Kensington Palace - Let down by candyshop

candyshop — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 23:39:48 +0000

Review by candyshop

Rating: 1.00

Phone: 020 7937 9561

Website: http://www.hrp.org.uk

We were disappointed with our trip to Ken Palace. The rooms were quite shabby and particularly the rooms previously occupied by Princess Margaret. These rooms have been stripped bare and there is little information about their previous use. The dress display of Princess Diana's dresses is very poor. The dresses are on headless manaquins and it hard to envisage diana wearing the dress. A picture of her in the dress beside the manaquin would have helped. The other state rooms were ok and the staff were helpful if asked a question. Don't think this attraction is worth the Â£12 admission fee.

We were disappointed with our trip to Ken Palace. The rooms were quite shabby and particularly the rooms previously occupied by Princess Margaret. These rooms have been stripped bare and there is little information about their previous use. The dress display of Princess Diana's dresses is very poor. The dresses are on headless manaquins and it hard to envisage diana wearing the dress. A picture of her in the dress beside the manaquin would have helped. The other state rooms were ok and the staff were helpful if asked a question. Don't think this attraction is worth the Â£12 admission fee.

Holland Park - Big day out Pt.1 by jameshaycock

jameshaycock — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 23:29:18 +0000

Review by jameshaycock

Rating: 4.00

Tags: sunbathing, lazy drinking, nice park

Saturday was hot. So, where better to spend the day than in a Park. After having a slow start to the day I jumped on the 28 bus and headed to Holland Park to meet a couple of friends - Luke and Matt.

On route I saw a digital display declaring the temperature at 33 degrees. I think it must have been broken but I was beginning to wish I hadn't worn jeans!

After picking up some suntan lotion (I normally turn beetroot after a day in the sun!) I rolled up my jeans and hit the park.

Holland Park has got a lot on offer. There's a sports field, some wooded walks, a Japanese style garden and even an ice house which on a day like Saturday must have been pretty non-existent!

Once meeting up with my friends we decided on a patch of grass next to the Orangery and cracked open the first of many beers.

We tried a bit of unsuccessful celebrity spotting and instead settled for a 'look a like' competition. I won with a guy who I thought was a spitting image of Donald Trump...or maybe he just had a silly boufant!

It turned out that both Luke and Matt had placed some bets on the Grand National, so given that I know nothing about horse racing or betting I decided to do the same. I ended up putting (a small amount) of money on six outsiders. We agreed that if any of us won we would all go out for a big night. We all lost, but by the empty state of my wallet the next day I guess we went out anyway.

By the way, the park's great and I would definitely recommend it.Saturday was hot. So, where better to spend the day than in a Park. After having a slow start to the day I jumped on the 28 bus and headed to Holland Park to meet a couple of friends - Luke and Matt.

On route I saw a digital display declaring the temperature at 33 degrees. I think it must have been broken but I was beginning to wish I hadn't worn jeans!

After picking up some suntan lotion (I normally turn beetroot after a day in the sun!) I rolled up my jeans and hit the park.

Holland Park has got a lot on offer. There's a sports field, some wooded walks, a Japanese style garden and even an ice house which on a day like Saturday must have been pretty non-existent!

Once meeting up with my friends we decided on a patch of grass next to the Orangery and cracked open the first of many beers.

We tried a bit of unsuccessful celebrity spotting and instead settled for a 'look a like' competition. I won with a guy who I thought was a spitting image of Donald Trump...or maybe he just had a silly boufant!

It turned out that both Luke and Matt had placed some bets on the Grand National, so given that I know nothing about horse racing or betting I decided to do the same. I ended up putting (a small amount) of money on six outsiders. We agreed that if any of us won we would all go out for a big night. We all lost, but by the empty state of my wallet the next day I guess we went out anyway.

By the way, the park's great and I would definitely recommend it.

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