Housed in the restored Passmore Edwards Old Library on Acton High Street, ActOne is an independent, non-profit community cinema run by a Community Interest Company. The historic building, gifted to the people of Acton and left empty for years, was brought back into use by a group of residents who campaigned to keep developers out and return it to its original role as a community hub. After the lease was signed with the London Borough of Ealing in 2021, a team of more than a hundred volunteers c.....

Dedicated to the work of the anonymous street artist who has become one of the most talked-about figures in contemporary art, this immersive exhibition gathers reproductions, prints, installations and audiovisual displays to trace the career and themes of Banksy. The mysterious artist, whose true identity remains a closely guarded secret, rose from the graffiti scene to international fame through stencilled images that combine sharp wit with biting commentary on war, consumerism, surveillance an.....

When it opened in 1923, the Bluebird Garage at 330-350 King's Road was claimed to be the largest garage in Europe: 50,000 square feet designed by architect Robert Sharp for the Bluebird Motor Company, with room for 300 cars, 7,000 square feet of workshops and separate lounges for ladies, owners and chauffeurs. Land-speed legend Sir Malcolm Campbell was connected with the operation, holding franchises for Itala, Ballot and later Chrysler cars, and the Art Deco complex is now Grade II listed. The.....

A brand-new addition to London's theatre landscape, the Capital Theatre is a purpose-built venue set within the Westfield London shopping centre at Shepherd's Bush in the west of the city. Developed by leading West End producers and designed by the team behind acclaimed rooms such as the Bridge Theatre, it occupies a sizeable space on the site of a former department store and was conceived to bring large-scale, high-quality productions to an unusually intimate setting. The auditorium seats arou.....

Cris Contini Contemporary is an international art gallery in the heart of Notting Hill, on Lonsdale Road in west London. Founded in 2018 by Cristian Contini and Fulvio Granocchia, it runs its London space alongside offices in Rome and Brussels, presenting an eclectic, multicultural programme that bridges the great modern masters and leading contemporary artists. The gallery's portfolio gives collectors access to work by modern masters such as Pablo Picasso, Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, Lucio .....

A traditional community pub on Lower Richmond Road in Mortlake, south-west London, the Jolly Gardeners is a friendly local with a long and tangled history. The present building dates from the early twentieth century, but there has been a pub on or near the site for centuries, and its name is thought to reference the market gardens that once surrounded this stretch of the Thames before the area was built up. Today it serves the residential streets between Mortlake and East Sheen. The pub's linea.....

Once the private gardens of Kensington Palace, Kensington Gardens is one of the Royal Parks of London, covering around 270 acres on the western side of the contiguous green space it shares with Hyde Park. It lies in the City of Westminster and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. The gardens were laid out from the late 17th and early 18th centuries around the palace, which became a royal residence under William III and Mary II. Formal Dutch and later landscaped designs gave the park muc.....

Once the private grounds of a royal palace, Kensington Gardens is now a gracious public park in the west of London. Joined to its larger neighbour, it forms part of a great stretch of green at the heart of the city. The gardens grew out of the grounds of Kensington Palace, a royal home for more than three centuries. In time they were opened for the public to enjoy. The palace still stands at the western edge of the park and remains a working royal residence. Part of it is open to visitors as a.....

A busy shopping street in the smart west of London, Kensington High Street has long been one of the city's favourite places to shop. Its mix of big stores and small shops draws crowds through the day. The street runs through the heart of the Kensington district, a wealthy and historic part of the capital. Grand houses and museums lie all around. For much of the 20th century it was famous for its large department stores, some of which became landmarks in their own right. A few of these grand bu.....

Kensington Palace, set within the leafy expanse of Kensington Gardens in west London, has been a royal residence for more than three centuries and remains a working home for members of the royal family alongside its role as a public attraction. The palace began as a modest mansion that was acquired and enlarged at the end of the seventeenth century by the joint monarchs William and Mary, who sought a residence away from the damp riverside air of Whitehall, and the architect Christopher Wren was .....