Linley Sambourne House, Leighton House & Holland Park – Kensington, London visit

A visit to both of these distinct, rather interesting and beautiful house museums that are a few minutes walk apart.
From Paddington Station, we will walk through Kensington Gardens for morning coffee/tea & a chat about the day; onwards to visit Sambourne House, picnic lunch in Holland Park and then visit Leighton House.
That’s the outline which can be adapted according to needs and preferences. The intention is that we should all be at our ease, without rushing, throughout the day.
**I'll update this post in the week beginning 14th July to say whether or not there are any tweaks to the arrangements to the day.**

It might be nice to have a volunteer-led tour of both houses if they are available on the day, otherwise we will be self-guided. On this matter, here is some information from the Royal Borough:

“Free volunteer-led tours
At Leighton House: Wednesdays-Sundays, 2:30pm-3:15pm*
At Sambourne House: Wednesdays and Saturdays, 11:00-12:30/3pm-3:45pm*
* Tours are available to visitors with paid entry tickets, or who qualify for free entry. Tours are limited capacity and operate on a first come first served basis*. These tours are not guaranteed and are dependent on volunteer availability. ***
If you’d like to join our volunteer led tour, I recommend checking with us before, as we can’t always guarantee there will be volunteer available.
You don’t need to pre-book tickets, we always reserve plenty of tickets to be bought on the day.”

A ticket to see both houses is £22.

Meeting place: London Paddington Station - Paddington Bear Statue - at 09:00.

Start time: 09:00.

Distance: I estimate that we will walk up to 5 miles in total from and to Paddington Station.

Conditions: Please wear comfortable clothes and footwear suitable for walking on pavements and in parks.

Refreshments: Bring snacks/packed lunch and water to drink. We will find a suitable time to have lunch, hopefully in Holland Park if weather permits. Bring something to sit on.

Risk: We do this activity at our own risk. Please always carry written contact details of who to contact in case of emergency.

Costs:
.£3 cash, payable when we first meet, to help towards the cost of using Meetup software. Thank you.
. £22 for a combined ticket to see both houses.

NB. If you would like to organise a walk or event, lead a walk, suggest a walk or ask a question, please don’t hesitate to direct message me.
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