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Richmond Café, Acton Park – Ealing Town Hall loop from Acton Central

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Richmond Café, Acton Park – Ealing Town Hall loop from Acton Central

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Richmond Café, Acton Park – Ealing Town Hall loop from Acton Central

01:18

21.8km

90m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 14, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 6.80 km for 275 m

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Train Station

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373 m

Richmond Café, Acton Park

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Cycling (with pedestrian priority) is allowed in this park. Good for those not comfortable with car traffic to go up from Acton Vale to Churchfield road on a slower pace. Generally a nice park for a walk or jog.

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5.17 km

Kuro Bakery

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Artisanal baking in Notting Hill. They also have Kuro Eatery and Kuro Coffee very close by, and Kuro Wine in the Eatery at night.

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6.94 km

Italian Gardens, Kensington Gardens

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Created in the 1860s, you can find this ornamental water garden on the north side of park, near Lancaster Gate.

The Italian Gardens are an elaborate mix of four main basins. They feature central rosettes carved in Carrara marble, the Portland stone and white marble Tazza Fountain, and a collection of stone statues and urns. See if you can spot the five main urn designs – a swan's breast, woman's head, ram's head, dolphin and oval.

Did you know?

The gardens are believed to have been a gift from Prince Albert to his beloved Queen Victoria. They are now recognised as being a site of particular importance and are Grade II listed by Historic England.

A brief history of the Italian Gardens

The layout of the Italian Gardens can be traced to Osborne House on The Isle of Wight, where the royal family spent its holidays.

Prince Albert was a keen gardener and took charge of the gardens at Osborne House, where he introduced an Italian garden with large raised terraces, fountains, urns and geometric flower beds.

In 1860 he brought the idea to Kensington Gardens. The design by James Pennethorne includes many features of the Osborne garden.

Look out for Queen Victoria and Prince Albert's initials on one of the walls of the Pump House, at the north of the gardens. This building once contained a steam engine which operated the fountains - the pillar on the roof is a cleverly-disguised chimney. A stoker kept the engine running on Saturday nights to pump water into the Round Pond, so on Sundays there was enough water pressure to run the fountains.
royalparks.org.uk/parks/kensington-gardens/things-to-see-and-do/gardens-and-landscapes/italian-gardens

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