South Kensington Station

Reviews

User

An historic station. Very busy. Three main
lines. Lots of stairs. Perfectly placed for 3
major museums, the Albert Hall, Hyde Park
and the Albert Memorial. Lots of food and
drink.

User

Great location. Lots of shops and restaurants are around.

User

Is either deadly quiet or absolutely packed, there seems to be no in between. There are some shops connected to the station which are nice. There are no escalators, so be prepared to carry prams down stairs.

User

Nice tube station with spacious forecourt and many shops including a Kodak? This station was rebuilt in 1906 and features the popular oxblood terracotta tiles which remain in good condition.

User

Open air platforms? Love it

User

Always too overcrowded and busy, long queues and waiting to top up oyster cards (one might queue there 30 minutes to buy tube ticket) and etc. Huge crowds on stairs, with everyone pushing there in a rush hour, very popular with tourists, and very dirty station indeed.
If you are a tourist and you need to go to museums - National History Museum, Science Museum, V&A Museum, cafes and others - you need to turn right to a tunnel which will take you directly to museums.
It is only 5 minutes walk from station. There is also a street map outside of the station. A lot of cafes and restaurants

User

Always very busy because of the 3 underground lines that stop here, multiple entrances and close proximity to 3 major national museums. Can feel very crowded in the entrance due to large numbers of visitors to the museums and who are often looking for directions. There's always plenty of friendly staff to help. If using the Circle/District Line, look out for the beautifully tended garden on the eastbound platform.

User

Good clean station. Plenty of access to attractions

User

Super busy, due to it's easy access to many museums along exhibition Road. The subway takes you all the way up to the science museum without getting wet. Station staff are friendly and helpful. There is an in station pret for quick snacks en route.

User

Great little London underground station, the westbound tube map on the platform will be confusing for tourists thanks to the east/west, and north/south nature of the district line but this isn't the fault of the station.

User

Very busy at peak times. Has a long subway to access all the nearby museums easily which is helpful.

User

The district line platform is quite quaint, but the whole station is in need of a refurbishment. It's dirty, old and crowded

User

And charming old tube station with a great connection to the museums. Therefore you can expect it to be crowded at certain times. The tunnel that connects to the Exhibition Road allows you to arrive to the museums without being exposed to the sun (in the summer) or the rain and the cold weather (in the winter).

More about South Kensington Station

South Kensington Station is located at Pelham St, Kensington, London SW7 2NB, UK
+44 343 222 1234