, helpful service.
• 202 Cafe, inside Nicole Fahri, 202 Westbourne Grove, Notting Hill, London W11 2RH. Written up in The London News in March 2008 as one of the best breakfasts in London. By the looks of things they must be right — we couldn't get anywhere near a table on a Saturday in April.
• The Princess Victoria, 25 Earls Court Road, Kensington, London W8 6EB, Phone: 020 7937 4534. Cozy pub, friendly service. Try the John Smith's beer.
  

Accommodations

• The Rockwell, 181 - 183 Cromwell Road, London SW5 0SF, Phone: +44 (0)20 7244 2000. A lovely, independent hotel located in Kensington, conveniently located near multiple tube stops. Not in the "budget accommodations" category, the double rooms at The Rockwell are larger and more well appointed then most European hotels. Nice garden.
  
• The Kensington Close Hotel, Wrights Lane, London W8 5 SP, Phone: 0870 751 7770. Small, but nice rooms. Large hotel, but a good value.