The Foyer at Claridge’s Nestor Pick Breakfast & afternoon tea 1 min walk Art Deco mirrors, a Chihuly sculpture, a grand piano — breakfast from 7am, one minute from the Kings Yard gate. The right start to 48 hours in Mayfair London. View on map → Gagosian Davies Street Nestor Pick Contemporary art — free […]
Three Kings Yard Your address Private gated courtyard Mayfair W1K The only private gate in central Mayfair — a cobbled courtyard that has been a private enclave since the 1700s, watched over by a 1908 clock-tower archway that still doesn’t strike. View on map → Claridge’s 1 min walk Hotel & restaurants Davies Street The […]
The Foyer at Claridge’s Nestor Pick Hotel breakfast & afternoon tea 1 min walk One of London’s most beautiful hotel dining rooms — Art Deco mirrors, a grand piano, a Chihuly sculpture. Breakfast from 7am on weekdays. Close enough that you’re back at Kings Yard before Mayfair has woken up. View on map → Grays […]
Peggy Porschen Parlour Nestor Pick Patisserie & café 2 min walk The pink-fronted patisserie on the corner of Elizabeth Street and Ebury Street — open since 2010 and still the most-recommended morning stop in this part of Belgravia. The cakes are as good as the photographs suggest. View on map → The Thomas Cubitt British […]
Peggy Porschen Parlour Nestor Pick Patisserie & café 2 min walk The pink-fronted patisserie on Elizabeth Street — the right start to 48 hours in Belgravia London. Open from 8.30am daily; arrive early to beat the queue for a table. View on map → Elizabeth Street Nestor Pick Boutiques, florists & patisseries 2 min walk […]
Peggy Porschen Parlour Nestor Pick Patisserie & café 2 min walk The pink-fronted patisserie on the corner of Elizabeth Street and Ebury Street — open since 2010, and the most-recommended morning stop in Belgravia SW1W. The cakes are as good as the photographs suggest. View on map → The Thomas Cubitt British gastropub 2 min […]
Kingston Riverside Nestor Pick Riverside cafés 8 min walk Coffee with a view of the Thames before the day begins — go early enough to have the river mostly to yourself before the weekend crowds arrive. View on map → Hampton Court Palace Nestor Pick Royal palace 15 min drive The Tudor Great Hall, the […]
The Coronation Stone Nestor Pick Historic landmark 12 min walk The stone on which seven Anglo-Saxon kings were crowned between 900 and 978 AD, still sitting in the town centre next to the Guildhall. The kind of historical object that takes a moment to process. View on map → Kingston Bridge Historic river crossing 10 […]
Kingston Riverside Nestor Pick Riverside cafés 8 min walk Coffee with a view of the Thames — the obvious start to a first morning. Go early before the weekend crowds arrive and you’ll have the river mostly to yourself. View on map → Côte Brasserie French brasserie 10 min walk A full French breakfast on […]