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Fabulously ornate corner pub, with two open fires, much Victorian brass and tilework,
and gold-trimmed mirrors. The Fuller's beer here is excellent, too.
WINDSOR CASTLE
114 Campden Hill Rd Notting Hill Gate.Mon-Sat 11am-11pm, Sun noon-10.30pm.
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Popular, pretty, early Victorian wood-panelled pub with a large courtyard. Good ales and
classy pub grub - it's a welcoming spot to come across, tucked away in the backstreets
of one of London's poshest residential neighbourhoods.
CLUBS AND VENUES
CINÉ LUMIÈRE
17 Queensberry Place South Kensington 020 7871 3515,
www.institut-francais.org.uk
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Predominantly, but by no means exclusively, French films, both old and new (sometimes
with subtitles), put on by the Institut Français.
ELECTRIC CINEMA
191 Portobello Rd Ladbroke Grove 020 7908 9696,
www.electriccinema.co.uk
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One of the oldest cinemas in the country (opened 1911), the Electric has been filled out
with luxury leather armchairs, footstools, two-seater sofas and an excellent bar.
NOTTING HILL ARTS CLUB
21 Notting Hill Gate Notting Hill Gate 020 7460 4459,
Groovy, arty basement club that's popular for everything
from Latin-inspired funk, jazz and disco through to soul,
house and indie.
ROYAL ALBERT HALL
Kensington Gore South Kensington or High Street Kensington 020 7589 8212,
Splendid red-brick, terracotta and marble concert hall built in 1871 that serves as the
main venue for the annual BBC Proms summer festival of classical music (
www.bbc.co.uk/proms
), and also the place for a whole range of spectacular popular
