Holland Park is a district and a public park in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, in western central London, England.
Holland Park has a reputation as an affluent and fashionable area, known for attractive large Victorian townhouses, and high-class shopping and restaurants. There are many popular shopping destinations located around Holland Park such as High Street Kensington, Notting Hill, Holland Park Avenue, Portobello Market, Westbourne Grove, Clarendon Cross and Ledbury Road.
Though there are no official boundaries, they are roughly Kensington High Street to the south, Holland Road to the west, Holland Park Avenue to the north and Kensington Church Street to the east. Holland Park Avenue is at the boundaries of four CAS wards: Norland, Holland, Pembridge and Campden.
Read more about Holland Park: Holland Park (public Park), History, Gallery, In Popular Culture
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—Jack Holland (b. 1947)
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be humble and wear your dress and your smile, and don’t talk
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