The Best Guide to Notting Hill's Most Colourful Streets
Vibrant colours, quaint cobbled streets, cherry blossoms in spring, vintage cars and streets made famous from movies, head down to Notting Hill’s most colourful streets to see one of London’s most picturesque neighbourhoods.
Notting Hill is one of the most vibrant neighbourhoods in London and also one of the most photographed.
As well as being home to the world-renowned Portobello Road Market, Notting Hill’s popularity soared after the films Love Actually and Notting Hill.
Before those films, Notting Hill’s most colourful streets remained largely unbothered by photographers. Now, people flock to the area to see the famous film locations and get the perfect Instagram shot of the vibrant-coloured houses and quaint streets.
In this guide to Notting Hill’s most colourful streets, we’ll share with you lots of pretty pictures, a map of where the streets are, the best way to get to Notting Hill and more.
Our Top Tip: remember that these are people’s houses so be respectful. Do not sit on people wall’s just because it will look better for your photo!!
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Notting Hill's Most Colourful Streets
Saint Luke’s Mews
We’ll kick our guide to Notting Hill’s most colourful streets off with this absolute gem!
If you’re thinking this street looks pretty familiar, you’re right. This is the street where Andrew Lincoln declares his love for Kiera Knightley in Love Actually. The pink house to be exact!
If you also fancy living here, you best get yourself on the waiting list. People tend to stay forever and who can blame them?! You’ll also need to have a good chunk of money as a three-bedroom house is worth approximately two and a half million pounds!!
Portobello Road
Next on our list of Notting Hill’s most colourful streets is another world-renowned road, Portobello Road.
Portobello Road is famous for being the largest antique market in the world and although full of life every day really comes alive on Saturdays.
Again, if this feels like a familiar street, you can thank another Richard Curtis film. This is the street we see Hugh Grant walking down in the opening scenes of Notting Hill.
Lancaster Road
The houses on Lancaster Road aren’t as in-your-face as some of Notting Hill’s other streets. Windows and pillars are painted with different pastel colours and look completely charming!
Our Top Tip: if you can, time your visit to Notting Hill’s most colourful streets in the spring. A lot of the streets are lined with cherry blossoms which add to the charm.
Elgin Crescent
Pottery Lane
Norland Place
Holland Park Mews
Now, this street we could live on!
A stone’s throw from Holland Park is the elegant Holland Park Mews. This street is more subtle compared to the other ones in this guide but the garages and front doors are all different colours and combined with the cobbled street is irresistible!
Farm Place
This is without a doubt one of Notting Hill’s most colourful streets. Maybe even the most colourful! Every single house is a different colour and who doesn’t want bright googly eyes on the front of a bright pink door??
Hillgate Place
Callcott Street
Denbigh Terrace
Everything You Need to Know to Visit Notting Hill's Most Colourful Streets
Where are Notting Hill’s most colourful streets?
The map below shows the locations of every street in this guide. We’ve also written the post in the order in which we visited.
How to get to Notting Hill
Where to eat in Notting Hill
Notting Hill is packed full to the brim with places to eat. From fine-dining Michelin-starred restaurants to cosy cafes to quirky casual eateries, there’s something to suit every taste and budget. Check out the best restaurants in Notting Hill here.
Where to stay to visit Notting Hill’s most colourful streets
If you’re only here for a few days, we’d recommend staying more towards Central London so you have easy access to other areas of the city. Notting Hill is a beautiful area and has many gorgeous hotels, however, it can take a while to get to as it’s farther out west.
Notting Hill is located on the Central Line so between Tottenham Court Road and Bank is great if you want to be in the heart of the action in The City or Soho.
Alternatively, Ladbroke Grove is on the circle and Hammersmith and City Line so Victoria, Embankment, St James’s Park or Whitechapel are great locations to stay.
We hope you’ve enjoyed our guide to Notting Hill’s most colourful streets. Make sure to check out some of our other London travel guides below for more inspiration.