Kensington Roof Gardens Flamingos

In an unlikely location on top of a department store on kensington high street these tranquil gardens were planted in the 1930s and feature a spanish garden a tudor garden an english woodland garden and even resident flamingos.

Kensington roof gardens flamingos.

Bookmark the permalink. Pop of color a single glorious poppy brightens the rooftop. The roof gardens are both an opulent night faring experience and the perfect place for an afternoon stroll with cocktails. Not to be confused with kensington gardens kensington roof gardens is london s equivalent of the hanging gardens of babylon.

Bill ben splosh and pecks kensington roof gardens resident quartet of flamingos are ready for you. The derry gardens as they were originally known were inspired by similar roof gardens at the rockefeller centre in new york and designed and laid out by landscaper ralph hancock. Virgin announced in january that it was closing the. A pair of options await your arrival.

17 thoughts on famous for flamingoes kensington roof gardens. They were the resident flamingos at the roof gardens so suspect they d had their wings clipped either that or they really really liked the place and just stayed. Kensington roof gardens one of london s best known party venues is set to reopen as a world class restaurant or members club by early 2020. Sure they weren t statues of flamingos that were thrown off ah no they were real life ones.

Plaque in the garden showing trevor bowen director of barkers of kensington ralph hancock commemorative plaque unveiled by members of the hancock family on 29 january 2012 one of the pink flamingos that live in the gardens.