The Kensington Society is an amenity society for all of Kensington, created in 1953. We have close to 700 members and some 40 affiliated societies.
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Thousands took farewell of the Queen

Thousands of Kensingtonians took a fond farewell of Queen Elizabeth II when she did her last trip thorough the borough on Monday 19 September 2022. The funeral cortège went through Kensington Gardens along South Carriage Drive, then down Queen’s Gate, before following Cromwell Road over to Hammersmith.
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Refurbished Kensington Roof Gardens will be private club again

After having been closed since January 2018, refurbishment has begun of the listed Kensington Roof Gardens, atop the former Derry & Toms department store on Kensington High Street. But access for the general public will be very limited, as its three gardens and buildings once again will become a private members’ club.
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Latest planning news (click here to see all)

Kensington Forum will just be refurbished, says new owner

After the surprising message in March 2021, that the owners of Kensington Forum Hotel on Cromwell Road had withdrawn their planning application to replace the tall hotel with a much taller and massive complex, it was announced in December 2021 that the hotel had been sold. The new Singaporean owners have announced that they will just refurbish the 50 year old hotel, and that work has now begun.
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New Newcombe House design not as high, but much more massive

In late June, the new owners of the Newcombe House site, at the corner of Notting Hill Gate and Kensington Church Street, presented their "preliminary thoughts" at a first meeting with the local resident associations. They envision a refurbished but higher Newcombe House, where the car park will be covered by a large office block and where public amenities will be very limited.
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Latest events (click here to see all)

An evening to be long remembered

Kensington Society’s event on 10 August, “An evening at the Kensington Palace”, will be remembered for a long time by the lucky sixty who managed to get a ticket. Drinks on the Pavilion veranda, a walk along the Sunken Garden and private tours of two of the palace's main attractions... What better way to spend a warm and glorious summer evening?
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