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Hi all, cost & info below, please join us for a fascinating 3-mile daytime circular walk of Notting Hill, known for hosting the annual Notting Hill Carnival and Portobello Road Market, but we are going to see much more along with some hidden gems!

So many things to see! Notting Hill the most successful British film of all time taking nearly $400 million sales at the box office, film locations https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a09MFuvfeJQ

Famous 'Notting Hill' film locations, famous people's homes of Bob Marley, Robbie Williams, Geri Halliwell, Annie Lennox, where sadly Jimi Hendrix died, where Band Aid's 'Do they know its Christmas' was made and countless other famous recordings for Island Records, the only 3 star Michelin restaurant in the UK run by a lady chef, apparently Banksy Art, famous Portabello Road and connections to the beginning of Notting Hill Carnival and of course the amazing colourful famous townhouses which we will see on our incredible walk. All in 3 miles!

PAYMENT OPTIONS - 2 choices below

If you are listed as RSVP 'going' on the event day, you can choose a £7 cash/card payment by simply turning up on the day.

Please do NOT turn up if on the waiting list, you will not be able to go on the walk sorry.

OR

£5 limited Early Bird Tickets in advance, if tickets are not available to purchase, they have sold out. On this option, waiting list members can attend the walk, but ONLY with an early bird advanced ticket.

SORRY NO REFUNDS OR TRANSFERS, WALKS GO AHEAD RAIN OR SHINE

Please click here for the 'WE GOT TICKETS' link

https://www.wegottickets.com/event/540928/

Starts and ends at Notting Hill Gate Station

Take Exit 3 for 'Portobello Road Market' After you walk upstairs, you will find the group as soon as you exit the station. Organiser Kevin will be wearing an Edwardian hat to greet you.

History of Notting Hill

For much of the 20th century, the large houses were subdivided into multi-occupancy rentals, Caribbean immigrants were drawn to the area in the 1950s, partly because of the cheap rents, but were exploited by slum landlords and also became the target of white Teddy Boys in the 1958 Notting Hill race riots.

Known for its slum housing, in the early 21st century, after decades of gentrification, Notting Hill has a reputation as an affluent and fashionable area, known for attractive terraces of large Victorian townhouses and high-end shopping and restaurants

Notting Hill was in the county of Middlesex, a hamlet on rural land until the expansion of urban London during the 19th century. As late as 1870, Notting Hill was still referred to as being in Middlesex rather than in London.

Origin of the name

The origin of the name "Notting Hill" is uncertain though an early version appears in the Patent Rolls of 1356 as Knottynghull, while an 1878 text, Old and New London, reports that the name derives from a manor in Kensington called "Knotting-Bernes,", "Knutting-Barnes," or "Nutting-barns", and goes on to quote from a court record during Henry VIII's reign that "the manor called Notingbarons, alias Kensington, in the parish of Paddington, was held of the Abbot of Westminster."

For years, it was thought to be a link with Canute, but it is now thought likely that the "Nott" section of the name is derived from the Saxon personal name Cnotta, with the "ing" part generally accepted as coming from the Saxon for a group or settlement of people.

Notable residents

Peter Gabriel, George Orwell, David Cameron, Michael Gove, John Christie,

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

PLEASE ensure ARRIVAL at least 15 minutes BEFORE the start of the walk, sorry no latecomers accepted for whatever reason.

Members attend the unique walks from our different meetup groups.

IF LATE, SORRY WE ARE UNABLE TO RECEIVE CALLS OR ANSWER EMAILS AS WELCOMING MEMBERS, LEADING THE WALK, AND CONCENTRATING ON THE SAFETY OF THE GROUP. PLEASE DO NOT BE LATE, YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO CATCH THE GROUP UP, PLEASE ARRIVE EARLY TO AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT.

Part Tour - normal pace walk from 'Visit England' Award-Winning Guide and our group featured in the National Press!

Please note: Some events, being a large attended meetup group it will be an organised walk only, but members are very welcome to organise their own get-togethers after the event.

You are required to be fit, healthy, appropriate footwear & clothing, responsible for meeting at the correct location and your own safety. Please bring water and some snacks.

The organiser is not responsible for any circumstances that may affect the group, such as personal accidents, rail delays, cancellations, engineering works, heavy traffic, tours affected, weather, walk paths or routes closed, postcodes for car parks or for when we arrive back at the station, or anything else not mentioned!

By joining the event you accept the terms and conditions.

I look forward to welcoming you on the walks/tours for a great day out!

Description

Notting Hill Gate,

London,

Greater London,

England,

W11 3JS.