StuartDowns

It has been amazing to watch Kensington come of age over the last few years... Blue stone lanes are being replaced, trees are being planted along its streets and there's a community spirit to rival any small town. It now hosts plenty of all-too-cute cafes, local designer markets, acoustic sessions on sundays and lots of shops to give your credit card a good work out. You can walk to parks, trains, trams, cafes and pubs. On a winter's afternoon Kensington can feel like a quaint English village with its grand train station and dappled light through the plane trees, and in spring it opens its arms to the racing festival and an annual flurry of frocked-up women and their fellas. I have felt entirely welcomed since i moved here, and with 4 more sleeps left till i leave, i miss living here already.